Accounts Payable Lead

Company: Momentive Technologies
Location: Strongsville
Posted on: April 1, 2021

Job Description:

Reporting directly to the Global Corporate Controller, the Accounts Payable Lead will be responsible for the daily activities of the accounts payable functions as well as developing solutions to complex problems that are consistent with organization objectives. Accounts Payable Processes:

• Executes all Accounts Payable functions, globally.
• Responsible for Full-Cycle--Accounts Payable--processing including examining, verifying and reconciling a variety of transactions and accounts.
• Ensures seamless integration of this function with the transactional procurement function in order to form one single overall process.
• Resolves issues with the above processes by partnering with appropriate internal and external contacts, including but not limited to Procurement, Treasury, Finance and Accounting, plant leadership, functional and divisional leadership resources.
• Responsible for SOX and process controls around the Accounts Payable processes. Ensure SOX and audit reports are monitored timely and documented in order to cleanly pass frequent audits. Ensures legal and tax regulations are followed by team.
• Responsible for GR/IR clearing processes.
• Ensures appropriate training documentation is created, maintained and communicated regarding Accounts Payable. Follow global training documentation standards wherever possible to ensure consistency. --- Transactional Procurement Functions - Globally:
  • Maintain and communicate consistent, efficient transactional procurement processes.
  • Organize and direct the Contract Administrator function.
  • Improve end users' knowledge and ability to utilize SAP in the functional area of transactional procurement by developing, mentoring, and maintaining an effective Subject Matter Expert network.
  • Organize and Direct the Indirect Buyer Function to achieve a best value procurement solution while adhering to the recognized and communicated procurement processes.
  • Monitor Sox compliance of the Procurement process as requested.
  • Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, anticipating future legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, filing financial reports, and advising management on needed actions. Qualifications
    • Knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS and SOX.
    • Demonstrated knowledge of accounts payable processing and procedures.
    • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent assignments while meeting deadlines.
    • Superior interpersonal and written/oral communication skills with the ability to relate well and cooperate with others to effectively coordinate activities and accomplish goals.
    • Excellent analytical and decision-making skills.
    • Demonstrated proficiency in SAP, Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
    • A Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting.
    • 6-8 years of progressive accounting/finance work experience, including:
    • Global manufacturing experience preferred PHYSICAL DEMANDS / WORK ENVIRONMENT The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Regularly required to sit; talk and hear, use hands to type, handle or feel. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. Visual acuity to use a keyboard, prepare and analyze data and figures; transcribing, viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading. May require ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; or the ability to stand, walk, lift, carry and move light to medium weight. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and learn technical information. Light lifting is required. The environment for this position is an office setting. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Momentive Technologies delivers purity that inspires progress. Leveraging a nearly 75-year legacy of innovation, the company's ultra-high-purity quartz products help enable high-quality processing and production for a wide range of applications in the semiconductor, photovoltaic, lighting, water purification, pharmaceutical, consumer electronics and telecommunications industries. The company is the world leader in fused quartz and ceramic solutions and has an unrivaled ability to supply custom material solutions at scale to the highest standards of quality. By engineering custom materials with uncommon purity and unwavering precision, Momentive Technologies gives customers the freedom to think big and develop transformative products that benefit mankind on the grandest of scales. Together, Momentive Technologies and its customers are reshaping the world.

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