Assistant Manager Accounts Payable

Employment Type: Salaried

Work Arrangement: Remote

Position Summary:

The Associate Accounts Payable Manager will support the AP Manager to ensure the daily operations of the AP process are properly organized and managed.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage and coordinate the daily, weekly and monthly accounts payable processes including processing and maintaining vendor invoices, resolution and escalation of invoicing issues, preparation of various accounting and treasury reports and compliance with Company policy and legal requirements.
• Manages the administration of the Coupa platform and ensures timely flow of invoices ready for payment. Act as Coupa SME (subject matter expert) within the A/P process. Leverages the Coupa platform for reporting and analysis. Ensures integration of payable files to JDE are complete and accurate.
• Supports corporate initiatives and projects as assigned by the Director, Finance and Accounting and AP Manager. Will support the efforts of the A/P function for Business Transformation. Focus on continually seeking out process improvement and best practice opportunities, including better use of systems, elimination of waste, enhanced use of technology, and refinement of processes.
• Develop, train, and A/P staff to achieve individual and department level goals. Set department performance and development objectives. Ensure team members acquire necessary skills and performance attributes, in line with business and personal development needs. Drive department objectives and prepare staff annual performance reviews.
• Monitor the imaging of A/P documents to ensure all documents are imaged and retrievable (within Coupa or JDE). Ensures that all disbursements are properly documented and supported. Provides support for audits conducted by both internal and external sources.
• Monitor all activities of vendor correspondence within A/P. Partner with Procurement and Supply Chain teams to maintain good relations with vendors by responding immediately to adverse situations and resolving disputes in payment in a timely manner.

Education and Experience:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in related field (finance, accounting, computer systems)
• Minimum 5 + years of full cycle A/P experience required, Minimum 2+ years working at supervisor or manager level
• Must have in depth knowledge of full procure to pay cycle and working knowledge of A/P compliance requirements (eg. 1099 reporting)

Preferred:

• Experience working in large ERP system (JDE or Oracle preferred)
• Experience supporting and/or working within a Manufacturing environment, highly desirable!

Plus:

• Experience working with Coupa, Concur
• Experience with foreign currency processing (CAD, MXN, SGD)
• CAPA or CAPP (Certified Accounts Payable Associate/Professional)

Knowledge and Skills:

• Ability to perform arithmetical and algebraic calculations to perform A/P activities
• Ability to understand foreign currency and apply exchange rates
• Ability to accurately interpret and apply policies, procedures, and GAAP related to A/P activities
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office products
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Interpersonal skills necessary to deal courteously and effectively by telephone, in writing, and in face-to-face contacts with employees and or vendors at all levels
• Strong customer service orientation
• Desire to create and implement process improvement initiatives

Why Join Us:

Ventura Foods innovates and manufactures food solutions for foodservice and retail businesses. We make exclusive products for the world's most iconic restaurants and retailers, we provide ready-to-go product solutions for professional kitchens, and we make consumer brands everyone knows and loves. When you work for Ventura Foods, you get a strong foundation of training, a manager who cares about you and celebrates your success, a safe environment, and challenging work. As part of our team, your future is limited only by how much you’re willing to push yourself to get there. We invest in your growth because you invest in ours.

Ventura Foods offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits:

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees
• Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays
• Employee Appreciation Events and Employee Assistance Programs
• Salary Base Range of $74,228.00 - $95,086.95*
• Annual bonus (based on the incentive program terms and conditions)

*The “base salary range” provided above is a good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this position in the specified markets. Ventura Foods reserves the right to pay outside of the given range based on a variety of factors including but not limited to: candidate skills and experience, complexity of the job, budgetary factors, and location/geography. Ventura Foods conducts regular reviews of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any given time.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive environment in which all employees are treated with respect is evident in our company culture and values. We believe that fostering an environment of inclusion and a focus on diversity across our organization is vital to attracting top talent, driving innovation, and meeting the high expectations of our customers in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.

Ventura Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.