Kamehameha Schools · 1 day ago
Manager, Accounts Payable
Kamehameha Schools is seeking an Accounts Payable Manager to join their Finance and Operations team. This role involves overseeing accounts payable operations, ensuring compliance, and enhancing transaction processing across multiple subsidiaries.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Ensure efficient, timely, and accurate execution of accounts payable operations
Manage relationships with banking and system vendors, ensuring fulfillment of master service agreements
Maintain communication with vendors to resolve open issues
Oversee accounts payable business processes and system configurations, including future enhancements
Develop operational and audit plans to monitor systems to ensure compliance with internal controls and security
Collaborate with IT and business partners to maintain system interfaces and resolve technical issues
Manage periodic system upgrades and assess new functionality impacts
Act as the SME for accounts payable systems, documenting and communicating business processes
Lead or participate in business re-engineering activities
Develop and document detailed business process flows, identifying and implementing solutions for process weaknesses
Ensure successful delivery of major upgrades, enhancements, and implementations
Identify training needs and establish a training curriculum
Supervise Accounts Payable Accountants and Accounting Assistants, including performance management, staff development, and training
Maintain all accounts payable records, reports, computations, and audits
Work with internal and external auditors to ensure compliance with tax laws and regulations
Stay updated on tax changes and advise management on implementation impacts
Oversee month-end and fiscal year-end reconciliation and accruals of payable transactions
Prepare consolidated reports on professional and legal fees, travel and business expenses, and accounts payable aging
Generate support and attestations for tax filings
Serve as the in-house contact for technical tax compliance issues
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field
Minimum of 5 years of related work experience
At least 3 years of supervisory experience in accounts payable
Proven experience with automated AP systems
Proven experience to analyze, reconcile, and synthesize complex information and prepare reports for senior management within deadlines
Strong analytical and conceptual skills, with a high degree of accuracy
Customer service oriented, fostering a service-oriented environment
Excellent knowledge of accounting theory and practices
Experience managing a large, multi-location accounting function with strong leadership skills
Proficient in large computerized accounting systems with high transaction volumes
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate with various levels of management and staff, both internal and external, including vendors and contractors
Ability to work evening and weekend hours as required to meet goals and objectives
Preferred
Knowledge of Oracle Fusion, PeopleSoft, and/or Concur software systems/applications
Experience in an education and/or real estate environment
Benefits
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Company
Kamehameha Schools
Kamehameha Schools is a private, educational, charitable trust.
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