Director, Accounts Payable & Payroll

Job Title

Director, Accounts Payable & Payroll

Requisition

JR000012137 Director, Accounts Payable & Payroll (Open)

Location

MKG-Hazelwood, MO (675) - USA037

Additional Locations

St. Louis, MO

Job Description

Payroll oversight is inclusive of the weekly and bi-weekly accurate and timely processing as well as tax reporting for US and Canada employees. This position will monitor and evaluate key performance indicators, creating and managing audit reports, ensuring system testing, and identifying and implementing improvements proactively.

• Provides oversight and supervision of the Accounts Payable, Travel and Expense and Payroll teams.
• Develops systems and programs for motivating, evaluating and developing staff to help them achieve their individual goals; collectively achieve the department's mission; and foster leadership development throughout the organization
• Management of Accounts Payable and T&E processing
• Maintain financial systems, reconcile disbursements to the general ledger and ensure timely compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Documents and reviews work processes to identify and test internal controls
• Ensure strong controls are in place for payroll processing and vendor payments
• Work with HR on processes regarding benefit accruals, sales incentives, annual Global Bonus and merit process, incentive programs and one-time payments.
• Responsible for coordinating any vendors or outsourcing modeling for services within the payroll, accounts payable and T&E scope.
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll processing and tax reporting for US and Canada.
• Ensure timely key payroll reporting for quarter and annual tax audits and W-2 balancing.

Education:

Bachelor degree; emphasis in Business, Accounting or Finance preferred; MBA preferred

Experience:

• 10 years combined experience in accounts payable/ transactional finance operations and payroll processing, payroll taxes and payroll accounting related functions
• 5 years supervisory management experience
• Experience with Workday payroll and time tracking preferred
• Experience with SAP preferred

Skills/Competencies:

• Ability to plan, direct, and coordinate the work of others
• Thorough knowledge of payroll and benefits including regulatory reporting
• Ability to create and analyze analytical reports related to vendor and payroll disbursements
• Strong knowledge of best practices and internal controls related to vendor disbursements and payroll
• Unquestionable integrity
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with all levels of the organization
• Highly motivated, positive, self-directed and assertive
• Ability to lead and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines

This position will work with other leaders within the Finance and Human Resources functions within the enterprise and will have approximately 5 to 6 direct reports within payroll and accounts payable.

Normal office working environment.

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