Position Summary:
Performance Business Solutions, a division of Performance Food Group (PFG), is excited to offer a new opportunity for an Accounts Payable Support Manager to join our growing and dynamic team. This role is critical in managing the national payables activity across 130+ locations for a Fortune 150 organization. As a strategic and tactical leader, you will focus on driving efficient processes, implementing impactful system improvements, and fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
The Accounts Payable Support Manager will oversee invoice intake and disbursement teams within the Shared Services environment. This role will combine leadership, process improvement, and system optimization, with a data-driven mindset focused on both short-term solutions and long-term, sustainable improvements.
Key Responsibilities:
· Leadership & Team Development: Lead, mentor, and coach a diverse team of Accounts Payable professionals, ensuring a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. This includes overseeing staffing, training, performance management, and career development for direct reports and multi-layer teams.
· Strategic Oversight of AP Operations: Manage the overall day-to-day operations of a high-volume, centralized AP team, ensuring the efficient intake and processing of invoices and timely disbursements across 130+ U.S. locations. Maintain strong customer service relationships with OPCOs staff, corporate teams, and external vendors.
· Process Improvement & Change Leadership: Champion process improvements by identifying opportunities for increased efficiency, automation, and system optimization. Lead initiatives to streamline AP workflows, resolve process bottlenecks, and drive organizational change.
· Data-Driven Decision Making: Use large data sets and multiple systems to conduct financial analysis, root cause problem-solving, and performance tracking. Provide regular updates and insights to senior leadership and make recommendations for continuous improvement.
· AP Workflow & Metrics Management: Monitor AP workflow queues, ensuring timely processing and adherence to SLAs. Track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure departmental performance, ensuring that metrics are met or exceeded.
· Compliance & Internal Controls: Ensure that AP activities are performed within a strong internal control environment. Develop and enforce accounting policies and procedures to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements. Prepare and review schedules for internal and external auditors.
· Financial Analysis & Reporting: Conduct complex financial reconciliations, analyses, and reporting as required. Provide ad hoc reports and insights for senior management to guide strategic decision-making.
· Special Projects & System Implementations: Lead or participate in special projects related to acquisitions, integrations, and system implementations, ensuring a seamless transition and process optimization.
Ideal Candidate Attributes:
· A tactical and strategic leader with a “roll up your sleeves” attitude, ready to engage in day-to-day operations while driving long-term improvements.
· Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop teams in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
· Experience managing cross-functional teams and driving organizational change, while maintaining a customer-first mindset.
· Strong communicator who can prioritize multiple high-impact projects and clearly articulate solutions at all levels of the organization.
· A data-driven problem solver who can work across large data sets and systems to uncover insights, deliver solutions, and maintain a focus on continuous improvement.
-Hybrid Schedule: 3 days on-site, 2 days remote
Why Join Performance Food Group?
At Performance Food Group, we don’t just deliver the goods—we deliver opportunities for growth and success. As part of our team, you will:
· Have the chance to lead and grow a national Accounts Payable team in a Fortune 150 organization.
· Be part of a dynamic and fast-growing company where innovation and excellence are at the forefront.
· Contribute to a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and high performance.
· Enjoy competitive compensation, including bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package.