Accounts Payable Manager jobs in Appleton, WI

✈︎Looking for an exciting industry ✈︎Excellent Excel Skills ✈︎ Degree in Accounting ✈︎Leadership skills
These are the qualities Air Wisconsin Airlines is searching for a Accounts Payable Manager to join our team at our corporate headquarters in Appleton, WI. We are looking for someone with excellent leadership skills who wants to help develop those around them. Our team is made up of big-picture, critical thinkers who work as a team. At Air Wisconsin, we’re passionate about aviation and growth. We have over 58 years of proven excellence and we want someone as excited to work for a commercial airline as we are!

Operating as a regional airline in the United States, Air Wisconsin Airlines performs flying services for American Airlines as American Eagle throughout the Midwest and East Coast, operating CRJ-200 regional jets. Our exceptional team is dedicated to making our travelers' experiences safe and pleasant.

With general direction from the Director of Accounting/Controller, responsible for all activities of the accounts payable function.

Job Functions:

• Promotes and fosters a safe and secure operating environment.
• Applies accounting principles and techniques to systematically record and present data.
• Prepares specific journal entries and account analysis for general ledger accounts.
• Prepares and maintains detailed worksheets to track expenses and trends.
• Handles internal and external disputes escalated through the AP department.
• Ensures timely and authorized payment of corporate and departmental expenditures.
• Ensures corporate compliance of disbursements and internal control.
• Forecasts cash requirements and works to manage cash flow of the company.
• Ensures annual compliance with federal and state 1099 income reporting, assisting with annual audit of financial statements.
• Acts as Business Continuity Team Leader for Accounts Payable business unit. Ensures plan is viable, inclusive, and current.
• Coordinates the reviews and test of applicable software cyclicals and upgrades. Ensures the correct functionality of systems.
• Ensures accounts payable process, systems, and internal controls operate efficiently.
• Evaluates impact of changes to Company business activities and applies applicable rules.
• Assists with special projects and workflow process improvements.

Required Competencies:

• Judgment and initiative needed to set detailed schedules and deadlines for self and subordinates, review, and correct subordinates’ work as necessary and implement new policies and procedures to improve efficiency of accounting systems.
• High level of understanding of accounting principles, practices, and procedures.
• High degree of professionalism and ability to keep sensitive information confidential.
• Ability to communicate fluently in English.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.

Education & Experience:

Required:

• Associate’s degree in accounting or extensive background in accounts payable processing.
• 3 years’ accounting experience
• 2 years’ supervisory experience         

Preferred:

• Problem solving
• Analytical ability
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills

Benefits offered to you:

• A comprehensive benefits package which includes health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, and health & wellness incentives.
• Flight benefits on our partner carrier(s).
• Paid holidays, sick leave and vacation.