Accounts Payable Supervisor

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are important to our business and functional teams to make educated, sound decisions that drive our Mission and make us a stable and trusted industry leader. From Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Audit, Investor Relations, Strategy & Corporate Development to Accounting, our Finance functions have a diverse and global presence, providing significant opportunities to develop outstanding career experiences and perspectives.

How you will make an impact:

xx (division/bu) is a xx business within xx Group, which offers xx (main products) serving xx market. (High level description of business, growth, why it’s an attractive opportunity in this business)

Seeking an Accounts Payable Supervisor who will be responsible for “X” team members in the AP group. In addition, they will find opportunities to optimize processes and eliminate process inefficiencies and redundancies. They will ensure there is documentation of workflow and work instructions of the process. Review policies and procedures to implement standard methodologies and improve internal control safeguards and SOX compliance.

What you will do:

This position has supervisory/administrative responsibility for development of staff members, including hiring, performance development and annual review, disciplinary actions, mentor and counseling, personal development and career advancement & succession planning

Prepares and supervises all statistics and reporting and ensures timely and accurate compliance with schedules and metrics

Provides daily interaction, training, direction and oversight of staff activities to ensure coordination, accuracy and timely delivery of work outputs

Adheres to internal audit guidelines and provides reporting as requested

Ensures quality in customer service levels are maintained both internally and externally

Ability to make accurate & timely decisions regarding accounts payable processes

Perform special projects and ad-hoc reporting as required within the functional area

How you will get here:

Requirements

Advanced Degree plus 3 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of experience with supervisory experience in accounts payable or related financial operations

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Effective training skills and team building capabilities for rapid ramp-up of functional tasks within area of responsibility

Shown leadership skills; strong oral and written communication, presentation and conflict resolution

Experience leading continuous process improvement projects leading to significant time or bottom line savings

Effective written and verbal communication skills, ability to work with all levels of management, tailoring message appropriately for recipients

Ability to develop professional relationships with peers and upper management

Demonstrate basic visualization communication methods for leaders

Communicate analysis and recommendations in a concise and informative manner

Demonstrate an understanding of the flow of information and materials through the organization

Takes advantage of opportunities to learn about business strategy and goals through business relationships

Questions status quo and looks for opportunities for improvement

Travel

Less than 10%