Assistant Manager - Accounts Payable

Columbia Sportswear

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3-5 years supervisory experience in accounts payable
Hands-on sap and ariba system expertise
Strong knowledge of general ledger account entries
** Columbia Sportswear is seeking an Assistant Manager for their Accounts Payable department. The role involves managing a team, ensuring accurate financial operations, and improving processes while maintaining effective communication with internal and external stakeholders. **

Job Summary

  • The role requires managing a team of four to eight Accounts Payable Specialists while ensuring accurate accounting book closes.
  • Candidates must possess strong operational experience in Accounts Payable including Vendor Master and hands-on proficiency with SAP and Ariba.
  • The position involves leading key projects to simplify, control, and automate current manual business processes within the domestic payable department.

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** Columbia Sportswear is seeking an Assistant Manager for their Accounts Payable department. The role involves managing a team, ensuring accurate financial operations, and improving processes while maintaining effective communication with internal and external stakeholders. **

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 3-5 years supervisory experience in accounts payable
  • Hands-on SAP and Ariba system expertise
  • Strong knowledge of General Ledger account entries
  • Experience resolving month-end close discrepancies
  • Vendor line item reconciliation skills

Nice-to-have

  • Continuous improvement mindset
  • Problem-solving approach
  • PowerBI or BW reporting tools
  • Multinational organization experience
  • Process automation project leadership

Key Requirements

  • Master's Degree in Finance/Accounting preferred
  • Minimum 3-5 years supervisory experience required
  • Experience with multinational organizations strongly preferred

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