Job: Accounts Payable Supervisor

Jobing Description

JOB SUMMARY:
Responsible for day-to-day centralized accounts payable related processes ensuring accurate and timely recording, including interaction with the Company s business units and Airgas Corporate Central Accounting Group, Oracle IT and Corporate Finance Department.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned

Supervises day-to-day centralized accounts payable-related processes:
o Accounts payable payments
o Duplicate pay review
o 1099 reporting
o Vendor master file
o e-involving imaging
o Subject matter expert for Oracle accounts payable system
o Coordinate vendor reconciliations
o Consolidated invoiced data entry
o Wire and ACH processing
o Month-end processing
o Plan and execute special projects
Escalate non-routine issues to Central Account Group Manager
Develop and test Oracle reports and other information
Ensure consistent application of Airgas policies and procedure
Maintain process and training documentation for field and corporate employees
Provide appropriate and timely feedback to team members for work performance, including delivering performance appraisals
Identify opportunities to enhance/streamline business processes.
Ensure existence and functionality of internal controls.
Develop measurements to manage key processes/staff performance.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Responsible for completion of, straightforward, stand-alone tasks or high-volume transactions within detailed instructions and predefined procedures
Strong supervisory skills, ability to mentor/develop staff
Accountable for the completion of standard and non-standard tasks, within the scope of the function
Selects the most appropriate procedures from a given set of solutions/procedures
Able to recognize and act on non-standard situations, and adapt work to business goals.
Applies procedures to ensure accuracy of output and adopts continuous improvement approach.
Has a sufficient understanding of a range of standard processes/individual complex procedures to enable application of existing practices and minor modification where approved.
Proactively recognizes problems within scope of responsibility.
Self-motivated to work independently, within delegated authority.
Demonstrates the ability to work as part of a team, and has a clear understanding of how assigned responsibilities impact other processes and the work of other people.
Adaptable to learn new processes, concepts, and skills
Team work, problem solving, oral and written communication, professionalism
Must have stone supervisory skills with ability to prioritize work

EDUCATION:
Associates degree or four year college degree preferred (significant work experience will also be considered).

EXPERIENCE:
7+ years of supervisory experience
Oracle Accounts Payables including forms, reports, system interfaces or other process support tools, inquiry and reporting functionality experience a plus

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Able to talk, hear, walk sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel or crouch.
Specific vision abilities to include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus objects.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and the work environment is an office setting.