Crescent Energy is seeking an experienced
Accounts Payable Supervisor to join our Houston-based Accounting organization. This position will lead the daily accounts payable operations while ensuring the accurate and timely processing of invoices, vendor payments, and employee expense-related transactions. The role will oversee a team of accounts payable professionals and serve as a key liaison between Accounting, Operations, Supply Chain, Treasury, and vendors.
The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, a customer-service mindset, and extensive experience managing accounts payable processes in a high-volume environment. This individual will be responsible for driving operational excellence, maintaining strong internal controls, supporting business growth initiatives, and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency through automation and process optimization. The successful candidate will have experience utilizing
SAP, OpenInvoice, and OpenTicket while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and service delivery.
Reporting StructureThis position reports to the Accounts Payable Manager.
Primary Responsibilities - Supervise and develop the Accounts Payable team, providing coaching, training, and performance management.
- Oversee the timely and accurate processing of vendor invoices through OpenInvoice and SAP.
- Manage daily accounts payable activities, including invoice approvals, coding validation, payment processing, and exception resolution.
- Monitor and manage workflow queues within OpenInvoice and OpenTicket to ensure service level expectations are achieved.
- Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Accounting, and business stakeholders to resolve invoice discrepancies and payment issues.
- Review and approve payment proposals, ACH transactions, wire payments, and check runs in accordance with company policies and internal controls.
- Ensure timely reconciliation of accounts payable subledgers and related balance sheet accounts.
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, including accruals, reporting, and account reconciliations.
- Maintain compliance with company policies, SOX requirements, and established internal controls.
- Manage vendor onboarding processes and maintain accurate vendor master data.
- Analyze accounts payable metrics and reporting to identify trends, bottlenecks, and opportunities for improvement.
- Lead process improvement initiatives focused on automation, workflow optimization, and increased operational efficiency.
- Support acquisitions, divestitures, and integration activities impacting accounts payable processes and systems.
- Assist with internal and external audit requests and provide supporting documentation as required.
- Serve as the primary escalation point for complex vendor, system, and payment-related issues.
Education and Experience Requirements - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 8+ years of progressive accounts payable experience, including at least 2 years in a supervisory or team lead capacity.
- Experience working in a high-volume accounts payable environment.
- Strong knowledge of accounts payable processes, internal controls, and accounting principles.
- Experience with SAP required.
- Experience utilizing OpenInvoice and OpenTicket required.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis.
Preferred Qualifications - Experience in the upstream oil and gas industry preferred.
- Knowledge of SOX compliance and control environments.
- Experience supporting acquisitions, integrations, and system implementations.
- Demonstrated ability to lead process improvement and automation initiatives.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience developing and mentoring team members.
