**Job Description** **Job Description:** The Accounts Payable Manager oversees the accounts payable department's operations, ensuring accurate and timely payment of invoices and maintaining strong relationships with vendors and internal Essentia Health stakeholders. **Education Qualifications:** **Key Responsibilities:** + Oversees the entire accounts payable process, including invoice verification, processing, and payment. Supports the account reconciliation process where needed + Supervises, mentors, and trains the accounts payable team, ensuring high performance and professional development + Maintains and builds strong relationships with vendors, by reconciliating and resolving any payment issues promptly + Ensures all payments comply with company policies, legal regulations, and tax requirements + Identifies, documents and implements process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy within the accounts payable department. Maintain current knowledge of best practices in banking automation products and make recommendations on key vendor systems to improve productivity and reduce costs + Oversees the implementation and maintenance of accounts payable systems, ensuring they are up-to-date and fully utilized. Maintains a business continuity plan in case of emergencies affecting department operations **Educational Requirements:** + Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance **Required Qualifications:** + 3 years or more experience managing Accounts Payable workstreams and staff + Demonstrated experience in recruitment, training and coaching of staff + Strong understanding of various procure to pay banking options + Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to operate effectively within a large complex matrix organization + Experience with large scale Enterprise Resource Program (ERP) systems’ Accounts Payable workstreams **Preferred Qualifications:** + Experience with Workday ERP + Experience in Healthcare Industry This position has the option for Hybrid work. Candidate must reside in the Duluth area but may work remotely up to 2 days a week after training period. **Job Location:** Business Service Center **Shift Rotation:** Day Rotation (United States of America) **Shift Start/End:** / **Hours Per Pay Period:** **Compensation Range:** **Union:** **FTE:** 1 **Weekends:** **Call Obligations:** **Sign On Bonus:** Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) at Essentia It is our policy to afford EEO to all individuals, regardless of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, family medical history, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, military service or veteran status, culture, socio-economic status, status with regard to public assistance, and other factors not related to qualifications, including employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or any other category as defined by law.