Overview

Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Driven Brands (NASDAQ: DRVN) is the largest automotive services company in North America, providing a range of consumer and commercial automotive needs, including paint, collision, glass, vehicle repair, oil change, maintenance and car wash.

With over 4,500 centers in 15 countries, Driven Brands is the parent company of some of North America’s leading automotive service brands including Take 5 Oil Change, Take 5 Car Wash, Driven Glass, Meineke, Maaco, CARSTAR, and more. Our network services over 50 million vehicles annually and generates more than $5 billion in system-wide sales each year.

Our culture inspires high performance and innovation, enabling our employees to go further, faster in their careers. With amazing people and great brands, we confidently look forward to exciting growth ahead, and believe in following the values that support this vision.

The AP Manager oversees payment transactions and supervises a team of accounts payable specialists. The purpose of this position is to be an effective member of the Finance Operations department by providing superior service to our Franchisees and ensuring the financial commitments of the company are met. The Accounts Payable Manager will bring value to the organization by contributing to the goals set by the department.

Responsibilities

• Manages and supervises the accounts payable department and staff in the organization.
• Manages functions like maintaining the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and project accounting.
• Ensures that systems, policies, and procedures adhere to company policies while functioning with accuracy and timeliness.
• Ensures that the accounts payable and the company’s financial obligations are met efficiently.
• Oversees all tax-related processes, like the 1099 tax information.
• Keep track of the company’s financial expenditures, maintain a database and provide reports as and when requested by supervisors.
• Oversee all payment transactions such as ACH, wires, paper checks and so on.
• Will be in charge of data entry, validation, and processing of various types of invoices like general overhead, subcontractor, and employee travel reimbursements.
• Keeps track of the status of all transactions taking place within the company and external vendors and contractors.
• Standardize procedures to generate efficiency in-house and create internal templates to be used by the company.
• Be active on the customer service front and be quick and accurate with communication.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, finance, or related field preferred
• Five or more years of accounting experience
• Experience with leadership roles and display problem-solving capabilities.
• Basic computer skills with prior experience working with accounting software like General Ledger (Costpoint) software.
• Must have substantial ERP AP system experience, as well as 1099 filing experience
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to interact with employees, superiors, and customers.
• Strong analytical and time management skills.
• Good presentation skills.
• Well planned, organized with keen attention to detail.

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