Director, Accounts Payable – Financial Operations
Emory University
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Atlanta • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Directs the Accounts Payable department for Emory University
- Overseeing the processing and verification of invoices
- Coding of expenses, preparation of vouchers, and issuance of checks for payment
- Leads the strategic planning process to recommend changes in methods, processes and procedures
- Monitors and reviews daily reports and activities in Accounts Payable
- Has responsibility for establishing targets and key performance indicators which reflect improvement in operations
- Participates in developing departmental short and long-term goals and objectives
- Analyzes departmental strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and constraints
- Prepares the department's budget
- Monitors expenditures and prepares financials reports
- Balances accounts by researching and analyzing transactions
- Facilitates audits performed by internal and external staff
- Ensures that daily tasks associated with the processing of payments are handled accurately and efficiently
- Supervises staff and manages employee performance
- Provides on-going performance feedback, addresses problems
- Projects staffing needs and interviews and hires employees to fill vacant positions
- Develops and implements formal training and development programs for staff and departments
- Administers departmental policies, procedures, and related forms in accordance with state, federal, and organizational guidelines
- Reviews accounts payable registers and other related accounting reports
- Has responsibility for coordinating accounts payable system access, security, and enhancements
- Interprets applicable regulations and establishes filing and auditing procedures to ensure records and files are accurate and in compliance
- Collects, organizes, and analyzes data
- Generates and provides accurate and complete reports for management and/or regulatory agencies
- Leads system upgrades, testing and fixes; develops training documents and trains staff, as needed.
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in business administration or a related field
- Ten years of accounting or accounts payable management, and/or budgeting experience.
- Experience using PeopleSoft preferred.
Benefits
- Hybrid Remote Health and Safety Information Not Applicable
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
accounts payable managementbudgetinginvoice processingfinancial reportingdata analysisperformance indicatorsauditing proceduresexpense codingstaff training and developmenttransaction analysis
Soft skills
leadershipstrategic planningcommunicationproblem-solvingstaff supervisionperformance feedbackorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillsanalytical thinkingproject management