Manager Accounts Payable

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Summary

In this position you will be responsible for managing the Accounts Payable team and International Invoice Processing Team in processing the firms cash disbursements ensuring compliance with IRS guidelines and safeguarding firm assets through fraud prevention and internal controls.

You will oversee the Accounts Payable Supervisor International Invoice Team supervisor and Accounts Payable Senior team members while leading the overall larger team through departmental goal setting performance tracking and longterm growth strategies.

You will also be responsible for the development and management of the departmental budget and maintenance of the contracts for AP resources. You will project manage RFP implementation or testing efforts with regard to systems selection implementation or modifications.

You will act as a point of escalation for issues and vendor/internal customer relationships and as a liaison to firm leadership for notable updates.

Location

This position is located in our Reston Washington D.C. Baltimore Atlanta or Tampa offices and offers a hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities

• Supervises Accounts Payable staff to include training development and evaluation of performance.

• Monitors daily workflow to ensure balance consistency and productivity among Accounts Payable staff.

• Monitors Accounts Payable systems performance and serves as liaison for testing and troubleshooting.

• Promotes workflow automation and quality control.

• Fosters positive relationships with internal and external customers fielding inquiries and responding to issues.

• Proactively evaluates customer and vendor experience in interactions with the AP team and works to eliminate areas of inefficiency or dissatisfaction

• Acts as the point of contact to firm leadership and other departmental leaders where Accounts Payable support outside of payment processing is needed (e.g. OGC documentation requests Audit support Insurance underwriting etc.

• Develops and manages the Accounts Payable budget to include tracking expenses vs approved budget contract review and renewals and financial forecasting

• Other duties as assigned.

• Provides leadership to and manages a team of business professionals to include coaching mentoring and professional development. Responsible for providing performance feedback on a regular basis.

Desired Skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel required. Must have strong communication and organizational skills. Excellent attention to detail and problem solving skills. Professional demeanor displayed at all times in any workrelated activity. Ability to work effectively in a fastpaced environment.

Minimum Education

• Associates Degree

Preferred Education

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting

Minimum Years of Experience

• 4 years in prior supervisory experience in a professional services environment preferred. Accounts Payable or related experience required preferably in a law firm environment.

Essential Job Expectations

While the specific job requirements of a DLA Piper position may vary depending upon scope of the job and area of specialty there are certain universal requirements that are expected of all DLA Piper employees which include but are not limited to:

• Effectively communicate verbally and in writing with clients lawyers business professionals and third parties.

• Produce deliverables answer phone calls and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner.

• Provide timely accurate and quality work product.

• Successfully meet deadlines expectations and perform work duties as required.

• Foster positive work relationships.

• Comply with all firm policies and practices.

• Engage in both physical and sedentary activity such as (a) working at a computer for extended periods of time including onscreen reading and typing; (b) participating in digital/virtual conference calls; (c) participating in meetings as needed.

• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing demands in a fastpaced environment.

• Perform all other duties tasks or projects as assigned.

Our employees are expected to embrace and uphold our firm values as a part of our DLA Piper culture. We are committed to excellence in how we represent our clients and develop our people.

Physical Demands
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift carry push pull or otherwise move objects including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Work Environment

• Hybrid Some inoffice presence with flexibility to workfromhome

Disclaimer

The purpose of this job description is to provide a concise statement of the work elements and to organize and present the information in a standardized way. It is not intended to describe all the elements of the work that may be performed by every individual in this classification nor should it serve as the sole criteria for personnel decisions and actions. The job duties requirements and expectations for this position may be modified at the Firms discretion at any time. This job description does not change the atwill nature of employment.

Application Process

Applicants must apply directly online instead of sending application materials via email.

Accommodation

Reasonable accommodations may be made upon request to permit individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions and responsibilities of the position or to participate in the job selection process. If you have a request for an accommodation during the application process please contact .

Agency applications will not be considered.

No immigration sponsorship is available for this position.

The firms expected hiring range for this position is $92637 $128592 per year depending on the candidates geographic market location.

The compensation offered for employment will also be dependent on other factors including the candidates experience skills educational and professional background and overall qualifications. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k).

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