Director, Accounts Payable - Hybrid (Finance)
Description
Join Vitalant as our Director of Accounts Payable and play a key role in our mission to save and improve lives! In this role, you'll lead and transform our Accounts Payable function, driving automation and process efficiency to support Vitalant's business objectives and compliance requirements. You'll collaborate closely with key stakeholders across Finance, Supply Chain, and Legal, ensuring streamlined, effective, and controlled operations nationwide. As a leader, you'll also inspire and develop your team to achieve enterprise-wide goals and continuously improve processes.
What to Expect
Schedule: Monday - Friday
This position will have a hybrid work environment operating from the Scottsdale, AZ location 3 days per week and working from a remote/ at-home office 2 days per week.
Our comprehensive total rewards support you, your family, and your future with:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401K + 5% company match
- Tuition assistance up to $5k per year
- Free basic life and AD&D insurance
- Free short-and-long-term disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Employee Resource Groups
- Recognition and perks
- Lead, manage, and develop a team of six Accounts Payable staff, fostering growth and high performance.
- Oversee the Procure-to-Pay process, ensuring alignment across people, processes, and technology.
- Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
- Monitor performance metrics and hold service providers accountable for meeting targets.
- Ensure processes are documented with clear procedures, governance, policies, and training materials.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and performance.
- Build process expertise, promote innovation, and lead continuous improvement efforts.
- Resolve service issues by identifying root causes and developing solutions.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, and other leaders to align priorities.
- Manage strategic projects focused on leveraging new technologies and driving operational efficiency.
Requirements
Knowledge/Education
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
MBA preferred.
Experience
Eight years of Procure to Pay experience required.
Five years of leadership required.
Experience managing national processes and teams in a shared service environment preferred.
Experience with project management and system redesign preferred.
Skills/Abilities
Must possess the skills and abilities to successfully perform all assigned duties and responsibilities.
Proven ability to motivate and develop team members.
Must be able to maintain confidentiality.
Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment that requires quick turnaround and quality output.
Ability to see broadly and understand strategic changes and effectively translate that into necessary process or technology changes needed to support the needs of the business.
Highly effective communication, relationship building, presentation and interpersonal skills.
Strong leadership, customer service and organizational skills.
Self-directed, self-motivated leader.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and assignments.
Expert computer knowledge including P2P systems as well as Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Oracle.
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Summary
About Us
Vitalant is one of the nation's largest nonprofit blood and biotherapies healthcare organizations, providing hospitals and patients across the U.S. a safe blood supply, specialized laboratory services, transfusion medicine expertise and world-renowned research. We have a network of 115 donation centers across the U.S. and host approximately 60,000 bl ood drives annually. Vitalant provides blood and special services to patients in more than 900 hospitals across the U.S. where millions of people depend on blood donations from our generous donors.
Vitalant is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace built on a foundation of respect, integrity, teamwork, and excellence. Through our DEI strategic plan, we create opportunities for employees of all backgrounds to feel valued, seen and heard. We believe this mission drives creativity and innovation, as employees experience an environment conducive to personal growth and career development.
EEO/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
Our organization is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you need accommodation for any part of the employment process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an e-mail to Careers@vitalant.org to let us know the nature of your request.
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