Accounts Payable Lead

Accounts Payable Lead

Benefits & Growth

• Highly visible role partnering directly with department leadership to elevate AP operations
• Significant process ownership with the ability to influence how work flows across the team
• Full-time, hybrid schedule; all equipment provided

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Executive involvement in a department-wide transformation and modernization effort
• Critical role supporting a system and process overhaul—your insights shape the new operating model
• Clear line of sight to organizational impact, enabling the accounting team to focus on higher-level work
• Lean team structure ensures your contributions as the AP Lead are recognized and valued

Key Responsibilities of the Accounts Payable Lead / Senior AP Analyst

• Direct and triage AP workflow, ensuring efficient assignment and resolution across team processors
• Own higher-level AP functions: statement research, past-due vendor management, credit applications, and troubleshooting
• Monitor and report team productivity using established dashboards and metrics; escalate risks or blockers quickly
• Perform quality assurance on AP transactions, identify and correct coding errors, support reclasses, and contribute to continuous improvement
• Act as a solutions partner to senior management by flagging, prioritizing, and resolving issues before escalation
• Serve as the AP Lead who understands the full process end-to-end and can step in to support processing when needed
• Provide direction on vendor prioritization, ensuring the AP Lead maintains control of throughput and workflow pacing

Functional Breakdown

• 30–40% Invoice triage from shared AP inbox; assign work to processors and establish rules to streamline email flow
• 10% Productivity metrics: throughput tracking, daily exports, and Excel-based monitoring
• 10% Prioritization guidance: determine which vendors or issues require immediate attention
• 30% Credit applications, past-due research, issue reconciliation, and general AP oversight—including stepping in to process when the team is behind

The AP Lead ensures nothing gets stuck, raises flags early, and keeps the department running smoothly.

Must-Have Skills & Experience

• 5–7 years of full-cycle accounts payable experience in a high-volume corporate environment (2,800–3,000+ invoices/month)
• Ability to perform AP processing but operate primarily at a higher, workflow-directing level
• Experience with large-company ERP systems (backgrounds limited to QuickBooks only will not be considered)
• Strong, direct communication style with the confidence to influence diverse and assertive personalities
• Proven ability to identify coding errors, support reclasses, and maintain accuracy across AP operations
• Comfort raising issues early and offering solutions—an essential trait for an effective AP Lead
• Excel proficiency: ability to work within established productivity trackers, manage data dumps, and understand VLOOKUP and PivotTables (creation not required)

The AP Lead must exude authority, operate with efficiency, and elevate the department through clarity, structure, and steady leadership.

Location

Denver, CO — Local candidates only

Compensation

$70,000–$75,000 USD + benefits

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