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Accounts Payable Manager
Wayne, PA
Permanent | Onsite (Monday–Thursday, Friday Remote)
Soni’s client is seeking an Accounts Payable Manager to lead the AP function within a Finance Shared Services environment. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for a hands-on professional who thrives in a fast-paced, growth-oriented organization and enjoys improving processes, implementing automation, and building scalable financial operations.
Reporting to finance leadership, the Accounts Payable Manager will oversee AP operations, team performance, and process improvements while ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant payment processing. The ideal candidate brings strong AP leadership experience, a process-improvement mindset, and the ability to partner cross-functionally with finance and operational teams.
Responsibilities of the Accounts Payable Manager:
#SONIPHI
Wayne, PA
Permanent | Onsite (Monday–Thursday, Friday Remote)
Soni’s client is seeking an Accounts Payable Manager to lead the AP function within a Finance Shared Services environment. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for a hands-on professional who thrives in a fast-paced, growth-oriented organization and enjoys improving processes, implementing automation, and building scalable financial operations.
Reporting to finance leadership, the Accounts Payable Manager will oversee AP operations, team performance, and process improvements while ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant payment processing. The ideal candidate brings strong AP leadership experience, a process-improvement mindset, and the ability to partner cross-functionally with finance and operational teams.
Responsibilities of the Accounts Payable Manager:
- Lead and manage the Accounts Payable team to ensure accurate and timely processing of invoices and payments
- Oversee daily AP operations including invoice processing, approvals, vendor payments, and reconciliations
- Drive process improvements and implement automation to increase efficiency and accuracy
- Identify and track KPIs for AP performance and recommend improvements
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and regulatory requirements, including SOX
- Support monthly close activities including reconciliations and journal entries related to AP
- Partner with finance and operational teams to resolve escalated AP issues and improve workflows
- Collaborate with finance leadership to align AP processes with organizational goals
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required; MBA or CPA preferred
- 10 years of experience in corporate accounting or finance
- 5 years of experience managing an AP or finance team
- Experience with ERP systems and AP automation tools
- Strong understanding of AP workflows, financial controls, and process improvement initiatives
- Experience supporting multi-entity or multi-location organizations
- Public company experience with knowledge of SOX compliance preferred
- Strong analytical, leadership, and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
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Salary : $100,000 - $115,000