Sr Manager, Accounts Payable

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GENERAL-PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Accounts Payable Sr. Manager will be essential in partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to drive process improvement initiatives and provide exceptional customer service to support internal and external stakeholders. The Individual will exhibit strong leadership skills to coach, mentor, and develop others and motivate the team to produce quality work within deadlines while managing projects with competing priorities. The Sr. Manager will have strong attention to detail, critical thinking to challenge the status quo, and continuously look for ways to make the P2P process more efficient.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The following duties and responsibilities generally reflect the expectations of this position but are not intended to be all-inclusive.

• Manage all aspects of Accounts Payable Operations, including completing and overseeing vendor invoice vouchering, payment disbursements, teammates expense reimbursement, supplier onboarding, 1099 and tax-related matters, in a high volume, fast-paced environment
• Ensure accounts payable operations comply with statutory requirements, company policies, processes, procedures, internal controls, and Finance objectives
• Partner with others to design and implement process and system updates in support of Accounts Payable initiatives
• Work cross-functionally to develop efficiencies and AP process improvements, including automation
• Provide payment and invoice resolution to the team in assistance to vendors and internal company personnel (Field/Atlas) with tact and diplomacy
• Prepare analyses, schedules, and presentations to support Accounts Payable initiatives and goals
• Support Procurement strategy in PO adoption, and increase teammates' usage of the Corporate Card Program
• Develop and maintain strategy and goals to convert Check printing to electronic payment for all trade suppliers
• Partner with Procurement team to increase supplier enablement in Coupa and convert PDF invoices to e-Invoice methodology
• Create, track, report, and manage all Payables KPI's, including resolution of any pending/recurring issues
• Assist in preparing various financial activities, including data gathering, trending, modeling, planning, and reporting as assigned.
• Develop meaningful business insights and reporting for management and identification of upstream process improvement opportunities
• Oversee and provide leadership, coaching, staff development, and guidance to processing functions, including working to implement metrics and improve efficiencies to support organizational growth
• Set clear expectations for all Team Members. Analyze goals, activities, and results to determine action plans to improve individual and team performance per stated performance management guidelines.
• Build a strong culture of accountability and high performance

Key Skills

• Excellent organizational and analytical skills with high attention to detail required
• Strong leadership, communication (written and verbal), and influencing skills
• Training and development skills in the area of purchasing and accounts payable process
• Strong consultative, analytical, researching, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal/communication and presentation skills
• Able to effectively work with cross-functional teams and other functions across the company
• Ability to work independently
• Approachable and open
• Strong analytical, numerical and reasoning abilities with an understanding of cash flow concepts
• Planning and organizational skills necessary to coordinate workload around complex, multiple assignments and competing priorities. Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to identify and solve problems
• Continuously evaluates, develops, implements and maintains systems, procedures, and policies, including accounts payable functions, to ensure adherence to company guidelines.
• Understand the full P2P cycle to quickly identify the source of bottlenecks, problems and drive issues to resolution, including impact and risk assessments, status reporting, etc.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and support both Internal and External audits
• Oversight on special projects as requested

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education, licenses, certifications, and experience required to fulfill the essential duties, include computer skills as required.

• Minimum of three (3) years' experience in Accounts payable
• Bachlor degree or Accounts Payable certified
• Advanced level computer skills and proficiency in MS Excel required; intermediate proficiency with MS Word and Outlook required; intermediate proficiency in Oracle, Concur, Coupa or other database accounting systems strongly preferred
• Ability to effectively supervise and develop staff including training and mentoring
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and under pressure to meet required regulatory deadlines

What We'll Provide:

More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment. Below are some of our benefit offerings.

• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
• Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace , backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more

• Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita's online training platform StarLearning.

At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second. We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong." Our goal is to embed belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

This position will be open for a minimum of three days.

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https://careers.davita.com/benefits

Colorado Residents: Please do not respond to any questions in this initial application that may seek age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.