• Support the end-to-end accounts payable process, including invoice intake, coding, approvals, and payment processing. • Review and process a high volume of invoices, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies and approval workflows. • Assist with weekly payment runs (ACH, check, wire) and ensure timely vendor payments. • Monitor AP aging and follow up on outstanding invoices, discrepancies, and approvals. • Partner with internal teams (operations, accounting) to resolve invoice and vendor issues. • Maintain vendor records, including onboarding, W-9 collection, and payment details. • Ensure adherence to controls around invoice processing, vendor changes, and payment approvals. • Identify and escalate duplicate payments, discrepancies, or process gaps. • Support month-end close activities, including accruals and reconciliations. • Assist with audits, reporting, and ad hoc projects as needed. • Contribute to continuous improvement of AP processes, systems, and automation efforts.

• Oversee the AP team, ensuring accurate and timely processing of invoices, payments, and reconciliations • Manage daily responsibilities and workload distribution across the AP team • Document, maintain, and enforce AP policies and procedures • Continuously evaluate and enhance AP workflows and systems • Investigate any AP errors promptly and implement corrective actions • Ensure all AP processes are completed accurately for month-end close • Perform year-end reporting and support audit requirements as needed • Regularly review AP aging reports to resolve long-outstanding invoices • Provide hands-on support and coverage across all areas of AP operations

• Lead the functional design, configuration, testing, and deployment of SAP Accounts Receivable (AR) and Accounts Payable (AP) solutions within the SAP S/4HANA or ECC Finance (FI) module • Serve as the functional lead and primary point of contact for AR/AP workstreams, managing scope, deliverables, and stakeholder alignment across the engagement • Analyze and translate federal financial management requirements – including vendor payment processing, invoice management, cash application, and collections – into functional design specifications and system configuration • Configure and maintain core AR/AP components including customer and vendor master data, payment terms, dunning procedures, automatic payment programs, and cash discount processing • Oversee the design and configuration of purchase-to-pay (P2P) and order-to-cash (O2C) process integration touchpoints between FI-AP/AR and SAP MM, SD, and Treasury modules • Lead requirements-gathering workshops, solution design sessions, and user acceptance testing (UAT) with federal Finance and Accounting stakeholders • Provide oversight and guidance to junior consultants on the AR/AP workstream, ensuring quality of deliverables and adherence to project standards • Develop and maintain functional design documents, configuration workbooks, test scripts, and end-user training materials for all AR/AP components • Support period-end and year-end financial closing activities including AR/AP aging analysis, open item clearing, and balance reconciliation • Ensure all financial configurations remain compliant with federal accounting standards (USSGL, FASAB), agency-specific fiscal policies, and security protocols applicable to the classified operating environment

• Lead, mentor, and develop AP Clerks, managing workload distribution, performance standards, and professional growth • Manage the AP inbox, ensuring vendor and internal inquiries are responded to within 24 hours and routed appropriately • Establish clear expectations, accountability metrics, and standard operating procedures for the AP team • Evaluate current systems and implement AP automation tools to streamline invoice capture, coding, approval workflows, and payment execution • Drive adoption of AI-based solutions for invoice classification, duplicate detection, 3-way matching, and exception handling • Develop and monitor KPIs (cycle time, straight-through processing rate, error rate) to measure efficiency gains and identify bottlenecks • Lead continuous improvement initiatives across the AP function, reducing manual touchpoints and increasing throughput • Manage all payment runs including ACH, wire, virtual card, and check, ensuring accuracy, proper authorization, and timely execution • Partner with Operations to allocate available funds to open AP bills based on company operational needs and cash position • Optimize payment terms strategy including early pay discounts and vendor financing opportunities • Enforce payment controls, segregation of duties, and fraud prevention protocols in coordination with Finance leadership • Manage COGS and OPEX coding accuracy across GL accounts and departments on the income statement • Review actual versus budget for COGS and expenses, initiating corrections as appropriate and escalating variances • Ensure all AP transactions and accruals are posted in accordance with the published close schedule • Maintain and distribute the vendor master list, including GL account and departmental coding • Support external audit processes by preparing AP-related schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation; serve as primary AP liaison to external auditors and respond to auditor inquiries in a timely manner • Serve as primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders on vendor issues and payment inquiries • Oversee vendor onboarding, W-9/1099 compliance, and vendor master data integrity • Manage company credit card program and expense reporting policy, ensuring compliance and timely reconciliation