Manager, Accounts Payable

US Foods

Manager leading Accounts Payable team at US Foods, a major foodservice distributor. Overseeing payment processes and developing effective partnerships with stakeholders.

Posted 4/24/2026full-timeRemote • Arizona • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $75,000 - $125,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage daily operations, including end to end payment process across multiple ERP systems, financial operational reports, reconciliations, resolution of invoice discrepancies, and accurate processing of debit memos, totaling $37 billion.
Develop and maintain strong business partnerships internally and externally through delivery of best-in-class performance
Build and foster a collaborative network with stakeholders to strengthen alignment, share best practices, and drive communication.
Provide input and use standard key performance indicators to ensure the teams are consistently driving towards excellence and meeting the needs of the functions and associates supported.
Perform capacity planning and decipher resource needs to meet demand.
Ensure quality and ongoing integrity of key processes and procedures.
Resolves complex escalated concerns and inquires and communicates resolutions effectively to key stakeholders.
Demonstrate agility and cross-train across various areas within the department, ensuring versatility and adaptability to changing demands.
Collaborate with third-party providers to facilitate process reviews, address inquiries, conduct training sessions, and offer guidance and direction as needed.
Effectively communicate and lead across all levels within the organization to influence Accounts Payable strategy
Displayed ability to lead through influence and drive optimization synergies across the entire Accounts Payable team
Recruit, onboard, and review training of new associates.
Build a diverse, higher performing team who supports accounts payable business partners within the organization and external vendors
Provide regular feedback to associates and develop top talent while embracing our core values.
Provide coaching, best practice sharing, and identify developmental needs on an individual basis.
Ensure expectations both quantitative and qualitative are set and reviewed on an ongoing basis.
Participate in regular performance review discussions.
Foster an environment of accountability and celebrate successes.
Ensure associates are set up for success in all aspects of their role including their development for future roles.
Build trust and confidence throughout organization by fostering partnerships displayed through strong operational results
Ability to manage a larger team with varying skill levels from people managers to entry level individual contributors.
Standardize business processes utilizing automated tools where appropriate as well as fully understand and leverage this functionality to improve workflow efficiency and quality measures.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Five (5) years of management and leadership experience
Seven (7) years of related experience in Accounts Payable or related finance roles required
Demonstrated ability influencing multiple stakeholders at various levels in the organization
Professional leadership skills, able to lead under pressure
Ability to display technical and analytical skills to solve challenges through analysis of data
Achieves results through collaborating effectively with others and team members.
Strong communication skills to effectively convey relevant information and ideas with confidence and professionalism
Ability to develop a high performing team by setting high standards and inspiring others
Ability to proactively plan and remove barriers, convey urgency, and act with speed to make decisions to focus on delivering results in a collaborative manner
Ability to understand connection across complex systems and remove barriers of disparate systems to accomplish results
Intermediate computer skills including Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint required
Ability to learn proprietary US Foods systems (e.g. PeopleSoft, Remote Expense)
Agility to respond to quickly learn new procedures, processes, product information
Ability to work weekends or holidays if business needs dictate
May require occasional travel (<5%)

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
pre-tax spending accounts
retirement benefits
paid time off
short-term and long-term disability
employee stock purchase plan
life insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

Accounts Payablefinancial operational reportsreconciliationscapacity planningdata analysisprocess optimizationperformance indicatorsteam managementworkflow efficiencyinvoice processing

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcollaborationinfluencecoachingproblem-solvingadaptabilityaccountabilityteam developmenttrust building