Cacique Foods, LLC Hiring For Accounts Payable Manager at Irving, TX Full Time

Looking to hire an accomplished Accounts Payable Manager

This position reports to the Corporate Controller. The results-driven Accounts Payable Manager provides strong leadership to the Accounts Payable function and ensures that the function is efficient and effective. Ensures timely payments of vendor invoices and expense vouchers and maintains accurate records and control reports. Also ensures that project/function milestones/goals are met and adhere to approved annual plans. Strong leadership, communication, managerial, and analytical skills are a requisite for success in this role.

Required Skills:

Accounts Payable Manager Responsibilities:

• Oversee all functions of accounts payable and directs team. Overseeing routine department activities, such as disbursing checks and processing payroll, to ensure that they are completed accurately and on time
• Developing, implementing, improving, and enforcing budgets, policies, and department controls to increase accuracy and efficiency
• Executes continuous process improvements for accounts payable systems, writing procedures, and policies to improve efficiency.
• Ensures timely and accurate accounting of invoices that leads to the presentation of timely and accurate financial results.
• Reviews applicable accounting reports and accounts payable registers to ensure accuracy.
• Compiling, analyzing, and reporting financial information to management and government agencies
• Setting and facilitating the achievement of functional objectives
• Oversees the entire Accounts Payable process of invoice submission, 3-way matching, to processing payments for multiple locations
• Audit expense reports in T&E software to assure accounts, regions, department numbers and business purpose are properly captured in the accounting system and in compliance with IRS travel expense support rules.
• Timely reconciling and clearing items received against invoices processed.
• Assuring that customer freight, and other payments are posted and clear related accruals.
• Assure demo payments clear related accruals. Work with sales organization as necessary to understand and clear these accruals.
• Monitor and assure that sales tax is not charged on inventory purchases.
• Monitor and assure that Cacique obtains all allowed sales tax exemptions on purchase of manufacturing equipment.
• KPIs & Metrics. Establish appropriate team/dept KPIs and metrics and provide regular and timely team report outs on progress and course corrections (if needed).

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• 7+ years of related experience
• Extensive knowledge of accounting and management principles and accounts payable procedures
• Experience with ERP accounting software and General Ledger, and advanced knowledge of MS Excel
• Continuous Improvement (Lean, Six-Sigma) experience; ideally leading projects
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong planning and problem-solving skills
• Ability to analyze information and processes
• Motivation to develop and maintain internal and external relationships
• Commitment to ethical behavior with a willingness to adhere to all company policies and current financial legislation.

Established in 1973, Cacique® has affirmed itself as America’s leader in Hispanic perishables. Our product offerings span from fresh cheeses, table creams, and processed cheese to cured meats and drinkable yogurts. Our company has a leadership position amongst the Hispanic population nationwide and enjoys a steady path of growth. We are a very dedicated and competitive family owned company which offers an excellent environment in which to thrive and grow.

Cacique looks to hire future teammates who embody Cacique’s Four Pillars: Family, Quality, Integrity and Authenticity. These four Pillars are the values that have been the foundation of Cacique’s success since its inception in 1973. Our work culture embraces people who are innovative, resourceful, determined, catalysts of change and champions of our values.

At Cacique eligible employees receive a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance and short term disability. As well as vacation, sick, holiday pay, birthday day off, 401k with company match, daily pay and more!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.