Accounts Payable Manager
Company: Performance Food Group
Location: Englewood
Posted on: July 17, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description: We Deliver the Goods: Competitive pay and
benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee
Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance,
Paid Time Off, and much more Growth opportunities performing
essential work to support America’s food distribution system Safe
and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards,
recognition, and respect Position Summary: Performance Business
Solutions, a division of Performance Food Group (PFG), is excited
to offer a new opportunity for an Accounts Payable Support Manager
to join our growing and dynamic team. This role is critical in
managing the national payables activity across 130 locations for a
Fortune 150 organization. As a strategic and tactical leader, you
will focus on driving efficient processes, implementing impactful
system improvements, and fostering a collaborative and
high-performing team environment. The Accounts Payable Support
Manager will oversee invoice intake and disbursement teams within
the Shared Services environment. This role will combine leadership,
process improvement, and system optimization, with a data-driven
mindset focused on both short-term solutions and long-term,
sustainable improvements. Key Responsibilities : · Leadership &
Team Development: Lead, mentor, and coach a diverse team of
Accounts Payable professionals, ensuring a culture of
collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. This
includes overseeing staffing, training, performance management, and
career development for direct reports and multi-layer teams. ·
Strategic Oversight of AP Operations: Manage the overall day-to-day
operations of a high-volume, centralized AP team, ensuring the
efficient intake and processing of invoices and timely
disbursements across 130 U.S. locations. Maintain strong customer
service relationships with OPCOs staff, corporate teams, and
external vendors. · Process Improvement & Change Leadership:
Champion process improvements by identifying opportunities for
increased efficiency, automation, and system optimization. Lead
initiatives to streamline AP workflows, resolve process
bottlenecks, and drive organizational change. · Data-Driven
Decision Making: Use large data sets and multiple systems to
conduct financial analysis, root cause problem-solving, and
performance tracking. Provide regular updates and insights to
senior leadership and make recommendations for continuous
improvement. · AP Workflow & Metrics Management: Monitor AP
workflow queues, ensuring timely processing and adherence to SLAs.
Track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure
departmental performance, ensuring that metrics are met or
exceeded. · Compliance & Internal Controls: Ensure that AP
activities are performed within a strong internal control
environment. Develop and enforce accounting policies and procedures
to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements. Prepare and
review schedules for internal and external auditors. · Financial
Analysis & Reporting: Conduct complex financial reconciliations,
analyses, and reporting as required. Provide ad hoc reports and
insights for senior management to guide strategic decision-making.
· Special Projects & System Implementations: Lead or participate in
special projects related to acquisitions, integrations, and system
implementations, ensuring a seamless transition and process
optimization. Ideal Candidate Attributes: · A tactical and
strategic leader with a “roll up your sleeves” attitude, ready to
engage in day-to-day operations while driving long-term
improvements. · Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop teams in
a fast-paced , high-volume environment. · Experience managing
cross-functional teams and driving organizational change , while
maintaining a customer-first mindset. · Strong communicator who can
prioritize multiple high-impact projects and clearly articulate
solutions at all levels of the organization. · A data-driven
problem solver who can work across large data sets and systems to
uncover insights, deliver solutions, and maintain a focus on
continuous improvement. Why Join Performance Food Group? At
Performance Food Group, we don’t just deliver the goods—we deliver
opportunities for growth and success. As part of our team, you
will: · Have the chance to lead and grow a national Accounts
Payable team in a Fortune 150 organization. · Be part of a dynamic
and fast-growing company where innovation and excellence are at the
forefront. · Contribute to a culture of collaboration, continuous
improvement, and high performance . · Enjoy competitive
compensation , including bonuses , and a comprehensive benefits
package. Qualification: · Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance,
Business Administration, or a related field. Advanced degrees or
certifications (e.g., CPA, MBA) are a plus. · 5 years of leadership
experience in Accounts Payable or related finance operations within
a shared services or large-scale organization. · Proven experience
with process improvement, system implementations, and automation
within a financial environment. · Strong proficiency with Microsoft
Office (especially Excel) and ERP systems such as SAP. ·
Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability
to collaborate effectively across departments and with external
partners. Company description Performance Food Group is a
customer-centric foodservice distribution leader headquartered in
Richmond, Va. Grounded by roots that date back to a grocery peddler
in 1885, PFG has a nationwide network of approximately 150
distribution centers, 35,000-plus talented associates, and
thousands of valued suppliers across the country. With the goal of
helping customers thrive, PFG markets and delivers quality food and
related products to independent and chain restaurants, schools,
business and industry locations, convenience operations, healthcare
facilities, vending distributors, office coffee service
distributors, big box retailers, and theaters across the U.S.
Awards and Accolades Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries
(individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal
employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees,
regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status,
pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age,
disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other
characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal
laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to
review: (1) our EEO Policy ; (2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and
supplement ; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement .
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