Accounts Payable Manager

Description
Accounts Payable Manager

Syneos Health is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.

Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring a wide range of talented experts together across a wide range of business-critical services that support our business. Every role within Corporate is vital to furthering our vision of Shortening the Distance from Lab to Life.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know.

WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE
Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we're able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Job Responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY

Hybrid schedule (3 days office/2 days remote)

Provides oversight of the Account Payable function. Manages and trains Accounts Payable staff all accounts payable processes. Automate, eliminate, and improve processes that become out dated or do not provide value. Assists with the day-to-day account payable (AP) processes (i.e. invoice entries and payments, expense report audit, account analysis review, audit requests, time management for AP staff, and ensures the accuracy of the entire payables process.

Job Responsibilities
Essential Functions:

• Performs line management responsibilities as required for accounts payable staff including professional development, performance appraisals. Assigns project work and reviews workload for all direct reports. Manages staff by establishing goals that will increase knowledge and skill levels, and by delegating tasks commensurate with skill level.
• Facilitates positive relationships with other departments and participate in cross functional teams as needed.
• Establishes and oversees all accounts payable operating procedures and processes to ensure accurate, timely, and complete processing of all accounts payable transactions and coding to the general ledger.
• Identifies best practices and investigates root causes of fundamental issues and problems for projects and recommend solutions.
• Ensures compliance with process control narratives to meet Sarbanes-Oxley Internal Controls objectives. Alerts management to any discrepancies between written processes and current procedures, so that written procedures can be updated.
• Identifies opportunities to streamline and improve the accounts payable processing function by promoting process improvement concepts and implementing solutions.
• Leads special projects to enhance accounts payable technology or to resolve issues raised by other departments.
• Coordinates requests for data from external auditors.
• Develops accounts payable reporting to adhere to internal and external reporting requirement.
• Reviews monthly use tax or similar report.
• Serves as a back-up for the creation of payments of all types. (Checks, EFTs, ACH, and Wires

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (please Indicate If 'preferred')

• Associate's Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience, plus significant accounting experience (5+ years of experience)
• BA/BS degree preferred.
• Understanding of accounting theory and principles, with an in-depth knowledge of techniques in accounts payable.
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills; with direct supervisor/management experience. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), email, voicemail and related accounting packages;
• Oracle Fusion experience preferred.
• English and Serbian language – full proficiency
• Ability to organize and prioritize work to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment is essential.
• Effective presentation, documentation, leadership, and interpersonal skills with a team-oriented approach.
• Able to communicate effectively with internal and external parties and resolve issues diplomatically.
• Strong work ethics, professional attitude and reliability.
• Strong problem solving skills, research and resolution skills, data analysis and multi-tasking skills.

Get to know Syneos Health
Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you'll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.

Additional Information
Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.