Manager Payroll and Accounts Payable

Manager - Payroll and Accounts Payable

Responsibilities:

• Play key role in optimizing the performance of the centralized Accounts Payable and Payroll environment for all properties in addition to onboarding of new properties in the future
• Oversee  department activities, such as ACH and check disbursements, vendor invoice processing and expense vouchers to ensure that they are complete, accurate and processed timely
• Manage and maintain customer vendor relationships, terms of payments within company’s cash flow guidelines
• Direct all day-to-day payroll processing and reporting in accordance with all federal, state and local tax laws and corporate policies and procedures
• Support cash management initiatives and controls by partnering with Operations, Finance and Treasury business functions
• Manages monthly closing of financial records and posting of month end information ensuring completeness and accuracy
• Develops, implements and maintains systems, procedures and policies, including accounts payable and payroll functions to ensure adherence to company guidelines.
• Produce and analyze meaningful weekly/monthly KPIs, dashboards and analytics to measure and improve performance including implementing action plans
• Act as Shared Service Center point of contact for properties for escalations and urgent matters related to accounts payable and  payroll in addition to partnering with Operations, Accounting and HR
• Contribute to the compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, including the documentation of controls and processes, implementing controls and testing of controls around vendor maintenance and other accounts payable and payroll functions that enhances fraud detection controls
• Develop and retain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; manage team performance through coaching, counseling, planning/monitoring, and appraising job results
• Drive team engagement through strong leadership principles and practices (performance management, team and interpersonal communication, etc)
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local legal requirements in addition to managing and researching sales and use tax compliance, 1099 reporting, W2 reporting and other tax reporting

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent experience
• 5+ plus years of relevant Payables and/or Accounting leadership experience
• Ability to travel (10-20%)
• Excellent leadership, communication and facilitation skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence others across organizational levels

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA
• Experience in Shared-Services model preferred
• Experience with procure to pay software solutions (e.g., Coupa, Birchstreet, etc.) highly desirable, also including experience with UltiPro (UKG)
• Demonstrated ability of implementing best practices in a shared services environment