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ABOUT THE ROLE

Responsible for the US Accounts Payable ledger for the US and Canada businesses. Manage the US Accounts Payable team to process and pay supplier invoices, and partner with business associates to resolve invoice discrepancies when the 3-way match has failed.

Responsible for processing invoices to ensure that payment is within supplier terms and in line

with SLA requirements, and ensuring that vendor master data is accurately captured on the system

and kept up to date with changes.

Key Accountabilities include :

• Manage the US Accounts Payable team in accordance with OUP policies and procedures
• Responsible for staff performance, goals and objectives and performance reviews
• Oversee the payment of supplier invoices
• Approve and ensue the accuracy of setting up new vendor accounts and maintenance of existing vendor accounts in S4 / Hana
• Drive efficiency and productivity by assigning work to team members based on metrics provided by Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) system and email query management system
• Develop US Accounts Payable team members to be able to assist OUP associates to clear invoices on hold in VIM and resolve other A / P items.
• Handle accounts payable for separate entities (US and Canada) and vendors
• Research billing discrepancies in a timely manner and working with vendors to resolve
• Ensure invoices are processed and paid in a timely and accurate manner while adhering to departmental procedures
• Perform accounting duties such as vendor account reconciliations, and develop month end accruals, etc.

ABOUT YOU

BENEFITS

We care about work / life balance at OUP. We offer 15 days’ vacation time that rises with service, 10 sick days, plus floating holidays, personal days, company holidays, and a 35-hour working week. We are open to discussing flexibility in respect of working hours and the use of technology to support regular remote working, dependent on role. We also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies.

We care for you and your dependents by offering health, dental, and vision insurance plans to our full-time employees. Each plan has multiple levels of coverage to fit your needs and has a high level of contribution made by OUP. In addition, we offer Employee Assistant Programs for all full-time employees, regardless of whether you elect in health insurance. We also offer life insurance and disability insurance.

We help make your money go further by providing a non-elective contribution on your behalf to your retirement plan of 7% of your salary and a matching contribution to the retirement plan of 50% on the first 6% of employee contributions on based earnings.

Position Location : This role can be done in a hybrid environment in Cary, NC (2 times a week in office).

GJC Level : M6 (for internal purposes only)

Salary : $82,600 - $118,000 dependent on skills and experience