Department/Unit: Accounts Payable Work Shift: Day (United States of America) Salary range: $80,000 - $107,343 Accounts Payable Manager Under the direction of the Procure to Pay Director, the Accounts Payable Manager is responsible for the direct oversight and management of all Accounts Payable functions required to support the operations of all campuses of the Albany Med Heath System. This includes payment processing, month/year end processes, as well as compilation and presentation of data and reports. The position is accountable for ensuring processing of payables in an accurate and timely manner, while ensuring compliance with all applicable policies and regulations. The position will provide direct supervision and leadership to all Accounts Payable staff and collaborate with colleagues, stakeholders, and suppliers to ensure efficiency of processes and outstanding levels of services. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include: Oversight of all accounts payable processing. Ensure all invoices, reimbursements, refunds, credits, and related items are processed in an accurate and timely manner, leveraging methodologies that maximize efficiencies. This includes oversight of receipt, processing, as well as the matching process for payments against purchase orders. This also includes ensuring all inquiries and requests for assistance are responded to timely, accurately, and professionally. Oversight of disbursement process and management of cash allocation, in coordination and aligned with guidance from Treasury. This includes coordination with IT and Banking partners to ensure all necessary integrations. Recruit, hire, train, manage, evaluate, and mentor Accounts Payable staff to promote performance and accountability. Organize and assign workload to ensure appropriate internal controls and segregation of duties, while ensuring necessary staffing levels, appropriate cross training, and succession planning. This will include managing staff in remote settings. Responsibilities also include providing mentoring and leadership to support staff growth and development in a productive, team based, and respectful environment dedicated to outstanding levels of service. Ensure compliance with and enforcement of all applicable policies, procedures, and regulations. This includes ensuring all invoices and expense reimbursements include appropriate and required documentation and approval(s). Identify and leverage opportunities to maximize cost savings or rebate opportunities achievable thru payment methodologies or timing. Work to establish constructive working relationships with suppliers to identify, research, and resolve invoicing or payment discrepancies or issues. This includes establishing processes for review of purchase orders in received status, as well as statement research and reconciliation with primary suppliers on a regular basis. Work collaboratively with other departments including Purchasing, Data Integrity, Finance, and Treasury. Ensure supplier file processes and standards are established and enforced to maintain accurate and complete supplier file, and appropriate controls upheld for validating payment remittance. Develop and maintain regular departmental reports for review within the department as well as dissemination to management or other stakeholders. Reports should monitor and proactively identify trends or issues which warrant further review such as unprocessed invoices, invoices on hold or in exception, or growing spend or balances. Monitor key performance indicators to ensure performance meets or exceeds standards, making interventions or recommendations for process improvements as needed and appropriate. Oversee coordination and completion of any and all monthly and year end activities, including completion of 1099 filings. Identify and pursue unclaimed funds identified for the organization. Assist with development of policies and procedures, and departmental mission, goals, and objectives. Manage file storage and document retention to ensure records are maintained and accessible to support and comply with financial processes and regulations. Other duties as assigned. This position may be asked to assist with other tasks, projects, and initiatives as needed. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in business or other related field, with at least 5 years of progressively responsible roles in a business office setting, including more than 3 years of supervisory experience. Incumbent must have excellent organizational, analytical and communications skills, both written and verbal, with ability to communicate effectively with variety of stakeholders both internal and external to the organization. Must have ability to compile and present data in manner appropriate to the audience. Must possess ability to work independently, but also as a member of a team, with supervisory skills and ability to organize and lead staff. Must have demonstrated ability to interpret and apply regulations, policies and procedures, attention to detail and outstanding organizational skills, with the ability and willingness to prioritize demands and make decisions in a fast paced, deadline driven environment. Must be proficient in Microsoft products and large ERP Business systems. Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center! Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer. This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that: Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification. Albany Med is the centerpiece of medicine, research, and medical education in New York’s Capital Region and is the area's largest private employer with more than 10,000 employees. Albany Med offers excellent career opportunities in a wide range of roles in both patient care and administration. We value all our staff members and offer outstanding employee benefits including: Excellent health care coverage with lower copays at most Albany Med providers. A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing Anchored in the state’s historic capital city, Albany Med offers a full range outpatient and inpatient care and is home to the region’s largest hospital, only Level 1 trauma center, and only children’s hospital. The downtown campus also offers opportunities at Albany Medical College. Albany Med partners with Columbia Memorial Health, Saratoga Hospital and Glens Falls Hospital to form the Albany Med Health System, serving more than three million people over 25 counties.