Director, Payment Services

Job Location: Corporate Indianapolis PRIMARY PURPOSE: Reporting directly to the Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, the Director of Payment Services is responsible for global accounts payables, vendor management, credit card programs and the company’s travel card and expense reporting programs. The position is further responsible for ensuring the development of the department’s business continuity strategy and its execution. This position interacts with other functional areas of Treasury & Capital Markets, Accounting, Tax, Receivables, and Audit. The Director must have strong leadership skills, excellent communication skills, oral and written, with the ability to interact effectively with the aforementioned areas at a management level. PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITES: Develops talent for the department, including development of professionals and succession planning for key roles. Ensures a strong performance management process that aligns individual objectives with business metrics and connects performance against objectives for career progression. Supervises all payments for the company, including wires, ACH, checks, card payments, and expense reports for accuracy and approvals. Ensures compliance with company policies. Leads company-wide effort to reduce fraud risk and employs best-in-class strategies to mitigate payment fraud risks. Leads usage of Coupa, the company’s Source-to-Pay platform, including driving vendor adoption and digital invoicing. Develops strategies and tactics and negotiates directly with vendors to optimize payment terms and payment methods. Provides management oversight for the company’s travel card program and expense reporting system. Responsible for ensuring departmental related policies and procedures are updated as needed to reflect current job duties and processes. Completes and reviews reporting requirements; driving process improvements based on metrics. Leads the strategy and business plans of the Department. Ensures compliance with all department and company level policies & procedures and SOX controls. MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS: A Bachelor’s degree with 5 – 10 years of relevant work experience. Highly motivated individual with an interest in treasury management and payment services. Prior use of Coupa, JD Edwards, banking systems, including ACH processing tools, is a plus. Demonstrates mature conduct in sensitive and high pressure situations as well as the ability to multi-task and prioritize accordingly in a fast paced environment while keeping up with time sensitive deadlines. Strong knowledge and demonstrated capabilities in accounting, Microsoft Office, and managing policies and procedures. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to bring innovative analyses to the department. Ability to solve practical problems. Simon is a global leader in retail real estate ownership, management and development and an S&P 100 company (Simon Property Group, NYSE: SPG). Our industry-leading retail properties and investments across North America, Europe and Asia provide shopping experiences for millions of consumers every day and generate billions in annual retail sales. Our portfolio includes assets of national and international renown - proven assets that are the preferred location for retailers. In addition to our high quality properties, Simon is also known for our strong balance sheet, a long-tenured and well-respected senior management team, and our innovative spirit, as reflected in a 50 year history of successful retail real estate development, management, and leasing. Simon was named Fortune’s Most Admired Real Estate Company eight times. We have experienced an explosion of growth and innovation unprecedented in the industry and we look forward to Simon's future. Simon is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. If you require assistance or need to request an accommodation due to a disability, please email CandidateAccommodations@simon.com. Please note this email is intended only for accommodation requests related to the application and interview process. Any other correspondence will not receive a response.