Manager - Accounts Payable

How would you like to be a part of AmSty’s mission of enhancing lives through materials and know-how in a responsible and sustainable manner?

At AmSty, our team of dynamic associates are continuously leading AmSty to be the top integrated producer of polystyrene and styrene monomer. Our size and geographic footprint allow us to provide solutions to our broad range of customers.

At AmSty, our success is based on world-scale production technology and supply chain capability. All of our dedicated associates possess a strong continuing focus on safety, reliability and environmental compliance.

Open the door to your future at AmSty!

The Accounts Payable (AP) Manager oversees all Accounts Payable activity for the Company. Duties include supervising and training staff, internal controls compliance, external audit support, and overall process improvement. Deliverables include timely and accurate processing of all invoices, including corporate card spend, with any vendor inquiries researched and resolved. This position is also responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, publishing reports, and reconciling accounts.

Primary Responsibilities

• Establish working relationship with vendors, ensuring all vendors are paid per contractual terms and vendor inquiries are resolved in a timely manner
• Manage timely AP month-end close process in accordance with the corporate close schedule
• Develop and monitor operational and internal controls in compliance with US GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley, tax, and other governing authorities to ensure a clean external audit
• Ensure integrity and accuracy of AP financial data, identifying financial audit risks in a timely manner
• Establish and distribute key performance indicators monthly to AmSty leadership to measure performance and drive accountability
• Own functional AP-related work processes and SAP system solution design, striving for continuous improvement; lead system testing and training, including update of documentation as required
• Identify and implement opportunities to streamline end-to-end work processes in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders
• Supervise and train staff, establishing annual goals and objectives for each and monitoring progress to drive growth; ensure individual workloads and capability support business continuity
• Define and meet service level metrics; foster a team culture of service to provide both internal and external parties with quality service to resolve invoicing issues and/or provide necessary information
• Support other Finance department objectives, including performing timely and accurate account reconciliations, preparing payment proposals, and forecasting outflow of cash disbursements
• Manage compliance of corporate travel and expense program, ensuring accurate financial postings
• Ad hoc duties and projects as assigned
  
  
  

Job Requirements

• Bachelor degree in business, accounting, or similar discipline; CPA a plus
• 10+ years of prior managerial and accounts payable experience in manufacturing or petrochemical industry
• Proficiency with SAP and Concur and ability to learn other tools; SAP S/4 HANA preferred
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite of products; strong Excel and analytical skills required
• Self-driven team leader with ability to multi-task and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Proven organization skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to problem-solve, assess issues holistically, and make sound decisions for the Company
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate and build positive working relationships with vendors and internally across all levels of the organization
• Fluency in Spanish a plus
  
  
  

Relocation is not available with this position.

Americas Styrenics LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status or marital status.

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AmSty is a leading integrated producer of polystyrene and styrene monomer, offering solutions and services to customers in a variety of global markets. AmSty is taking a leadership role on long-term sustainability and development of the circular economy for plastics.

At AmSty, we believe that in-kind recycling, where products are returned to their original application and original quality, is the future of long-term sustainability. Our long-term vision is that polystyrene products should never be landfilled but reclaimed, reprocessed, and reused again and again.

AmSty is a proud member of the American Chemistry Council® (ACC) and a participant in its Responsible Care® initiative. Involvement in the Responsible Care initiative helps AmSty to "improve in environmental, health, safety and security (EHS&S) performance for [all of our] facilities, processes, and products."

Safety is a core focus in everything that we do. We strive daily for zero injuries and incidents.

AmSty values environmental stewardship, corporate responsibility and community involvement.