Accounts Payable Supervisor - FINANCE

Department:  Accounting 

Pay:  $2,310.38 bi-weekly or $60,070.40 annual salary  

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday; 8am to 5pm. Remote work and flexible schedule possible.  

Sedgwick County offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes health coverages, paid leave, regular compensation reviews, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities.  For more detailed information, please visit our benefits page at SCBenefits.

The Accounts Payable supervisor provides daily oversight and guidance to the Accounts Payable Team. This position is responsible for giving the AP team the training, resources, and leadership in order to process timely payments of invoices to customers. This position is responsible for fostering an environment in the Accounts Payable department that encourages excellent customer service to outside customers as well as other county departments.

Manage the Accounts Payable team.

• Provide day-to-day supervision of the Accounts Payable team.
• Perform evaluations of direct reports.
• Creates a shared vision of organizational and operational excellence; connects department goals and individual contributions to vision.
• Ensures staff have the skills and resources to accomplish the goals expected of them.
• Let employees know what is expected of them and holds them accountable. Differentiates between high and low performance. Rewards and recognizes hard work and results. Addresses performance issues promptly and corrects poor performance.
• Works to create a strong team. Treats all staff fairly and consistently. Shares accountability when delegating. Involves employees in setting their performance goals.
• Provides direction when needed without micromanaging.
• Ensure communication within Accounts Payable.
• Strive to build a relationship between Accounts Payable, the Purchasing team, and ERP.
• Schedule team building exercise within the Accounts Payable group on a quarterly basis.
• Keep the AP team informed and aware of county wide polices or changes that could affect them.

Continuous improvement of the Accounts Payable process relying on advanced technology.

• Working with the ERP team to bring consultant presentations on new technology to management to improve our current processes by saving time, resources, and money.
• Implements Accounts Payable processes and educates all departments on proper procedures.
• Identifies issues with Accounts Payable processes and resolves them.
• Develop policies and procedures for the Accounts Payable Department.

Manage quality assurance of all Accounts Payable transactions.

• Perform statistical analysis of accounts payable related documents.
• Redistribute work load among employees as necessary.
• Build reports in SAP to provide analysis on areas for improvement in SAP, in terms of documents and employee errors.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; or, be equivalently qualified by work experience; or, a combination of work experience and education, with one year of experience substituting for one year of education.

Preferred Qualifications: MBA.

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