Key Responsibilities- Lead and oversee the Accounts Payable department, including day-to-day operations, workload management, prioritization, team coverage, and timely resolution of issues.
- Manage, coach, and develop AP team members, providing clear expectations, ongoing feedback, training, and opportunities for professional development.
- Oversee the end-to-end invoice and payment process across multiple entities, ensuring appropriate coding, approvals, supporting documentation, and timely processing.
- Establish and monitor AP service levels, performance metrics, aging, processing volumes, approval bottlenecks, and recurring exceptions, taking corrective action where appropriate.
- Provide oversight of supplier onboarding and supplier master activities, including tax documentation, banking information, payment terms, and adherence to established controls.
- Review and resolve complex or escalated AP matters, including invoice discrepancies, duplicate payments, payment issues, supplier inquiries, and business stakeholder escalations.
- Own and oversee AP-related month-end close activities, including accruals, invoice cutoff procedures, AP aging reviews, account reconciliations, and reconciliation of the AP subledger to the general ledger.
- Review AP balance sheet reconciliations and supporting documentation to ensure balances are accurate, properly supported, and appropriately resolved.
- Oversee payment processing and related controls, including review of payment proposals, supporting documentation, exceptions, and appropriate approvals prior to payment release.
- Maintain strong internal controls across Accounts Payable processes and ensure adherence to established accounting policies, procedures, and approval requirements.
- Support internal and external audits by coordinating documentation requests, providing supporting evidence, responding to inquiries, and ensuring timely resolution of open items.
- Serve as a primary cross-functional partner with Accounting, Procurement, Treasury, Tax, FP&A, and business leaders to resolve issues and improve upstream and downstream processes.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives across Accounts Payable, including automation, workflow optimization, reporting enhancements, system configuration and testing, and standardization of processes.
- Identify opportunities to reduce manual activities, improve invoice processing efficiency, strengthen controls, and enhance the overall supplier and stakeholder experience.
- Develop, maintain, and periodically review AP policies, procedures, desktop documentation, and control documentation to support scalability, consistency, and audit readiness.
- Support accounting leadership with AP reporting, analysis, operational updates, risk identification, and other strategic or cross-functional initiatives as needed.
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
- 7+ years of progressive experience in Accounts Payable, accounting operations, or a related finance function, with demonstrated experience leading or managing an AP team.
- Strong knowledge of full-cycle Accounts Payable, general accounting principles, month-end close, accruals, account reconciliations, supplier management, payment processing, and internal controls.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop employees while effectively managing team priorities and deadlines.
- Experience managing AP operations within a high-volume, multi-entity environment.
- Strong understanding of financial controls, approval structures, segregation of duties, and audit requirements.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookup formulas, reconciliations, and analysis of large data sets.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes, assess risk, and implement practical solutions.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with team members, senior leadership, business stakeholders, and external parties.
- Demonstrated ability to drive process improvements and effectively manage change within a growing organization.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience with Workday ERP, particularly supplier invoices, supplier setup, approval workflows, payment processes, reporting, and accounting functionality.
- Experience with AP automation and workflow technologies, including Auditoria AI or similar platforms.
- Experience leading system implementations, enhancements, user acceptance testing, or process transformation initiatives.
- Experience working within a multi-entity organization with shared-service, intercompany, acquisition, or cross-border accounting considerations.
Physical Requirements- This position requires the physical capabilities to work in an office environment, which may include prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Corient seeks to make reasonable accommodations that enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties when possible.
- This position may require the ability to lift up to 15 pounds.
- This position is required to work onsite 4 days per week.
U.S. Eligibility Requirements- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States. For U.S. employment opportunities, Corient hires U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Exceptions to these requirements will be determined based on shortage of qualified candidates with a particular skill. Corient will require proof of work authorization.
- Must be willing to execute Corient's Employee Agreement or Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement, which require, among other things, post-employment obligations relating to non-solicitation, confidentiality, and non-disclosure.
What You Can Expect from Us Our dedication to the Employee Experience at Corient is aimed at supporting, empowering, and inspiring our talented team through:
- 401(k) Plan with Employer Matching
- Four Medical Plan options that is generously subsidized by Corient
- Employer paid Dental, Vision & Life and AD&D Insurance
- Employer paid Short-term & Long-term Disability
- Paid Maternity & Parental Leave
- Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Savings Accounts
- Dependent Care FSA
- Commuter & Transit FSA
- Corporate Discount Program - Perkspot
- Training Reimbursement
- Paid Professional Designations
- Giving back to the community - Volunteer days
This position description is intended to provide a general overview of the expectations and responsibilities of this position and may not include all tasks that may be assigned. As the nature of business demands change, so may the functions of this position. Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned with or without notice.
Corient refers to the separate but affiliated entities under common control of Corient Holdings Inc. Client assets include all assets of Corient Holdings Inc., including majority- and minority-owned businesses.
