Accounting & AP Manager

• Location: Las Colinas, Texas
• Type: Dallas:Fin/Acct/HR:Direct Hire
• Job #11000

Position Overview – 11000
Our client in Las Colinas is seeking an experienced Accounting & Accounts Payable Manager to direct key financial functions while optimizing the global Accounts Payable (AP) operation.

This critical role integrates hands-on financial accounting with strategic AP leadership, internal controls, process automation, and cross-functional partnerships. The selected candidate will manage daily financial operations while actively identifying opportunities to strengthen internal controls, mitigate financial risk, eliminate manual redundancies, and enhance corporate reporting efficiency.
The Manager will collaborate closely with executive leadership and international operational units.

Core Responsibilities

1. Corporate Accounting & Financial Reporting

• Financial Closure: Direct month-end close workflows, including financial statement preparation, review, and variance analysis.
• Ledger Management: Maintain and reconcile assigned balance sheet accounts and the general ledger.
• Risk Mitigation: Assist with the preparation and documentation of critical management estimates, liabilities, and accruals.
• Audit Defense: Support external financial, banking, and licensor audits by compiling compliant, verified documentation.
• Compliance: Oversee the preparation, tracking, and filing of sales tax and regulatory compliance documentation.
• Leadership: Present financial topics at executive-level operational reviews and internal briefings.

2. Accounts Payable Operations & Controls

• Disbursement Oversight: Oversee daily global AP workflows to ensure payments and vendor transactions are processed securely, accurately, and within terms.
• Aging Management: Proactively analyze AP aging schedules to mitigate operational bottlenecks and escalate discrepancies.
• Master Data Security: Maintain and audit vendor master data files within the enterprise resource planning [ERP] ecosystem to prevent fraud.
• Corporate Credit Oversight: Monitor and reconcile corporate credit card facilities, ensuring compliance with expense policies.

3. Sub-Ledger Integration & Month-End Close

• Inventory Reconciliation: Review purchase clearing and stock receipt ledgers to ensure asset receipts match financial vouchers.
• Sub-Ledger Closure: Execute formal AP module close protocols upon validating monthly transaction cycles.
• Account Reconciliation: Reconcile core corporate card accounts, international banking lines, travel platforms, and AP overages back to the general ledger.

4. Process Optimization, Automation & Regulatory Compliance

• Workflow Automation: Evaluate current AP and accounting workflows to identify deficiencies; lead remediation projects utilizing advanced financial technology and [AI-Enabled Workflow Tools].
• Policy Governance: Establish, update, and enforce corporate accounting policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and internal control documentation.
• Root Cause Analysis: Analyze recurring financial discrepancies and present formal corrective action plans to senior management.
• IT Alignment: Partner with the technology sector to implement critical system enhancements and automated workflow engines.

5. Reporting, Analytics & Intelligence

• Data Visualization: Develop and maintain secure financial dashboards utilizing [Enterprise Business Intelligence Tools].
• KPI Publication: Monitor and publish confidential operational metrics, including:
  • Transaction processing cycle times and volume metrics.
  • Liquidity forecasts and cash disbursement projections.
  • Concentrated vendor spend and exposure reports.
  • Regulatory tax compliance reporting.

Candidate Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (Advanced licensure or equivalent experience highly regarded).
• Experience: 5–7 years of progressive corporate accounting and AP management experience, ideally within a complex multi-channel distribution, wholesale, or retail supply-chain environment.
• Technical Proficiencies:
  • Advanced enterprise level spreadsheet modeling and data analytics.
  • Proven experience managing tier-one [ERP Systems].
  • Direct experience implementing automated AP invoice processing and workflow automation tools.
• Core Competencies:
  • Exceptional attention to detail with a strict focus on compliance and financial data security.
  • Demonstrated ability to navigate cross-functional projects and meet tight regulatory deadlines.
  • Experience managing multi-timezone operations, including collaboration with [Offshore Shared Services Teams].

Operational Framework & Travel

• Hours: Standard corporate operating schedule, with additional hours required during peak fiscal periods and month-end close cycles.
• Travel: Domestic and international travel requirement estimated at 10–20% to review global operational nodes.

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