Accounts Payable Team Manager (VMD)

When joining PerkinElmer, you select an experienced and trusted leader in scientific solutions, with the support of a global service network and distribution centers, providing the right solution, at the right time, to meet critical customer needs.  With over an 80+ year legacy of advancing science and a mission of innovating for a healthier world, our dedicated team collaborates closely with commercial, government, academic and healthcare customers to deliver our broad portfolio of analytical solutions, and OneSource services.

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Job Description

Overview: Accounts Payable Team Manager (VMD) will be responsible for supporting VendorMasterData in NAM/EMEA/APAC/India. This person will work with the Senior Accounts Payable Manager as well as cross-functionally on improving current processes, support models and optimizing technology.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in current process improvement initiatives taking ownership of workstream(s) and deliverables
• Identify root causes and provide insights to process and vendor owners to prevent invoicing & payment errors
• Implement effective communication standards and ensure proactive engagement with purchasing leaders
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and management of team
• Manages and coordinates the day-to-day operations of the invoice to payment processing, oversight of the month-end close process and master supplier data management process
• Ensures achievement of KPIs including accuracy, completeness and timeliness of daily invoice and payment processing activities
• Ensures and develops team to provide excellent customer service
• Oversees that aging invoices and payments are identified, reconciled, and resolved in a timely manner
• Responsible for on-time and error free AP and PO sub ledger close
• Assist with compliance and reporting, including 1099 filings
• Assist with documenting procedures
• Conducts quality control audits and evaluates work standards to ensure standards and conformity
• Participates in and provides data for SOX audits

Basic Qualifications:

• Relevant industry experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to elevate conversation with senior leadership
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting plus 5 years of Accounts Payable experience required; supervisor experience preferred
• Deep expert knowledge of all aspects of payables procedures and full cycle accounting practices
• Understands key controls as it relates to Sox
• Has process improvement and development of best practices experience
• Experience with vendor data maintenance
• Significant experience processing in a high transaction volume environment
• Possess a high degree of accuracy, attention to detail and confidentiality
• Organized, detail oriented, possess a sense of urgency and have the ability to be flexible and work in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to mentor, train, lead and direct the work of others
• Multi-lingual a plus

We offer:

• Private healthcare including dental care – MEDICOVER
• Life and long-term disability insurance – GENERALI
• Gym card - MULTISPORT
• Social Fund Subsidies
• Home Office allowance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Referral awards
• Internal career development opportunities in multiple business areas
• and up to 4 additional days of vacation by length of service in the company.