Manager, Accounts Payable - Brickworks North America

About the Company

Brickworks North America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brickworks Limited. Brickworks Limited (“The Group”) is a large Australian-listed group of companies. The Group has been in operation since the early 1900s, has a market capitalization exceeding $3.5 billion, and operates across three core business segments: Building Products, Land & Development, and Investments. The Group employs more than 2,000 FTE employees and operates nationally across Australia and has a significant presence in the USA.

Founded in 1890, Glen-Gery Corporation is one of the nation’s largest brick manufacturers and operates nine brick manufacturing facilities and one manufactured stone facility. Glen-Gery products are sold nationally through a network of over five hundred distributors as well as in Canada. Since entering the USA in 2018, Brickworks have acquired Sioux City Brick, Redland Brick and the distribution business of Southfield Corporation in Illinois and Indiana (Illinois Brick, Indiana Brick). The combined North American business now has more than 1,000 employees, operates across forty locations, including 8 brick plants, 25 masonry supply center locations and 3 Design Studios.

Basic Function: Brickworks North America is seeking a high energy Accounts Payable professional eager to have an impact on the organization and drive process improvement through the accounts payable cycle. This role will require the candidate to be familiar with automated payable processing software, as well as the experience in training and developing local and remote teams. The role will have full responsibility for overseeing the accounts payable department as well as directing staff in processing invoices and payments and general inquiries from vendors, manufacturing plants and masonry supply centers (MSCs). 

Duties:

• Manage accounts payable automation software and other programs, to include the training and development of processes for remote locations


• Analyze invoices and expense reports for accuracy and eligibility for payment


• Ensure timely payments of vendor invoices and expense vouchers, while maintaining accurate financial records.


• Set up month end accruals for closing process and prepare accounts payable sub ledger


• Prepare annual 1099 reporting


• Oversee daily check run and make sure payment terms are appropriate


• Drive process improvement initiatives across the Accounts Payable team to develop standardization in processes and controls across organization


• Lead and develop the accounts payable team

Education and experience requirements:

• BS/BA Degree in Business preferred


• Familiarity with payable process automation software is required


• 5 to 7 years of experience in a payables environment required


• Two or more years of AP team management experience is required


• Well-developed analytical skills


• Experience with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel


• Ability to communicate within different levels of an organization


• Experience with a larger ERP solution such as JD Edwards

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and as such, the employee will also be required to perform other reasonably related business duties as may be assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or other management personnel as required.

Equal Opportunity Employer