Accounts Payable Supervisor

The City of Raleigh is seeking a motivated and experienced leader to join the Finance Department as an Accounts Payable Supervisor
. In this role, you will lead a centralized team that ensures timely, accurate payments while supporting departments across the City and fostering strong relationships with suppliers. You will drive process improvements, champion best practices, and provide guidance and mentorship to your team, helping them deliver exceptional customer service and maintain compliance with policies and regulations. This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to make a meaningful impact on the City’s financial operations.

The ideal candidate is a proactive, experienced leader who excels at guiding teams to deliver accurate and timely financial operations. They have strong knowledge of accounts payable processes, compliance, and process improvement, and are skilled at problem‑solving, mentoring staff, and building collaborative relationships across departments.

The Finance Department supports City‑wide operations in a fast-paced environment, delivering accurate financial information and services that ensure fiscal integrity and accountability. We streamline processes, leverage technology, and stay compliant with changing regulations, all while fostering a culture of high performance, continuous improvement, innovation, and inclusive collaboration.

• Trains and supervises staff by planning and structuring accounts payable tasks, reviewing work, evaluating performance, and directing daily assignments
• Serves as a subject matter expert and liaison for departments and systems integrators, troubleshooting technical issues and resolving escalated matters
• Provides training and guidance to citywide departments, maintaining and updating training materials to ensure understanding of AP processes
• Ensures high‑quality customer service by collaborating with vendors, Procurement, Finance, and City departments to respond to inquiries, streamline processes, and support timely, accurate payments
• Monitors and evaluates controls and performance through auditing and reporting, while identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and equitable workload distribution across the team
• Ensures compliance with IRS 1099 requirements, annual escheatment, assist with month‑end close activities and other regulations
• Develops and oversees accounts payable procedures to ensure strong controls, compliance, fraud prevention, and that daily payment cycles are completed accurately and on time

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or related field, and 3 to 5 years’ experience in administrative, financial, budgeting, or program management, or a related field

Any equivalent combination of training and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be substituted.

• General accounting, financial management, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and financial reporting principles
• Qualitative and quantitative research methods, critical thinking, analysis, and strategic planning practices
• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and compliance requirements related to financial operations
• Leading, training, and coaching staff, managing projects and fiscal operations, overseeing quality assurance, and coordinating resources and logistics
• Analyzing, interpreting, monitoring, and reporting financial and statistical data, identifying and resolving fiscal or program deficiencies, and researching industry trends and best practices
• Conducting and presenting fiscal analysis to diverse audiences; maintain accurate documentation and confidentiality, managing budgets and financial systems, and effectively using financial and office software applications

(No specific requirements listed)

Sedentary:
Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Work is typically performed in an office or similar indoor environment.

Work in this position does not require frequent environmental exposures.

City of Raleigh is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Accommodations for individuals with disabilities are provided upon request.