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Accounts Payable Manager
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Robert Half
Milwaukee, WI (In Person)
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Description We are looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Manager to support a manufacturing organization in Milwaukee, Wisconsin through a Long-term Contract assignment. This role will provide day-to-day leadership for a high-volume AP function, helping maintain steady operations, strengthen team performance, and resolve issues that affect invoice and payment processing. The position is well suited for someone who can balance hands-on operational work with process oversight, cross-functional coordination, and practical use of technology to improve efficiency.
Responsibilities:
- Lead daily accounts payable activities for a high-volume environment, helping the team manage invoice flow, payment processing, and issue resolution effectively.
- Guide and support AP staff through coaching, feedback, and day-to-day direction to improve productivity, accuracy, and overall work quality.
- Partner with internal teams to address purchase order and invoice discrepancies, remove processing barriers, and bring outstanding items to completion.
- Complete monthly general ledger reconciliations and assist with period-end close activities, including transaction review, reporting, and account analysis.
- Oversee administration and user support for the OnBase process, including training, troubleshooting, and process consistency.
- Review accounts payable activity to identify errors or exceptions, investigate root causes, and implement appropriate corrective actions.
- Prepare recurring daily and monthly reporting, track individual and team performance measures, and communicate trends or concerns to leadership.
- Contribute to process documentation, procedure updates, and continuous improvement efforts, including participation in finance-related projects and system-enhancement initiatives.
- Manage annual 1099 preparation and filing requirements for applicable vendors while ensuring accurate submission to the appropriate authorities.
- Support interim and annual audit requests and provide technical assistance across the AP function while following environmental, quality, and safety requirements. Requirements
- Proven experience leading or supervising an accounts payable team in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
- Strong working knowledge of core AP processes, including invoice coding, check runs, ACH payments, vendor issue resolution, and account reconciliation.
- Experience using Oracle and familiarity with document workflow or imaging tools such as OnBase.
- Ability to analyze operational challenges, work across departments, and resolve invoice and purchase order discrepancies efficiently.
- Comfortable handling multiple priorities at once, shifting between daily operations, reporting, project support, and escalated issues as needed.
- Strong Excel and general technology skills, with the ability to use digital tools to improve reporting, organization, and process efficiency.
- Knowledge of month-end close support, audit preparation, and 1099 reporting requirements.
- Clear communication skills and the ability to provide practical guidance, training, and support to team members and business partners.