Accounts Payable Supervisor

The ARA Transportation Division is seeking a driven, passionate professional to lead the accounts payable team on-site in our office in Champaign, IL.

What you will do as the accounts payable supervisor:

• Supervise a staff of four by planning accounts payable tasks, training staff, reviewing work product, evaluating performance, and scheduling and directing daily tasks and activities


• Ensure effective internal controls over division accounts payable functions


• Process vendor/employee payments in a timely manner


• Review travel & purchase logs


• Act as the main contact for resolving complex billing, payment, and account discrepancies


• Review and verify employee travel and expense reimbursements for accuracy and compliance with ARA and customer policies


• Supervise the processing of employee reimbursements for payment in a timely manner


• Accurately enter general ledger (GL) codes and descriptions to company credit card expenses


• Enter vouchers and journal entries into the Costpoint accounting system


• Review & reconcile division checking account


• Review & reconcile division purchase & travel credit cards


• Manage electronic accounts payable and report archives


• Create data entry forms using MS Access


• Lead team meetings surrounding deadlines, training, goals, and other projects the team supports


• Other duties as assigned 

Accounts payable supervisor requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or related field


• 2+ years of accounts payable experience; supervisory experience preferred


• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word; familiarity with Access and SharePoint preferred


• Detail-oriented, proactive, and organized with a strong work ethic


• Customer service focused with excellent time management and prioritization skills

The anticipated salary range for this position is $66,816 to $83,520/year, depending on education and experience. ARA also offers competitive benefits that address our employees’ needs now and in the future. Learn more about each of our benefits at https://www.ara.com/benefits/.

About ARA:

ARA is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs more than 2,200 professionals and continues to grow. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in civil technologies, computer software and simulation, defense technologies, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for pavement analysis, environmental site characterization, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience.