Director, Accounts Payable

The Director, Accounts Payable is responsible for all aspects of the Accounts Payable operation, including projects, performance to benchmarks, interface management, and all sub-processes. The Director, Accounts Payable is the face of the Accounts Payable Department for Inova. High level communication skills, presence, and engagement are critical. This role establishes strategic and collaborative methods while maintaining a strong financial control environment as well as establishing and maintaining Inova’s accounts payable policies and procedures. The Director, Accounts Payable provides leadership and guidance to the Accounts Payable team, while building strong relationships with process and functional leaders across the organization. This role involves a high degree of customer orientation to meet the needs of internal customers and business partners. This role is responsible for the overall quality of service delivery from Accounts Payable to the organization and acts as an escalation point to resolve operational concerns or issues in a timely manner.

Job Responsibilities:

 

Minimum Requirements:

 

• Experience - 10 years accounts payable within a large, distributed and/or complex company environment -3 years experience leading, mentoring, and managing multi-location teams


• Education - Bachelor's Degree


• Schedule: This role is eligible for remote work for candidates residing in VA, MD, DC, DE, FL, GA, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, and WV. While remote, onsite presence will be required

Preferred Requirements: 

• Demonstrated experience as a proponent of artificial intelligence and automation technologies, with a track record of leveraging AI-driven tools (e.g., AP automation, intelligent invoice processing, or workflow optimization) to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability within finance or shared services operations.


• Experience working in a large, complex organization with multiple legal entities, including demonstrated ability to manage or support cross-entity financial processes, reporting structures, and compliance requirements in a matrixed environment.


• Prior healthcare industry experience strongly, ideally within an integrated health system.