Manager, Accounts Payable

About Us
Building Services 32BJ Benefit Funds (“the Funds”) is the umbrella organization responsible for administering Health, Pension, Retirement Savings, Training, and Legal Services benefits to over 185,000 SEIU 32BJ members. Our mission is to make significant contributions to the lives of our members by providing high quality benefits and services. Through our commitment, we embody five core values:
Flexibility, Initiative, Respect, Sustainability, and Teamwork (FIRST). By following our core values, employees are open to different and new ways of doing things, take active steps to improve the organization, create an environment of trust and respect, approach their work with the intent of a positive outcome, and work collaboratively with colleagues.

About Us
Building Services 32BJ Benefit Funds (“the Funds”) is the umbrella organization responsible for administering Health, Pension, Retirement Savings, Training, and Legal Services benefits to over 185,000 SEIU 32BJ members. Our mission is to make significant contributions to the lives of our members by providing high quality benefits and services. Through our commitment, we embody five core values:
Flexibility, Initiative, Respect, Sustainability, and Teamwork (FIRST). By following our core values, employees are open to different and new ways of doing things, take active steps to improve the organization, create an environment of trust and respect, approach their work with the intent of a positive outcome, and work collaboratively with colleagues.
The Funds oversees and manages $11 billion of dollars in assets, which are made up of many, varied and complex funds. The dollars come from a number of sources, including the property owners who pay into the funds on behalf of their employees, and as such, requires those who oversee and manage the money to be highly skilled financial management people.
32BJ Benefit Funds will continue to drive innovation, equity, and technology insights to further help the lives of our hard‑working members and their families. We use cutting edge technology such as: M365, Dynamics 365 CRM, Dynamics 365 F&O, Azure, AWS, SQL, Snowflake, Qlik View, and more.
Please take a moment to watch our video to learn more about our culture and contributions to our members:

Job Code F1826AC
Department Name Accounting
Reports To Director, Finance Operations
FLSA Status Exempt
Union Code N/A
Management Yes

Under the supervision of the Director, Finance & Operations, the Manager, Accounts Payable (Procure‑to‑Pay “P2P”) leads end‑to‑end AP and purchasing execution to ensure timely, accurate, and well‑controlled processing of vendor invoices, payments, and vendor master data. The role owns the full P2P lifecycle— from requisition and PO creation through invoice processing, approvals, payment execution, tax reporting, and month‑end close—while enforcing policy compliance, strengthening internal controls, and driving operational improvements.

This role oversees Accounts Payable (AP) service delivery and acts as the primary escalation point for vendor and internal stakeholder issues.

• Own the full P2P lifecycle: requisition‑to‑PO, invoice intake, matching (2‑way/3‑way as applicable), approvals, payment processing, vendor maintenance, and AP close.
• Enforce purchasing and AP policies, including approval thresholds, PO compliance, spend governance, and documentation requirements.
• Oversee vendor onboarding and maintenance, ensuring accuracy of vendor setup, payment terms, tax attributes, and required compliance documentation.
• Manage exceptions and standardized subprocesses (holds, credit memos, disputes, vendor inquiries, reconciliations) with clear audit trails and timely resolution.

• Lead, coach, and develop a five‑person AP team; assign workload, set expectations, and support skill development across P2P workflows.
• Define, track, and improve service performance through SLAs/KPIs (cycle times, backlog aging, match/exception rates, vendor responsiveness).
• Serve as the operational escalation point for invoice, vendor, and payment issues;…