The Global Accounts Payable Director is responsible for leading the global procure-to-pay function for all Inspire. Lead interactions with and drive solutions for internal customers and vendors, which include executive leadership in Inspire’s business segments and functions, such as company operated restaurants, franchise restaurants, Marketing, HR, IT, and finance. 

This role will be the functional lead responsible for transformation in procure-to-pay, creating a roadmap for optimizing people, processes and system across our support centers globally. The ability to lead and manage teams of internal resources across functional areas and ensure successful execution is critical. This role will assist the team in defining scalable frameworks and tools while aligning people, processes and systems. 

• Team management: this role will have 3 direct reports and lead a team of 7 professionals locally.  

• Monitor, supervise, and measure performance of a global accounts payable function of 25 professionals in other Inspire Support Centers.  

• Responsible for the full cycle Accounts Payable function including but not limited to invoice intake, approvals, payments, and archive as well as the administrative functions such as month-end sub-ledger close, accruals, supplier maintenance, corporate P-card/travel card program and overall governance 

• Business lead in multiple major system implementations, including enterprise T&E and procurement systems 

• Lead procurement administration team with a goal of reducing spend and increasing budget compliance through enforcing a requisition process in oracle cloud ERP 

• Implement and maintain industry “best practices” that leverage technology and automation to achieve company objectives (standardize workflow, purchase orders, invoice imaging, EDI, invoice coding, etc.) 

• Responsible for maintaining and enhancing the AP internal controls at a SOX level, including updated to the control narratives 

• Responsible for relevant balance sheet reconciliations, audit support schedules and interim and year-end control testing for both internal and external auditors 

• The role will be the “face” of the procure to pay function and will direct the support center team in an energetic, engaging, and empowering environment with an emphasis on training and execution 

• Partner with the treasury team to maximize working capital by leveraging vendor discounts, payment terms, rebates etc. 

• Responsible for oversight of the Inspire payment card support team, the expense report module, timely recording of payment card expenses, training for card holders and monitoring of card activity (Concur experience a plus) 

• Liaison between IT and accounts payable to address technical issues, maintenance, and enhancements 

• Maintain dashboards to ensure workflow invoices are being moved through the various applications timely 

• Responsible for all 1099 reporting and compliance 

• Oversight of testing and validation of the scheduled quarterly Oracle upgrades as well as off-cycle updates 

• Ensure quality customer service is provided to suppliers and Inspire team members 

• Other duties as assigned by the Sr. Director of Accounting Shared Services, including support of a timely financial close cycle