~Vice President, Accounts Payable~ (Hybrid)

Bring your ideas. Make history. 
BNY Mellon offers an exciting array of future-forward careers at the intersection of business, finance, and technology. We are one of the world's top asset management and banking firms that manages trillions of dollars in assets, custody and/or administration. Known as the “bank of banks” - 97% of the world’s top banks work with us as we lead and serve our customers into the new era of digital. 

With over 238 years of rich history and industry firsts, BNY Mellon has been built upon our proven ability to evolve, lead, and drive new ideas at every turn. Today, we’re approximately 50,000 employees across 35 countries with a culture that empowers you to grow, take risks, experiment and be yourself. This is what #LifeAtBNYMellon is all about. 

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of VP to join our Enterprise Sourcing Office Accounts Payable team. This role is located in Pittsburgh, PA or Lake Mary on a Hybrid mode.

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways: 

• Responsible for the end-to-end Accounts Payable process and will assume complete ownership of the service delivery
• Provide decision support to the business, analyzing invoice processes, compliance to policy and recommendations for rectification
• Ensure disputes are resolved with supplier on a timely basis as agreed with the client
• Identify and execute automation opportunities to streamline the process and gain process efficiency
• Deliver on defined targets and drive process improvements, focused on improving quality, speed, controls and value to the customer
• Create goals and development plan for the team and work closely to identify training and coaching requirements for the group
• Complete ownership of client complaint & resolution process, best practice / idea sharing for the teams 
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives like – Avoiding duplicate payment, improve paid on time, Improve cycle time
• To ensure timely and qualitative processing of Accounts Payable Transactions, month end close, reconciliations and reporting as per SLA & OLA
• Timely preparation RCA & maintain the Process & IT Issue log
• Ensure compliance with policies and procedures
• Ensure Customer satisfaction through prompt resolution of all queries
• Ensure all the Reports are published on a timely basis
• Ensuring Timely preparation / updating of process documentation & signed off 
• Establish process for conducting periodic performance reviews
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting on process performance metrics / any other metrics or trackers

Additional Requirements

• Capable of managing senior stakeholders 
• Flexible and willingness to work all shift Hours 
• Should have good analytical skills 
• Excellent communication skills 
• Largely driven by self-Initiative & self-drive
• Ability to perform in pressure situation 

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following: 

Education

Bachelor/Master’s degree in Commerce/MBA (Finance) or equivalent combination of education and experience required

Any supply chain management certification is an added advantage

Experience

3-5 years of total work experience preferred; knowledge of PeopleSoft/Oracle/SAP Accounts payable module and end to end source to pay/Accounts Payable operations including process transformation initiatives

Prior experience of end-to-end Accounts Payable process and good understanding of control framework of Source-To-Pay operations

Prior experience of change management in Source-To-Pay operations is mandatory

Strong understanding of latest Microsoft Office applications i.e., Word, PowerPoint, Excel

At BNY Mellon, our inclusive culture speaks for itself. Here’s a few of our awards: 

• Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies & Top 20 for Diversity and Inclusion 
• Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index (GEI)
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 100% score Corporate Equality Index
• Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability: IN – 100% score 
• 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators, Fast Company

Our Benefits:

BNY Mellon offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves that can support you and your family through moments that matter. BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals With Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

Our ambition is to build the best global team – one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve – and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.