Accounts Payable Supervisor

ABOUT OPORTUN

Oportun (Nasdaq: OPRT) is a mission-driven fintech that puts its 2.0 million members' financial goals within reach. With intelligent borrowing, savings, and budgeting capabilities, Oportun empowers members with the confidence to build a better financial future. Since inception, Oportun has provided more than $16.6 billion in responsible and affordable credit, saved its members more than $2.4 billion in interest and fees, and helped its members save an average of more than $1,800 annually. Oportun has been certified as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) since 2009.

WORKING AT OPORTUN

Working at Oportun means enjoying a differentiated experience of being part of a team that fosters a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where we all feel a sense of belonging and are encouraged to share our perspectives. This inclusive culture is directly connected to our organization's performance and ability to fulfill our mission of delivering affordable credit to those left out of the financial mainstream. We celebrate and nurture our inclusive culture through our employee resource groups.

SUMMARY

The Accounts Payable Supervisor is the person accountable for the oversight of the Accounts Payable team, ensuring that processes and controls are being performed as expected, and constantly monitoring the work progress of the team, solving issues of the area that might arise between the team members, and reporting directly to the Accounting Manager.

RESPONSIBILITES

The prospective candidate’s responsibilities will include the following:

• Lead a team of 4-5 individuals with a direct reporting relationship.
• Participates in the performance of the following activities, and ensures the team is also involved in them:
  • Perform 3, 2 and 1-Way Match and check for accuracy of PO’s and receipts.
  • Paying vendors from PDF invoices received.
  • Monitoring payment discrepancies, discount opportunities and documentations.
  • Ensuring credit is received for outstanding memos
  • Charge expenses to accounts / spend categories and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports; recording entries.
  • Review and verify expense reports.
  • Communications to Vendors and Business Units regarding payments / updates.
  • Communications with the Cash team regarding check payments; reconciliations, stop-payments.
  • Communications with Procurement Team regarding Purchase Orders; Receipts and/or Amendments.
  • Prepare analysis of A/P accounts and monthly reports
  • Reconcile processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
  • Maintain accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions.
  • Verify vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
  • Continue to improve the payment process.
  • Identify improvements/development areas for projects within AP and other departments that we work with.
  • Protect organization's value by keeping information confidential.
  • Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
  • Accomplish accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

• Assists in the implementation of new processes that increase efficiencies for the department.
• Timely communication of issues to accounting manager.
• Supports accounting manager in the approval of invoices payable to vendors.
• Provides training to new members of the team.

REQUIREMENTS

• An understanding of bookkeeping and accounting skills is required.
• A degree in any of the following is preferable:
  • Accounting
  • Finance or Economics
  • Business

• Conversational and business English.
• Previous experience of 4+ years in Accounts Payable, Procurement and / or other Procure to Pay related processes, preferably in an international company or accounting firm.
• Attention to detail, thoroughness, fast learner, team player, resourceful, organized. This position will be communicating with Business Units, Approvers and vendors on a daily basis, so it is imperative they are able to interact on a professional manner at all times.
• Communication and training skills, as this position is in constant interaction with the team members.

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