Location: DFW
Department: DEPADM
The Opportunity The Director, Accounts Payable (AP) provides strategic and operational leadership for the company's accounts payable function in a complex, high-volume environment. This leader is responsible for building a scalable, well-controlled AP organization that delivers accurate and timely payments, reliable vendor support, strong financial stewardship, and consistent service to construction and corporate operations. The Director leads AP managers and team members, establishes governance and performance standards, and partners with Accounting, Treasury, Procurement, Operations, Project Controls, Legal, Tax, and Technology to strengthen the full procure-to-pay lifecycle. The role requires deep AP expertise, strong change leadership, and the ability to optimize Deltek Costpoint, automation, reporting, and controls in support of continued business growth. The successful candidate will be an articulate, highly experienced leader who understands organizational design and workflow architecture, has managed payment operations processing at least 5,000 payments per month, and brings meaningful experience across procurement, purchasing, and multi-entity business environments. Experience leading an AP implementation or major AP transformation is highly valued.
This position is fully onsite in the North Dallas/ Plano area.
What you will do? • Define and execute the strategic roadmap for Accounts Payable, aligning organizational structure, talent, technology, controls, service levels, and capacity with company growth and business priorities
• Lead and develop AP managers and team members, establishing clear expectations, measurable goals, succession plans, development opportunities, and a culture of ownership, service, and continuous improvement
• Provide executive oversight of invoice processing, payment execution, employee expense administration, vendor maintenance, exception resolution, and inquiry management across a high-volume, multi-entity environment
• Establish and maintain AP policies, approval authorities, standard operating procedures, documentation, and internal controls that support accuracy, fraud prevention, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance
• Oversee AP activities that support construction operations, including project and job-cost coding, purchase order and subcontract matching, progress payment documentation, retainage, lien-waiver requirements, change-order alignment, and resolution of project-related payment exceptions
• Partner with Construction Operations, Project Management, Project Controls, Procurement, and Accounting to improve invoice approval discipline, cost visibility, committed-cost alignment, and the timely resolution of vendor and subcontractor issues
• Direct payment-cycle governance, including cash-requirement planning, approval validation, payment timing, contract terms, payment methods, banking controls, and escalated disbursement decisions
• Own the AP control environment and proactively identify operational, financial, compliance, cybersecurity, and fraud risks; implement sustainable preventive and detective controls
• Lead optimization of Deltek Costpoint and related AP technologies, including workflow design, automation, integrations, master-data quality, user adoption, and reporting capabilities
• Develop executive-level dashboards and performance measures for invoice cycle time, payment accuracy, aging, exceptions, discounts, duplicate payments, vendor inquiries, close performance, and team productivity
• Oversee month-end and year-end AP close activities, reconciliations, accrual support, 1099 reporting support, audit requests, and the timely investigation and correction of discrepancies
• Strengthen vendor and subcontractor relationships through clear service standards, effective escalation practices, accurate master data, and consistent resolution of payment and documentation issues
• Sponsor transformation initiatives that simplify work, improve scalability, reduce manual activity, enhance the employee and vendor experience, and deliver measurable financial and operational value
• Support acquisitions, integrations, new entities, system implementations, and organizational changes that affect AP processes, controls, data, staffing, or service delivery
• Manage AP-related third-party providers, banking partners, and technology vendors, as applicable, with clear performance, security, compliance, and service expectations
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior Finance and business leaders on AP risk, working-capital opportunities, construction payment practices, operational performance, and investment priorities
• Design and evolve the AP organizational model, including spans of control, role clarity, decision rights, capacity planning, and operating structures that support scale and accountability
• Evaluate and redesign end-to-end workflows across invoice intake, procurement, purchasing, approvals, payment execution, exception management, and vendor support to improve control, efficiency, and service
• Lead a payment operation capable of consistently processing at least 5,000 payments per month while maintaining accuracy, approval discipline, fraud controls, and reliable service levels
• Provide AP leadership across a multi-entity company, standardizing policies, controls, master data, reporting, and service expectations while addressing entity-specific requirements
• Lead or support AP implementations and major transformation initiatives, including requirements definition, process design, testing, data readiness, change management, training, deployment, and post-implementation stabilization
Required Qualifications • Minimum 12 years of progressive AP, accounting, or finance operations experience, including at least 7 years leading people, managers, or a large AP function
• Demonstrated experience managing at least 5,000 payments per month in a high-volume, multi-entity environment
• Prior AP leadership experience in construction, or a similarly project-based and contract-intensive environment, strongly preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Construction Management, or a related field required; MBA or another relevant master's degree preferred
• APM or comparable AP certification preferred; CAPP, CAPS, CAPA, CP2P, CPA, CMA, CCIFP, or a related finance or construction-finance certification is advantageous
• Advanced proficiency with Deltek Costpoint, enterprise ERP environments, AP automation, invoice workflows, vendor master data, payment technologies, systems integration, Excel, financial analysis, dashboards, and executive reporting
• Strong knowledge of construction AP requirements, including contracts, purchase orders, subcontracts, job-cost structures, retainage, lien waivers, change orders, and project accounting interfaces
• Deep understanding of Procurement, Purchasing, and procure-to-pay dependencies, with experience partnering across the full lifecycle
• Demonstrated expertise in organizational design, workforce planning, workflow mapping, operating-model design, process optimization, program leadership, change management, and continuous improvement
• Experience leading or materially contributing to AP or ERP implementations, including requirements, process design, testing, data readiness, training, deployment, and stabilization, strongly preferred
• Articulate and credible communicator with excellent written, verbal, presentation, negotiation, executive-communication, and cross-functional stakeholder-management skills
• Experience operating within a multi-entity company and balancing enterprise standards with entity-level business requirements
How we support you We believe your best work happens when you feel supported - professionally, personally, and financially. That's why we offer a range of benefits designed to help you thrive, stay healthy, and plan for the future.
- Performance-driven rewards • Competitive pay with incentive opportunities that recognize your results and contributions.
- Comprehensive healthcare • Medical, dental, and vision coverage that supports you and your family's total well-being.
- Security and peace of mind • Life and disability insurance programs that provide protection when it matters most.
- Flexible benefits options • A variety of voluntary benefits so you can personalize coverage to fit your needs.
- Time to recharge • Generous paid time off to relax, travel, and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
- Investing in your growth • Education assistance and tuition support to help you build skills and advance your career.
- Planning for the future • Retirement and savings programs that help you achieve long-term financial confidence.
