AAM - American Axle & Manufacturing · 5 hours ago
Manager Accounts Payable
Detroit, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expAAM - American Axle & Manufacturing is looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Manager to lead U.S. Shared Services Accounts Payable operations. This role involves overseeing a team of AP professionals, ensuring timely and compliant supplier payments, and driving continuous improvement and automation in the Accounts Payable function.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleManagement Information SystemsManufacturingProduct Design
Responsibilities
Managing the relationship with each supported location and ensuring clearly defined service levels, expectations, and issue resolution processes
Acting as the primary escalation point for complex supplier and internal customer issues
Leading, coaching, and developing a team of five or more Accounts Payable professionals
Ensuring job descriptions, training programs, onboarding materials, and job aids are prepared, maintained, and consistently applied
Drive a culture of customer service excellence, critical thinking, troubleshooting, and ownership - going beyond task completion with a focus on customer experience
Ensuring the team’s timely and accurate completion of daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly activities, including but not limited to:
Daily invoice receipt, review, and entry across multiple ERP systems
Supplier payment batching and execution, ensuring payments are made accurately and on time
Payment exception resolution and root cause analysis
Monthly cash forecasting related to Accounts Payable
Monthly accounting for Accounts Payable accounts, including account reconciliations and variance analysis
Supplier banking information changes, following a strict validation process
Administration and oversight of the Procurement Card (P-Card) and Travel Card programs
Vendor helpline management and supplier relationship support
Issue and problem resolution with Procurement, Treasury, IT, and business partners
Quarterly Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing and documentation
Annual tax compliance requirements and statutory filings (e.g., 1099 and 1042)
Unclaimed Property compliance
Management and continuous assessment of Accounts Payable internal controls
Conducting periodic business process reviews to ensure process integrity, compliance, and efficiency
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field of study
10+ years of related financial, Accounts Payable, or business process experience
5+ years of experience supervising and developing teams
ERP experience with a working knowledge of Procure-to-pay modules
Experience in a shared services or multi-location environment
Global AP operations and multi-currency processing system experience (multi-ERP preferred)
1099 and 1042 reporting and compliance experience
Strong interpersonal skills with a demonstrated commitment to teamwork
Ability to communicate effectively across multiple levels, functions, and locations
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills
Comfortable leading change in established teams
Preferred
Advanced degree or professional certifications (CPA, CMA, Lean, Six Sigma)
Experience in public company and/or manufacturing or automotive industry
Experience driving process automation and continuous improvement initiatives
Company
AAM - American Axle & Manufacturing
As a leading global Tier 1 Automotive and Mobility Supplier, AAM (NYSE: AXL) designs, engineers and manufactures Driveline and Metal Forming technologies to support electric, hybrid and internal combustion vehicles.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.1BKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2025-09-19Post Ipo Debt· $2.1B
2021-05-10Grant· $5M
2017-04-01Private Equity
Leadership Team
David Dauch
CEO
Christopher May
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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