Gerdau is currently seeking an AP Supervisor for its Tampa, Florida corporate office location.
This position is primarily responsible for overseeing the Accounts Payable functions within the company including the direct supervision of fifteen full time Accounts Payable Specialists. Works in close coordination and cooperation with all levels of corporate and divisional management, operating unit personnel, and external auditors.
The AP Supervisor position supervises Specialists and Processors for corporate, downstream, disbursements, tier 1 and GLN & GSN processing. This includes the entry of invoices into AP systems, the processing of check and ACH runs in both US and Canadian dollars for all locations and the inquiry support desk function (i.e. Tier 1). This position oversees maintenance of the vendor master file (over 30,000 vendors) and completes the 1099 reporting requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Delegate work assignments and provide supervision to the team performing invoice entry, invoice interfaces, vendor setup & maintenance, inquiry support and payment processing.
- Assist location personnel with their accounts payable questions and vendor issues.
- Ensure AP team members meet job expectations including quality and productivity standards.
- Determine root cause of accounts payable errors.
- Proactively prevent future errors through employee training and coaching, suggesting process improvements and documentation changes.
- Track and present quality and productivity metrics and plans to management.
- Maintain a focus on quality customer service to the operating units and solicit customer feedback to improve service. Respond promptly to customer needs and request.
- Assist Accounts Payable Manager in goal and objective setting for the department.
- Assist in the development and troubleshooting system issues.
- Ensure integrity of AP processes and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance through audit, review, process documentation and ongoing end user training.
- Acts as liaison between corporate / location accounting, Purchasing, location personnel and auditors for accounting and AP issue resolution.
- Train employees and encourage ongoing training, development and growth.
- Provide regular, ongoing performance feedback to employees including formal performance, plan and appraisals.
- Assists with month-end processing so Corporate Accountants can close and reconcile the Accounts Payable and Cash Book systems.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications include:
- Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related discipline.
- Broad knowledge of accounts payable and 3 + years experience in the accounts payable field.
- Work experience should include exposure to a manufacturing environment and hands-on experience in accounts payable processing and internal controls.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal abilities
- Good planning, organization and decision-making abilities are required.
- A focus on customer service to the operating units is inherent in this position.
Gerdau offers opportunities for advancement in an ever challenging, high-tech environment. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and the opportunity to grow with a world-class, multinational company. We recognize the contributions of our team members and provide opportunities for advancement.
Gerdau offers excellent benefits that start the FIRST DAY OF EMPLOYMENT!
Medical and Prescription
Dental
Vision
Health & Dependent Care (Flexible Spending Account)
401K
Basic Life/Accidental Life Insurance
Health Advocate Services
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Gerdau is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, committed to diversifying its workforce. All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the country of hire without current or future sponsorship.
Interested? Please visit our website:
https://gerdau.greatjob.net/jobs/EntryServlet?job=FPRGA&media=YHW
Gerdau Long Steel North America is a leader in mini-mill steel production and steel recycling in North America, with an annual manufacturing capacity of approximately 10 million metric tons of mill finished steel products. Through a vertically integrated network of mini-mills, scrap recycling facilities and downstream operations, the company serves customers throughout the U.S. and Canada, offering a diverse and balanced product mix of merchant steel, rebar, structural shapes, fabricated steel, flat rolled steel and wire rod.
We believe our employees are the best in the business. We have high standards and our employees constantly strive to reach even higher levels of success. Gerdau growth is based on our values and on a vision focused on excellence. We see customer satisfaction, the personal and professional growth of each employee, total safety in the workplace, a commitment to our stakeholders, employees, and communities, and profit as a measure of performance.
