Business Unit Overview Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news. Brand Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. We’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we’re growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That’s where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets. At Post Consumer Brands, we take pride in our longstanding legacy of making one of every five breakfast cereals families eat daily. Today, we’re just as focused on our future as we expand our grocery business with different shelf-stable foods, including snacks and peanut butter. We are committed to providing accessible and delicious food for families, and we’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio. As we soar to new heights, we need creative, determined individuals from all walks of life to join our team, where your unique perspective and ideas are acknowledged and valued. Be a part of a company that empowers you to make a difference that’s evident on grocery store shelves and families’ tables across North America. Location Description Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minn. is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America. Responsibilities POSITION OVERVIEW The Accounts Payable Operations Manager oversees the daily operations of the procurement lifecycle, from purchase order (PO) creation to processing payments for vendors, ensuring seamless integration across the procurement and accounts payable functions. This role is critical in managing vendor relationships, optimizing payment cycles, driving efficiencies, and ensuring adherence to company policies, controls, and regulatory compliance. This position will focus on streamlining processes, reducing costs, and improving overall procurement efficiency, while ensuring alignment with general ledger, tax, and financial reporting requirements. Collaboration with various teams such as procurement, finance, accounts payable, legal, IT, and supply chain is essential for addressing process gaps and ensuring timely, accurate execution of procurement and payables activities. Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities: Manage day-to-day operations of the Procurement and Accounts Payable Departments, ensuring effective process management from PO creation to payment disbursement. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, identifying and implementing process changes to increase efficiency, mitigate risks, and improve accuracy across assigned functions. Oversee vendor setup, maintain strong vendor relationships, and manage vendor queries and escalations to resolve disputes promptly. Manage audit controls including payment disbursement tie outs and payee control review. Collaborate with IT on the implementation, testing, and enhancement of procurement and accounts payable systems, driving automation and reporting improvements. Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations, including procurement and payables policies, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls, and tax requirements. Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to track the performance, efficiency, and accuracy of procurement and accounts payable processes, reporting monthly. Manage month-end, quarter-end and year-end close activities, including reconciliations, accruals, journal entries, and variance analysis, ensuring timely financial reporting. Lead the preparation of audit and tax working papers, and coordinate with auditors for annual audits and SOX testing. Lead team through acquisitions, training, testing, cutover activities, and team restructuring, ensuring effective preparation and smooth transitions during process changes or acquisition integrations. Assist in the development of ad-hoc reports and analyses to support decision-making and operational improvements. Work closely with cross-functional teams to support acquisition integration, ensuring a smooth transition of procurement and payables processes. Provide leadership and development to team members, setting goals, conducting performance evaluations, and fostering a collaborative work environment. Support Accounting and Finance with special projects, including strategic initiatives such as supplier rationalization and payment term optimization. Stay informed of industry trends, regulatory changes, and best practices in procure-to-pay processes, implementing improvements where applicable. Perform other duties and tasks as assigned to support the broader goals of the department and organization. Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or a related field is preferred. Experience: 5+ years of Accounts Payable, Procurement, or Finance experience, with preference given to those with experience in manufacturing or Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) industries. Minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience. Experience with acquisition integration is a plus. Experience with ERP systems such as JD Edwards, Oracle, or other server-based general ledger and sub-ledger systems is a plus. Strong problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills, with attention to detail. Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop teams, conducting performance reviews and setting team objectives. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team-based environment with cross-functional groups. Self-motivated and able to manage ambiguity and competing priorities effectively. Knowledge of general accounting principles, SOX, and other compliance frameworks. Advanced proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, with the ability to create detailed reports and presentations.