Accounts Payable Director

Our CompanyBrightSpring Health Services OverviewThe Accounts Payable Director is responsible for directing and delivering continuous improvement projects, driving key accounts payable processes by working across various internal and external teams and functions. The Director ensures team's activities, reports, and results are within goals and in compliance with regulations, accounting principles and company policies. This role establishes strategic and collaborative methods while maintaining a strong financial control environment. Further, this role establishes the Company’s accounts payable policies and procedures and provides leadership and guidance in the application, while working effectively with process/functional leaders within the organization to identify and develop innovative business process improvement opportunities related to the cash conversion cycle. This role requires a seasoned accounts payable professional who has a thorough understanding of finance and a process improvement mindset. Additionally important is the building of strong relationships, resolving disputes and ensuring that customer satisfaction objectives are achieved.ResponsibilitiesResponsible for developing improvement and strategic plans for areas of responsibilities

Develops and implements strategic guidelines, procedures and processes

Identifies improvements for systems, workflow and procedures

Drives and implements changes with cross functional teams

Develops and maintains relationships with customers and other Company departments to ensure positive interactions, resolutions, and outcomes of inquiries and issues and works in collaboration with other departments to make identified changes to improve processes

Establishes department goals and monitors key metrics, analysis and reporting

Establishes and maintains relationships and networks with all departments and appropriate outside contacts that interact with the department

Directs and leads integration activities for Account Payable in M&A process

Ensures that the appropriate internal control environment and SOX compliance are maintained along with compliance to all legal and regulatory requirements

Leads continuous improvement, including: processes, systems, and outside support targeted to improve department efficiencies thus reducing risk and cutting costs

Directs activities to ensure systems and controls are in place as outlined in policy and procedure manuals. Meets established daily, weekly, and monthly deadlines

Resolves escalated internal and external customer issues

Directs team’s activities to ensure compliance with accounting principles and adhere with company policies

Oversees preparation and/or reviews reports in support of internal and external audits

Works with internal and external audit as needed. Responsible for resolution of open items and root cause analysis with resolution. Ensures outside audits are compliant with contracts or regulations

Mentors, coaches, and develops employees through orientation, training, establishment of objectives, communication of policies and rules, and constructive discipline; builds morale and motivation

All other duties as assigned

QualificationsMinimum of ten to fifteen years of accounts payable within a large company environment

At least five years’ experience in a senior accounts payable leadership role

ERP system experience strongly desired

Strong analytical, organizational, and problem solving skills with a keen attention to detail

Strong negotiation skills balanced with strong customer service skills

Strong judgment and decision making capability

About our Line of BusinessBrightSpring Health Services is a leading provider of complementary home and community-based pharmacy and health services for complex populations in need of chronic and/or specialized care. Through the company’s pharmacy and provider services to seniors and specialty (including behavioral) populations, we provide comprehensive care and clinical services in 50 states to over 360,000 customers, clients and patients daily. The company’s services foster greater patient and family satisfaction, improve outcomes and reduce health care system costs, and are supported by industry-leading quality outcomes. For more information, visit www.brightspringhealth.com. Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/brightspringHS/) , Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/BrightSpringHS/) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/brightspringhealth/) .Need help finding the right job?We can recommend jobs specifically for you!BrightSpring Health Services, and our family of brands, provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact the BrightSpring Disabilities Support Team at 1-833-773-7240 orcontact us (https://www.brightspringhealth.com/application-assistance/) for assistance.Equal Opportunity Employment Posters (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm) Clickhere (https://www.brightspringhealth.com/careers/frequently-asked-questions/) for additional FAQ informationJob LocationsUS-KY-LOUISVILLEID 2022-72028 Position Type Full-Time Line of Business BrightSpring Health Services