Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Title: Sr. Accounting Manager - AP
Job ID: 1468-1
Location: San Rafael, CA (Hybrid - Onsite every Tuesdays and Thursdays )
Duration: 06 months contract (+Possibility of extension)
The ideal candidate has 7-10+ years of hands-on AP leadership experience who can step in quickly, assess issues, drive execution, and partner effectively with Finance, Treasury, IT, and external vendors.
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Leader to provide interim leadership and operational support for the AP function during a critical period. This role will focus on ensuring payment continuity, stabilizing processes and reducing reliance on manual workarounds.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead day to day Accounts Payable operations, ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices and payments
- Partner closely with IT and Finance teams to address system related issues, ensure production stability, and drive remediation efforts
- Lead and provide clear direction to a developing Accounts Payable team, driving timely execution, rapid issue resolution, and strict adherence to priorities in a high urgency environment
- Proactively address urgent payment issues, escalations, and exceptions to ensure business continuity
- Stabilize AP processes and reduce dependency on manual or workaround solutions
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, SOX requirements, and company policies
- Communicate clearly and effectively with stakeholders, including Finance leadership and business partners, on status, risks, and dependencies
- Document processes and support knowledge transfer as required
