What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Payable Manager, North America position at Bunge and Careers?
A Day In The Life:
The Accounts Payable Manager, North America, is a key leadership role within the Bunge Business Services Procure-to-Pay (PTP) function. This individual is responsible for the oversight and day-to-day management of the Accounts Payable function for Bunge’s North America entities. The role involves directly overseeing multiple on-site AP analysts and functionally managing offshore Shared Services staff, communicating with senior-level internal stakeholders, and contributing to the strategic direction of the PTP function.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Day-to-Day Accounts Payable Service Delivery Execution:
o Oversee payment runs (checks, ACH/EFT, and wires) for all US and Canadian entities.
o Manage vendor relationships, including optimizing payment methods and terms, and resolving outstanding issues related to invoices, EDI errors, and credit memos.
o Ensure accurate Supplier Master Data oversight, including approval of changes and updating supplier information (e.g., name changes, remit-to addresses, bank details).
o Lead the annual 1099 process, including vendor research and the generation of appropriate forms and IRS files.
o Develop and grow relationships with Corporate and Operations management, and partner with Procurement and other stakeholders on initiatives and policy changes impacting suppliers.
Backoffice Support Management:
o Assist with the design and execution of Bunge’s Procure-to-Pay strategy, specifically leading the Accounts Payable function within this framework.
o Define annual performance goals and drive teams to meet or exceed targets, improving KPIs identified by Procure-to-Pay management or Finance leadership.
o Manage internal stakeholder feedback on procure-to-pay organization and team performance to drive continuous improvement.
Support of Integration Efforts including Process Improvement and Efficiency:
o Lead the strategy and execution of the digital transformation of the Accounts Payable function, including process simplification and automation.
o Maintain a culture of lean process management, continuous process improvement, professional development, and cross-functional knowledge sharing.
o Identify, promote, and support process optimization, standardization, and improvement to deliver cost-savings and efficiencies across the organization.
o Participate in integration and process improvement projects, including enhancements to ERP systems, and serve as the AP functional lead on acquisitions, integrations, plant closures, and divestitures.
Internal Controls and Compliance:
o Liaise with auditors and provide support for SOX, financial, and internal audit requests.
o Leverage a strong understanding of AP practices, a critical understanding of the key control environment, and accounting policies and processes to maximize user experience while maintaining appropriate policy and procedures.
Skills/Experience Requirements:
o Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business (or relevant discipline).
o Minimum of seven years of Accounts Payable or relevant experience.
o Strong interpersonal skills; previous supervisory experience highly preferred.
o Leadership experience managing an outsourced or shared services partner/delivery model.
o Clear understanding of US GAAP accounting principles, practices, and internal controls, with demonstrated experience applying key accounting controls within the PTP functional workstream (invoice processing, payments, purchase orders, and disbursements).
o Demonstrated Continuous Improvement mindset, with the ability to understand interdependencies within a full end-to-end process and influence upstream process owners and stakeholders.
o Strong analytical thinking: ability to understand complex subjects, decompose them into comparable components, and perform structured evaluation and documentation.
o Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
o Experience with EDI vendor onboarding and troubleshooting.
o Leadership skills, including the ability to motivate, energize, align, and promote change in others related to a common purpose and objectives.
o Proven ability to work with minimal supervision.
o Ability to work in a high-performance-driven team environment with a focus on collaboration and results.
o Strong computer skills including proficiency in SAP, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Tableau.
Benefits:
- Health Benefits – Offering choices so you can enroll in medical, dental and vision to meet your individual needs
- 401(k) – Investing in your future with an automatic 5% company contribution AND matching up to 4% of your contributions.
- Family Support – Supporting new and growing families by providing 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and fertility coverage.
- Tuition Reimbursement – Contributing to your education by reimbursing $5,000 of tuition expenses annually.
- Time Off – Providing generous PTO based on professional work experience
10 – 19 years: 30 days
20 years: 35 day
At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~37,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they’re grown to where they’re needed—in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200 years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at Bunge.com.
Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core:
We Are One Team – Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive- We Lead The Way – Agile, Empowered, Innovative
- We Do What’s Right – Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity
If this sounds like you, join us! We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day – people who are #ProudtoBeBunge