Thinking about improving your career development and your professional growth? We invite you to join one of the most successful international logistics organizations here at Kuehne+Nagel. Our Jersey City branch is looking for a new Accounts Payable Trade Manager to join their Finance team.

　　Your Role

　　Responsible for overall management of Trade payables for our Accounts Payable Department across multiple companies, our Accounts Payable Manager is responsible for managing approximately 5-7 local direct reports and our remote work handled by the Shared Service Center in Central America. You will be in a collaborative environment of 3 Managers within the Accounts Payable group and 1 Director, working alongside 2 other Managers who are directly responsible for: All strategic initiatives such as Supply Chain Finance, Extended Supplier Terms, onboarding of electric invoices via Tradeshift, and Specialized Payment processes.

　　Your Responsibilities

　　You will be responsible for managing the accounting and book-keeping processes related to a full cycle Accounts Payable Department for Trade Expenses such as: registration, approval process, payment runs and execution execution , maintaining an accurate subledger, Ticketing Queues, and Reporting

　　Liase with our main suppliers for your assigned area, including Airlines, Carriers, Rail, and Truckers

　　Assist in the development and implementation of Policies and Procedures/ Operating Standards, setting priorities, and developing department goals and objectives

　　Manage the day-to-day tasks of the department and staff, providing technical guidance and expertise to subordinates in day-to-day management of accounting activities within their area of specialty

　　Direct, coordinate, assign, and audit the quality of work performed by your staff and Service Center.

　　Responsible for month end reporting, supporting the business with ad hoc reports and analysis, the month end close process, and requests from internal + external auditors.

　　Your Skills and Experiences

　　Bachelors Degree in Finance or a related field

　　7+ years experience in Accounting

　　5+ years experience in a Management role

　　Experience managing multiple supplier relationships

　　Strong with cross functional collaboration, with experience managing internal customer relations with other branches, management, and affiliated companies

　　Strong technical skills in Accounting Software applications, MS Office, and Excel (for example Pivot Tables, VLookups, and Formulas)

　　Good Reasons to Join

　　We offer a great compensation package, medical, dental, and retirement benefits package, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, excellent training programs and a dynamic global work environment.

　　Kuehne + Nagel is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you require an accommodation for any part of the online application process due to a disability, please contact the Employee Services HR Help Desk at 1-800-267-1326 during the hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm EST; Monday through Friday or via e-mail at: [email protected] with the nature of your request. We will answer your inquiry within 24 hours.