Accounts Payable Manager

Solve Industrial Motion Group strives to be the trusted source for engineered bearings and power transmission solutions. Supported by a diverse range of products within Solve’s brand portfolio and our unmatched technical expertise, we have over 100,000 ready-to-ship components.  At Solve we innovate with ambition, offering custom solutions in a wide range of applications. We obsess over our customers, leveraging our nationwide network for industry leading product availability, and best-in-class customer service.  Our engaged team leads with integrity, and unites with purpose, driving toward innovation and continuous improvement every day.

POSITION DESCRIPTION :   Reporting to the Corporate Controller, the Accounts Payable Manager will oversee the accounts payable life-cycle. The position will support the company’s working capital objectives by ensuring accurate and timely invoice processing.  As a key leader in the Accounting & Finance Department, the AP Manager will lead and develop a team of AP Specialists responsible for : reviewing, coding, entering invoices timely and accurately into the Travel & Expense and ERP accounting systems, as well as processing periodic payment settlements. The AP Manager will lead with a sense of urgency, taking initiative to ensure the AP Department exercises exceptional customer service while delivering timely responses to accounts payable requests and correspondence.  The ideal candidate will lean into their analytical and problem-solving skills, while collaborating with various other departments to identify productive solutions for the organization and the customers we serve.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of AP Specialists responsible for the full accounts payable life-cycle, including vouching invoices, company credit card and travel & entertainment expense reporting, payment settlements, and account reconciliations
• Manage and determine the best utilization of SAP Concur, the company’s integrated travel, expense, and invoice management solution
• Support the integration of newly acquired businesses, aligning AP practices and systems as needed
• Be a subject matter expert on the flow of inventory transactions and cost components including freight and customs costs and the application of FIFO inventory costing method, through maintenance of inventory verification procedures across warehouse locations
• Monitor inventory related transactions from purchase order processing through sale of goods; identify, investigate and resolve issues in the processing of transactions
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives through leveraging technology to streamline and enhance the AP processes, reporting and systems with a focus on automation, scalability and improved DPO
• Partner cross-functionally across the organization (broader finance team, operations, sales, IT, etc.) to investigate and resolve issues, implement best practices, and perform other ad hoc projects to improve performance of the business

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