Description We are looking for an Accounts Payable Manager to support a growing investment management organization in Central Virginia. This Long-term Contract position will lead day-to-day payables activity, strengthen payment controls, and provide oversight across high-volume invoice and disbursement processes. The ideal candidate brings strong operational judgment, accuracy in financial review, and the ability to guide work across multiple entities while maintaining timely vendor payments.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the full accounts payable cycle, ensuring invoices are reviewed, coded, approved, and processed accurately across multiple business entities.
- Oversee payment activity including check runs, ACH transactions, and wire transfer reviews to support secure and timely disbursements.
- Evaluate the work of accounts payable staff or support team members, providing quality checks and resolving discrepancies before payment release.
- Manage invoice coding and expense classification to maintain accurate financial records and alignment with internal accounting standards.
- Coordinate 1099-related payment tracking and reportability processes to support year-end compliance requirements.
- Monitor accounts payable workflows within platforms such as Concur, NetSuite, Contract Logix, and related systems to keep operations running efficiently.
- Investigate outstanding items, vendor issues, and payment exceptions, partnering with internal stakeholders to bring matters to resolution.
- Support ongoing finance initiatives and operational projects that affect payables processes, controls, or documentation.
- Maintain organized records and reporting to provide visibility into payment status, aging items, and processing activity. Requirements
- Demonstrated experience managing accounts payable operations, preferably in a lead or manager-level capacity.
- Strong knowledge of invoice coding, payment processing, check runs, ACH activity, and disbursement controls.
- Ability to review transactions in detail and identify errors, inconsistencies, or compliance concerns before payments are issued.
- Hands-on familiarity with financial or expense platforms such as Concur, NetSuite, Contract Logix, or comparable systems.
- Experience supporting multi-entity environments with varying approval paths and payment requirements.
- Working knowledge of 1099 reporting considerations and vendor payment documentation standards.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize deadlines in a fast-paced, project-heavy environment.
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