Accounts Payable Team Lead

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Position Overview:
The Team Lead, Accounting Operations will be a key member of a growing team and will oversee accounts payable and corporate accounting related activities, corporate initiatives, and a team of accounts payable specialist/analysts. Additionally, this role will help drive projects including major process improvement initiatives and implementation of any new systems/integrations with a key focus on automation and scaling.
Location: Schaumburg, IL
Schedule: Hybrid - In Office 2 days/week
Reports To: Manager, Accounting Operations
Responsibilities:
• Lead a team of 3 specialists/analysts, including coaching, mentoring, career development, and ongoing training to ensure appropriate balancing of skills, expertise, and workload.
• Lead Accounting Operations Accounts Payable team through process transformation and special projects
• Reviewing transactions and contracts for appropriate accounting treatment.
• Reviewing invoices, liaising between vendors and the organization, handling wire transfers, overseeing purchase orders, preparing, and reviewing monthly accruals.
•Reviewing account reconciliations and ensure completeness and accuracy.
•Work cross-functionally, with sales, implementation, accounting/finance groups to prepare and execute against corporate initiatives.
• Drive a continuous improvement mindset through identifying automation opportunities, process improvements or improved reporting capabilities to support decision making across the organization.
• Ensure compliance with all SOX/regulatory controls.
• Build processes and audits to ensure accurate and complete filings.
• Build a team to support growing scale of client base.
• Other duties as assigned by management.
Required Experience :
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• 3+years of experience in accounting or A/P related work (Big 4 and/or corporate experience desired)
• Previous work experience in general accounting duties/account reconciliations/accounts payable/SOX control environment
• Intermediate to advanced level experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook
Preferred Skills :
• Prior experience managing teams/personnel preferred
Soft Skills :
• Ability to take full ownership of assignments, be self-motivated and team player.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Detail orientation is key.
• Ability to work under pressure of time constraints and be customer service focused.
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