Accounts Payable Team Lead

The Accounts Payable Team Lead plays a key role in supporting the day-to-day AP function while serving as a bridge between the analyst team, vendors, and internal business partners. This position combines hands-on invoice processing and vendor management responsibilities with leadership support, process improvement, and reporting responsibilities.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. This individual will help manage team workload, resolve vendor issues, support month-end activities, and drive continuous improvement within the AP function.

This position reports to the AP Manager and is based in Cranberry Township, PA. Hybrid schedule: 3 days in office per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary point of contact between the AP analyst team and vendors to ensure timely payments, issue resolution, and effective communication.
• Help coordinate and balance team workload to support daily operations
• Manage assigned vendor accounts, including rebate check processing and vendor account maintenance.
• Process high-volume invoices accurately and efficiently
• Investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies, pricing issues, and payment exceptions requiring manual intervention.
• Reconcile vendor statements and proactively follow up on outstanding issues
• Perform vendor master data cleanup and support legacy AP cleanup initiatives.
• Assist with accruals, account analysis, and journal entry support during month-end close.
• Collect, organize, scrub, and analyze large data sets to support reporting and expense tracking across departments.
• Partner with procurement and cross-functional teams to facilitate timely and accurate vendor payments.
• Support the development and maintenance of strong AP processes, controls, and compliance standards.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements, automation, and operational efficiencies.
• Prepare and analyze AP reports, providing insights into payment trends, cash flow, and outstanding liabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred.
• 3+ years of accounts payable experience, preferably in a high-volume environment.
• Prior experience leading projects, mentoring team members, or supporting team operations preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office products.
• Experience with large ERP systems such as SAP, Naviant, or similar platforms.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt to changing demands, and work independently.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a customer-service mindset.
• Experience in manufacturing or consumer goods industries is a plus

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employment-based visa sponsorship (now or in the future). This includes H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visas).