Accounts Payable Supervisor

Salary:$47,982.94 – 61,547.06Commensurate with education and experiencePay Grade: LBright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning is responsible for meeting the child care and early education needs of Georgia's children and their families. It administers the nationally recognized Georgia's Pre-K Program, licenses child care centers and home-based child care, administers Georgia Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS) program, federal nutrition programs, and manages Quality Rated, Georgia's community powered child care rating system.The department also houses the Head Start State Collaboration Office, distributes federal funding to enhance the quality and availability of child care, and works collaboratively with Georgia child care resource and referral agencies and organizations throughout the state to enhance early care and education.Job Description:Under limited supervision, the Accounts Payable Supervisor will work in the Finance Unit of the Department of Early Care and Learning. This position will be responsible for the Accounts Payable Section’s goal of processing timely and accurate recording of expenditures and to ensure that vendors are paid in a timely, accurate and efficient manner consistent with accounting policies and procedures. The Finance Unit is seeking a candidate that displays strong organization skills, is detail oriented and exemplifies commitment to customer service.Job Responsibilities:

Serves as subject matter expert for Accounts Payable function and PeopleSoft processing

Supervises, measures performance and trains direct reports on accounts payable processing

Supervises the Department’s travel administration function

Ensures the Accounts Payable team properly applies transactions in accordance with State Chart of Accounts and the Department’s budget tables

Process key invoices and enters payments for the Department

May assist in development of policies and procedures for assigned area

Reconciles accounting data and transactions requiring the knowledge of complex rules and regulations and the use of advanced research and/or problem-solving skills

Assist with year-end reporting forms for the State’s CAFR

Other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements:

Requires the ability receive detailed information through oral communication.

Requires the ability to speak clearly.

Requires the ability to hear in loud, sound-congested environments such as a classroom and understand at normal conversational level.

Requires the ability to occasionally continuously stand or walk for long periods of time; regularly requires bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, lifting, pushing, pulling and moving items or materials occasionally of moderate weight up to 30 pounds.

Requires close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading and visual inspection.

Requires the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data. Includes exercising discretion in determining data classification.

Requires the ability to exercise judgement, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.

Requires a full range of hand and finger motion for data entry purposes.

Preferred Qualifications: Preference will be given to applicants who, in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, possess (4) four or more of the following:

Two or more years of supervisory experience as an Accounting Supervisor

Three years of demonstrated experience in PeopleSoft accounts payable processing.

Demonstrated experience with MS Excel, PeopleSoft queries and pivot tables.

Knowledge or experience with State Travel Policy and Team Works Travel system.

State of Georgia accounting experience

Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning is a family-friendly employer, offering flexible work schedules (at supervisory discretion) and a comprehensive compensation package, to include healthcare, retirement, 401-k match, and elective options for health and life insurance, dental and vision. Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning is an equal opportunity employer. A background check will be completed upon hire, which may consist of any of the following: criminal history, credit history, employment history, educational records, IRS records and driving records.Due to the volume of submissions received by this office, information concerning application or interview status cannot be provided in writing, over the phone or in person.Only those qualified candidates who are selected for an interview shall receive notification upon the filling of this vacancy. All applicants who submit a complete application package will be considered but may not necessarily receive notification or an interview. The job posting may be subject to being closed at any time without notice.Master's degree in accounting from an accredited college or university AND Two years of professional accounting experience OR Bachelor's degree in accounting from an accredited college or university AND Three years of professional accounting experience OR Bachelor's degree in a business curriculum which included completion of introductory and intermediate accounting sequence from an accredited college or university AND Four years of professional accounting experience. Note: Some positions may require certifications.Job: FinancialOrganization: Early Care and Learning, Georgia Department ofTitle: Accounts Payable SupervisorLocation: GA-Fulton-AtlantaRequisition ID: FIN02CM