Manager - Expense & Capital Payables - Retail

The Manager - Expense & Capital Payables has overall responsibility for the management of service delivery by the team in support of the company's Accounts Payable processes for the processing and payment of Expense and Capital invoices. This role will be the overall leader of the Expense / Capital Invoice processing team, and must demonstrate a high degree of customer orientation to meet the needs of internal customers / business partners, including global Finance & Accounting team, banner Finance teams and IT, as well as external vendors. This individual will provide management leadership and direction the Expense / Capital Invoice processing activities performed by including invoice receipt, approval and processing, as well as identification and resolution of any issues requiring resolution to allow efficient payment processing.

Primary Role responsibilities include:

Manage / Lead team responsible for processing non-merchandise (expense, capital) invoices in a timely and efficient manner and in full compliance with policies and procedures.

Review / report daily invoice processing targets, and suggest improvement ideas for process blockages.

Ensure adherence to Procure-to-Pay policy, internal control and audit requirements, and service standards at all times

Analyze and research all discrepancies/exceptions in the process.

Consistently monitor key performance parameters of the process and identify and implement new ways to improve the quality of work as well as the means of working on processes.

Professional Qualifications

Strong financial aptitude with minimum 10 years of work experience in Corporate Finance with MNCs/GICs, with preference to Retail industry focused on Accounts Payable in a leadership capacity

Minimum 5 years supervisory / people management experience

Strong proficiency in Microsoft office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Six Sigma certification or equivalent process improvement methodology required (Black belt preferred)

Demonstrated expertise in design and implementation of financial processes and technology

Demonstrated success in Leading and managing teams and directing multi-functional business units

Strong working experience in Procure-to-Pay processes including involvement with the following: purchase requisitions, purchase orders (PO), non-PO processing, invoice processing and validation, maintenance of error logs, timely and accurate payment processing,

Prior experience in all Accounts Payable functions