Position Overview

The AP Manager plays a significant role in ensuring the maximum value of the MUSC Workday solution. This role will provide strategic vision and thought leadership for Accounts Payable while adapting to market trends and business needs. The AP Manager oversees one (1) direct report, creating a team of problem solvers and innovative thinkers to deliver solutions aligned with MUSC’s mission, core values, and culture.

Responsibilities

Reporting to Finance Director, the AP Manager is responsible for, but not limited to the following:

• Cultivate an inclusive, high-performing team that maximizes team member contribution
• Coach and develop the AP Analyst on continuous improvement methodologies and practices
• Define success metrics for AP to measure success and identify opportunities for improvement
• Maintain a strong working knowledge of market trends, industry-leading techniques that support innovation and improvement for AP
• Analyze data or facts and summarize and present findings in a compelling way
• Oversee AP escalations, teaching the AP Analyst how to resolve more complex items
• Effectively instill trust and build consensus around business processes and design
• Provide thought leadership on potential enhancements, methodologies to improve overall experience

• Partner with FIN, HR and TECH to ensure all work streams are cohesive and cross functional impacts are considered and mitigated
• Liaise with senior leadership to provide strategic input and recommendations for growth, innovation, and overall improvement
• Recommend best practices and provide sound solutions to support AP related items in Workday
• Support AP Analyst with guidance on communicating technical and AP-related concepts to a broad range of teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance OR equivalent working experience
• Demonstrated leadership experience or high potential for a leadership role
• Possess strong willingness to learn and ability to jump in feet first
• Demonstrates a solid and comprehensive knowledge of AP principles and practices
• Microsoft Office Proficient

Skills

• Coaching skills and ability to develop team members
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong collaboration and communication skills to understand requirements and mitigate risks
• Self-starter with proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to frequent change
• Ability to motivate and lead team members
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Process-oriented and data-oriented problem solver
• High level of professionalism and confidentiality
• Excellent communication skills

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform job functions in an upright position. (Frequent)
• Ability to perform job functions in a seated position. (Frequent)
• Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile. (Frequent)
• Ability to climb stairs. (Infrequent)
• Ability to climb ladders. (Infrequent)
• Ability to work indoors. (Continuous)
• Ability to bend at the waist. (Infrequent)
• Ability to twist at the waist. (Infrequent)
• Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Infrequent)
• Ability to perform 'pinching' operations. (Infrequent)
• Ability to fully use both hands/arms. (Frequent)
• Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Frequent)
• Ability to reach in all directions. (Frequent)
• Possess good finger dexterity. (Frequent)
• Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous)
• Ability to lift and carry 25 lbs., unassisted. (Infrequent)
• Ability to lift objects, up to 25 lbs., from floor level to height of 36 inches, unassisted. (Infrequent)
• Ability to lower objects, up to 25 lbs., from height of 36 inches to floor level, unassisted. (Infrequent)
• Ability to push/pull objects, up to 25 lbs., unassisted. (Infrequent)
• Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected. (Continuous)
• Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand. (Continuous)
• Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance. (Frequent)
• Ability to match or discriminate between colors. (Frequent)
• Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects, depth perception. (Frequent)
• Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Frequent)
• Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous)
• Ability to hear and understand whispered conversations at a distance of 3 feet. (Frequent)
• Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Frequent)