Accounts Payable Lead Specialist

Stellantis Financial Services (SFS) is the new captive finance company for one of the world's leading automakers and a mobility provider with iconic brands including Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep®, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, Vauxhall, Free2move and Leasys.

Our exciting growth provides opportunities to advance your career as we successfully lead products and services from a small to midsize company in just a few years. Join our world class team and culture and contribute to our core mission which is enhancing our customer's experience.

Position Summary:

This role entails the diligent review and verification of invoices and check requests, ensuring each is accurately coded to the appropriate general ledger accounts and has received the necessary approvals. The position requires subject matter expert level knowledge of AP, strong leadership skills, and timely and effective communication to address and resolve internal and external inquiries related to accounts payable processes.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Subject matter expert in reconciling accounts payable invoices, purchase orders and expense reports.
• Researches and resolves any outstanding balances on accounts and key point of contact for complex issues.
• Oversees handling of complex EDI files and AP uploads.
• Manages daily team task assignments ensuring all responsibilities are covered and prioritized accordingly.
• Provide training and ongoing support to team members. Maintain desktop procedures and department documentation.
• Supports AP and department leadership in handling of management-level tasks when AP Supervisor is unavailable. Monitors accuracy of team members’ work to supplement management performance reviews.
• Provide System Administration support for all AP systems, working with all users as needed. Maintains accurate records of accounts payable.
• Drives process improvement and departmental initiatives and assists with special projects.
• Prepares checks and enters data into accounting system for payment to vendors.
• Communicates daily totals needed for checking account transfers.
• Assists with month-end journal entries and supports management with audits.
• Prepares ad hoc and other reports as directed by management.
• Acts as liaison between vendors and company to resolve outstanding invoices.
• Prepares and distributes annual 1099’s to vendors & dealers.
• This position involves regular access to specified personal information of consumers, including, but not limited to, Social Security numbers and dates of birth.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications and Competencies Required To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Experience:

• Minimum 5 years full cycle accounts for payable experience.

Education:

• An associate’s degree

Skills required:

• Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently.
• Approaches others in a tactful manner; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Completes work in timely manner.
• Adapts to changes in the work environment; changes approach or method to best fit the situation.

Leadership or supervisory skills required:

• Trains new staff and oversee the daily workflow and performance of the department. Develop skills while promoting growth.
• Supports leadership with constructive and timely performance evaluations.
• Takes responsibility for subordinates' activities; Makes oneself available to staff and internal/external customers.
• Delegates work assignments by matching the responsibility to the person; Gives authority to work independently; set expectations and monitors delegated activities.
• Balances team and individual responsibilities and provide hands-on support when necessary.

Additional Requirements:

• Overtime required – required on an as needed basis.
• Travel 0-10% - as required on an as needed basis.
• Must have reliable transportation and live within a commutable distance to one of the following cities: Atlanta, GA

Qualifications Preferred:

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting
• Minimum of 1 year in a leadership role preferred.
• Minimum 1 year in auto/captive financing industry preferred.
• Minimum of six years of accounting related experience in accounts payable.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Work Schedule This position requires the ability to work various shifts to accommodate business needs. Typically, between the hours of 8AM-6PM Monday through Friday and on weekends as needed. Travel is required 10% of the time.

Stellantis Financial Services, Inc (SFS) is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing its employees an environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, and intimidation. It is the policy of SFS to comply with all applicable employment laws and regulations and to provide equal opportunity for all qualified persons and to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, change of sex, and/or transgender status or any protected status. Candidates must possess authorization to work in the United States. This policy applies to recruitment and placement, promotion, training, transfer, retention, rate of pay and all other terms and conditions of employment. Employment and promotion decisions will be based solely on merit, ability, achievement, experience, conduct and other legitimate business reasons.