AP and Travel Supervisor

Albany International Corp.
United States, New Hampshire, Portsmouth
325 Corporate Drive (Show on map)
Mar 13, 2025
The Accounts Payable & Travel Shared Service Manager position supports finance practices and objectives that drive a high performance culture emphasizing empowerment, quality, productivity and standards, goal attainment and ethics. The Accounts Payable & Travel Shared Service Manager position supports finance policies, procedures and programs for 3 distinct business segments, reports to North America Controller - US MC and has responsibilities in the following areas: Accounts Payable & Travel Shared Service Responsibilities: Accounts Payable Direct team resources to process AP for 8 company sites taken into account government compliance requirements for certain sites. Manage team of 4 AP coordinators, with annual volume of 35,000 invoices Process AP disbursements for all US company sites. Support a scalable process for A/P for any US locations in the group. Streamline A/P Processing. Evaluate different technologies and processes with IT resource to further streamline A/P creating the capacity to pull in additional work without adding resources. Travel Accounting Support a centralized scalable process for travel expense reporting for any US locations of the group. Streamline travel processing. Evaluate different processes to further streamline travel creating the capacity to pull in additional work without adding resources. Manage 1 travel accountant that processes and audits T&E reports for 8 companies sites in USA. General accounting Prepare Monthly AP reconciliation Perform monthly for SOX controls Help Corporate tax with Government audit for income tax or sales tax Business Reporting and Analytical Support Work closely with global supply chain group on cost reduction projects Provide ad hoc assistance, analysis and reporting as required by management Qualifications/Characteristics Accounts Payable /Travel Shared Service Experience Requirements. Demonstrated capability in implementing process improvements Ability to work with other functional units to collectively improve processes Strong understanding of general accounting rules, general ledger, financial statements Ability to work independently and as a team member with minimal supervision Excellent analytical, problem solving, and communication skills Proficient in Microsoft Office applications Strong sense of commitment to meeting deadlines Experience in SAP a plus Experience supervising accounting personnel Government contracting experience is a plus Demonstrated history of management responsibilities and ability to develop team resources Education and Experience Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business or commensurate accounting work experience 5+ years of progressive finance or accounting experience