ABA Centers of Georgia ยท 1 month ago
Vise President of Accounts Payable
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Director/ExecutiveTexas ABA Centers is a dynamic organization focused on private investment and business development in healthcare and technology. The Vice President of Accounts Payable will lead the AP strategy and execution across a multi-entity healthcare services platform, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and scalability in vendor payables and payment execution.
Mental Health Care
Responsibilities
Own enterprise-wide AP strategy, operating model, and roadmap across all entities
Standardize AP policies, procedures, approval matrices, and controls
Design a scalable AP organization capable of supporting rapid growth and M&A
Serve as executive owner of AP performance, risk, and compliance
Oversee all invoice intake, coding, approvals, and payment execution (ACH, wire, check, virtual card)
Ensure strong segregation of duties, payment controls, and fraud-prevention mechanisms
Own AP clearing accounts, accrual accuracy, and balance-sheet integrity
Partner with Accounting to support a disciplined, fast close process
Ensure accurate vendor setup, documentation, tax compliance (W-9s, 1099s), and contract alignment
Coordinate with Procurement and Legal to ensure payments align with executed agreements and pricing terms
Resolve escalated vendor disputes and payment issues
Partner with Treasury and FP&A to optimize payment timing, cash forecasting, and working capital
Drive discipline around payment terms, early-pay discounts, and disbursement prioritization
Provide AP insights to support liquidity planning and cash burn management
Own AP system architecture and workflow design (ERP, OCR, invoice automation, approvals)
Lead AP automation initiatives to reduce manual processing and error rates
Drive continuous improvement using metrics, root-cause analysis, and lean processes
Deliver executive-level AP reporting, KPIs, and aging analytics
Serve as AP lead for audits, diligence requests, and internal control reviews
Ensure AP compliance with internal policies, regulatory standards, and audit expectations
Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing AP leadership team
Establish clear performance standards, accountability, and career development paths
Foster a culture of ownership, urgency, accuracy, and service orientation
Qualification
Required
Enterprise finance leadership experience
Experience in end-to-end Accounts Payable strategy and execution
Strong understanding of AP controls and compliance
Experience in managing vendor payables and payment execution
Ability to partner with Treasury, Accounting, FP&A, Procurement, Legal, and Operations
Experience in transforming transactional functions into analytics-enabled operations
Strong knowledge of AP policies, procedures, and approval matrices
Experience in designing scalable AP organizations
Ability to oversee invoice intake, coding, approvals, and payment execution
Experience in vendor management and compliance
Ability to optimize payment timing and working capital
Experience in AP system architecture and workflow design
Ability to lead AP automation initiatives
Experience in delivering executive-level AP reporting and KPIs
Experience in leading audits and internal control reviews
Ability to build and mentor high-performing teams
Strong leadership and talent development skills
Company
ABA Centers of Georgia
ABA Centers of Georgia is proud to be the state's leading provider of evidence-based ABA therapy.
Founded in 2023
11-50 employeesFunding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase