Manager, Accounts Payable

Summary

TheManager Accounts Payablewill join the Controllers team and will oversee the AP function and lead a team of analysts specialists and contractors. This role involves motivating the team and managing performance in a high-performing environment. The Manager will collaborate with internal stakeholders on reporting and system-related tasks including SAP and SaaS solutions.

Accounts Payable key duties include oversight of processing and verifying invoices executing payments to vendors maintaining accurate financial records ensuring compliance with policies and regulations reconciling accounts generating reports managing expenses and supporting audits. The Manager will ensure NYPA maintains good vendor relationships avoids penalties and ensures accurate financial reporting.

In addition to Accounts Payables the Manager will have broader accounting responsibilities related to general accounting.

The ideal candidate will possess a broad base of accounting experience along with strong people management skills and accounts payable experience particularly in handling high invoice volumes. The Manager will leverage various systems and software ensuring team management accuracy compliance and continuous process improvements.

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Responsibilities

• Manage plan and coordinate activities performed by Accounts Payable staff in conjunction with timely and accurate processing of incurred charges including vendor invoices employee related expenses and Transfer Service Agreement (TSA) transactions.
• Ensure compliance with Prompt Payment Policy and NYPA Expenditure Authorization Policies & Procedures.
• Ensure internal controls around transactional processes are functioning as intended; develop control point documents conduct self-assessment of those controls and document corrective actions / mitigation procedures.
• Problem solve for ERP system (SAP preferred) resolutions and work with IT to develop automated solutions.
• Explore Accounts Payable functionalities and implement robust process automation and the cash management improvement initiatives in partnership with cross functional teams.
• Work with various Accounting functions to ensure timely and accurate month and year end close process including reporting to various stakeholders.
• Perform monthly reconciliation of Procurement Credit Card charges and Travel Credit Card charges. Oversee monthly accrual process to obtain spends across the organization and reconciliation of the spend with open / closed POs and invoices (three-way match).
• Oversee the processing of accurate 1099s for Account Payable as required by IRS and research IRS rules in reporting extraordinary 1099s.
• Coordinate audit schedules and interface with external auditors in conducting interim and annual audit. Serve as a primary liaison between HQ and Site Account Payable in addressing issues related to day-to-day Account Payable Procurement and Warehouse Receiving
• Responsible for efficient operation and customer service orientation of Accounts Payable.
• Provides leadership supervision guidance support and continuing evaluation of staff and workload distribution.
• Sets goals and objectives for team members completes performance reviews salary administration succession planning and resource balancing.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Education Experience and Certifications

Physical Requirements

The New York Power Authority is committed to providing fair competitive and market-informed compensation. The estimated salary range for this position is : $124000 - $155500. The salary offered will be determined based on the successful candidates relevant experience knowledge skills and abilities.

The New York Power Authority and Canal Corporation believes that diversity equity and inclusion drive our success and we encourage women people of color LGBTQIA individuals people with disabilities members of ethnic minorities foreign-born residents and veterans to apply. As an equal opportunity employer NYPA / Canals is committed to building inclusive innovative work environments with employees who reflect communities across New York and enthusiastically serve them. We proudly celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race / color creed / religion national origin citizenship or immigration status age disability military status gender / sex sexual orientation gender identity / expression pregnancy and related conditions familial / marital status domestic violence victim status predisposing genetic characteristics arrest / criminal conviction record or any other category protected by law.

NYPA / Canals will also provide reasonable accommodations during the hiring process related to candidates disabilities pregnancy-related conditions religious observances / practices and / or domestic violence concerns. To request an accommodation please email .

Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Arabic Speaking,Data Entry,General Ledger Accounting,ABAP,E Learning,Electronics

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 124000 - 155500