Insomnia Cookies Looking for Accounts Payable Manager at Greater Philadelphia Full Time

The Accounts Payable Manager is a full-time position reporting directly to the Financial Controller. This position plays a critical role within Insomnia Cookies Accounting and Financial Operations team by helping develop and maintain processes and best practices for an AP process that handles over 2,500 transactions per month. The position will be responsible for managing all aspects of the accounts payable process, including managing vendor administration, processing of payments of properly approved and GL account coded obligations. Additionally, this role will enhance the payables process and bring expertise to the function by driving operational excellence, continuous process improvement, change management, and the maintenance of proper controls and practices in a high-paced environment.

Sweet Position Perks:

• A competitive base salary plus annual bonus compensation package

• Enrollment in our Cookie Jar deferred compensation program

• Excellent comprehensive benefits coverage that includes medical, dental, vision, prescription plans and pet insurance

• 401K with contribution match

• 3 weeks paid vacation plus 2 Insomnia Cookies personal wellness days

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversee payables to ensure timely and accurate processes and payments.
• Manage AP Accountants and AP Consultants.
• Manage the weekly and monthly close processes.
• Reconcile the AP subledger to the control accounts monthly
• Reconcile the 3rd party financing company’s statements to our GL
• Administer the purchase card/T&E card program and the Insomniac expense reimbursement policy.
• Document key AP administrative processes and controls.
• Pursue continuous process improvement opportunities as a demanding business partner.
• Manage 1099 tax processing and reconciliation.
• Assist with monthly cash reconciliation.
• Work closely with accounting team to help streamline financial close process.
• Assist the Controller with various ad hoc tasks as request.
• Utilize leadership skills to build, maintain and promote positive working relationships within finance team and across various cross-functional areas of the Insomnia Cookies. Proactively escalate any business risks & opportunities.
• Manage relationship with outsource providers.
• Review and monitoring of aged invoices as well as assisting treasuring in forecasting cash requirements
• Review and monitoring of aged invoices as well as assisting treasuring in forecasting cash requirements
• Set goals for the AP team that are specific for department functionality and improvement, ensuring they are measurable, attainable and relevant to the entire organization

Desired Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or Business Administration required.
• 5+ years of managing an Accounts Payable function
• Experience with Concur preferred
• Proficient with Microsoft office: Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills – ability to read, interpret and comprehend data
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Drive for results – Must be proactive, high energy, results-oriented, and willing to drive change. Ability to meet deadlines under time constraints. Strong listening skills and attention to detail.
• Command – Demonstrable ‘Managerial Courage’ & skilled at ‘Dealing with Ambiguity’.
• Financial Controls – The knowledge and application of business processes, internal control concepts and practices to ensure transparency and governance of data and financial results at the appropriate level in the organization.
• Priority & Process Management – Well-developed Planning & Organization skills to manage multiple projects and priorities. Must have a high degree of self-direction with the ability to constantly seek innovative ways to perform tasks in an efficient and timely manner.
• Perseverance – Must work well under pressure and understand the importance of meeting deadlines. Resilience to change, working under pressure and lean organizational structure. Occasionally required flexibility to work outside of normal business hours.
• Effectively and professionally able to interact with all organizational levels as well as with external suppliers
• Experience leading, managing and motivating personnel
• Provide direct supervision, motivate and train the accounts payable team by:

o Selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling and disciplining employees

o Communicating job expectations

o Planning, monitoring and appraising job contributions

About us:

Insomnia Cookies was founded in a college dorm room by then-student, Seth Berkowitz. Fast forward 20 years and so. many. cookies. later, our innovative bakery + delivery concept has become a cult brand known for its rabid following of cookie lovers who crave Insomnia’s warm, delicious delivery all day and late into the night. With an expanding footprint of over 250 stores globally, an experiential, “sweet-easy” concept as the brand’s flagship in Philadelphia, Pa. (where Insomnia Cookies is headquartered), and a rapidly-growing nationwide shipping and gifting portfolio, Insomnia Cookies is revolutionizing the cookie game by truly “Imagining What’s Possible”!