Title: Senior Manager, Accounts Payable
Location: Chicago, IL area
Role Description:
We are seeking a Senior Manager, Accounts Payable to fill a position on our continually growing accounting team. The position will report to the Assistant Controller. This person will manage the entire Accounts Payable (AP) function for ShipBob, Inc. This is a managerial position and will manage the entire AP Function with 4-6 employees. ShipBob has expanded globally, and this position would be overseeing the AP function internationally.
What you’ll do:
- Provide leadership to the accounts payable function for all the geographies.
- Review day-to-day accounts payable activities for required accuracy & speed.
- Design and implement effective accounts payable policies, procedures and controls around the sub-processes e.g., Invoice processing, vendor queries, vendor setups, exception resolution, vendor reconciliations, payment proposal, T&E and others as necessary.
- Manage various reviews with management including various operational KPIs and SLA metrics.
- Drive overall process efficiencies and system improvements including software enhancements, automating processes, and building various related policy documents and procedures.
- Develop, coach and train the overall AP team.
- Responsible for partnering with various stakeholders like the GL team, Procurement, FP&A, Tax and others to implement and improve various processes and controls.
- Ensuring accuracy for accounting, reporting, and monthly closure of books.
- Additional duties and responsibilities as necessary.
What you’ll bring to the table:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting will be preferred.
- Overall 10+ years of experience with at least 6-8 years in AP.
- Established experience in an AP Managerial position.
- Excellent communication and organization skills.
- Experience in Software Implementation will be preferred.
- Demonstrated expertise in design and implementation of financial processes and technology.
- Must be flexible, conscientious, adapt easily, and be motivated by constant change.
- Ability to work well with a multicultural team.
- Clear and precise communication skills.
- Logical, systematic thinking with a process improvement/automation focus.
- Detail-oriented and have the ability to multitask.
- Experience with NetSuite, Zip and Chrome River preferred but not mandatory.
Classification: Exempt
Reports to: US Controller
Perks & Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Basic Life Insurance
- Paid Maternity/Parental Leave Program
- Flexible Time Off Program
- Paid Sick Leave and Paid Emergency Leave
- Floating Holidays (2 days/year)
- Wellness Days (1 day/quarter)
- 401K Match
- Competitive Salary, Performance Bonus & Equity
- Variety of voluntary benefits, such as, short term disability
- Referral Bonus Program
- Fun Culture >>> Check us out on Instagram (@lifeatshipbob)
ShipBob believes in transparency while providing a competitive total compensation package with a pay for performance approach. We are targeting a salary range of $109,872 - $179,506 for this role. The full base pay range for this position in our compensation architecture is $109,872 - $183,120.
