Director, Accounts Payable

divh2Director, Accounts Payable/h2pThe Director, Accounts Payable is responsible for all aspects of the Accounts Payable operation, including projects, performance to benchmarks, interface management, and all sub-processes. The Director, Accounts Payable is the face of the Accounts Payable Department for Inova. High level communication skills, presence, and engagement are critical. This role establishes strategic and collaborative methods while maintaining a strong financial control environment as well as establishing and maintaining Inovas accounts payable policies and procedures. The Director, Accounts Payable provides leadership and guidance to the Accounts Payable team, while building strong relationships with process and functional leaders across the organization. This role involves a high degree of customer orientation to meet the needs of internal customers and business partners. This role is responsible for the overall quality of service delivery from Accounts Payable to the organization and acts as an escalation point to resolve operational concerns or issues in a timely manner./ppstrongJob Responsibilities:/strong/pulliDevelops and implements strategic guidelines, procedures, and processes./liliEstablishes department goals and monitors the health of the payables function through the creation and monitoring of reports and key performance indicators./liliIdentifies opportunities to improve systems, workflow, and procedures. Works in collaboration with other departments and cross-functional teams to implement identified changes to improve processes./liliDevelops and maintains relationships with senior leadership, customers, and other company departments to ensure positive interactions, resolutions, and outcomes of inquiries and issues./liliDirects activities to ensure systems and controls are in place as outlined in policy and procedure manuals. Meets established daily, weekly, and monthly deadlines./liliEnsures resolution of escalated internal and external customer issues, delegating to Accounts Payable team members, as appropriate./liliDirects the Accounts Payable teams activities to ensure compliance with accounting principles and local/state/federal regulations, while also adhering to Inovas policies and procedures./liliCollaborates with other Accounting Department leaders to support the work of internal and external auditors by providing requested information, documentation, and analyses as needed/liliMentors, coaches, and holds team members accountable through orientation, training, the establishment of objectives, communication of policies and rules, and constructive discipline; builds morale and motivation./liliDirectly supports the Corporate Controller and participates in the formation of new policies and procedures while ensuring adequate financial controls to protect against fraud./liliResponsible for vendor master file maintenance, including oversight of vendor setup process (including 1099s and 1042s) and ongoing maintenance, timely and accurate processing of vendor invoices including expense and merchandise, disbursements and payment processing (check/wire/ACH), and rebates and allowances, as needed./liliMonitors the invoice processing activities, and proactively manages any issues impacting the accuracy or timeliness of vendor payments./liliEnsures that all documentation, process flows, desktop procedures, policies, procedures, and control documentation, are accurate and complete and maintained in accordance with Inova policy./liliManages monthly closing of Accounts Payable and posting of month-end information./liliSupports continuous improvements in the functions and business by providing subject matter expertise on business requirement definition, process design, implementation of process and organizational changes, and timing of impacted processes across all teams/liliContinually trains and educates self and staff on fraud prevention and implements proactive fraud prevention tools and techniques./liliServes as subject matter expert for the Accounts Payable ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system and other related or interfacing systems. Assists with maintenance and upgrades to the accounts payable module of the financial system./liliEnsures compliance with all policies and procedures of Inova./li/ulpstrongMinimum Requirements:/strong/pulliExperience - 10 years accounts payable within a large, distributed and/or complex company environment -3 years experience leading, mentoring, and managing multi-location teams/liliEducation - Bachelors Degree/liliSchedule: This role is eligible for remote work for candidates residing in VA, MD, DC, DE, FL, GA, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, and WV. While remote, onsite presence will be required/li/ulpstrongPreferred Requirements:/strong/pulliDemonstrated experience as a proponent of artificial intelligence and automation technologies, with a track record of leveraging AI-driven tools (e.g., AP automation, intelligent invoice processing, or workflow optimization) to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability within finance or shared services operations./liliExperience working in a large, complex organization with multiple legal entities, including demonstrated ability to manage or support cross-entity financial processes, reporting structures, and compliance requirements in a matrixed environment./liliPrior healthcare industry experience strongly, ideally within an integrated health system./li/ulh2About Us/h2pWe are Inova, Northern Virginias leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason were a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, were constantly striving to be ever better

to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare./ppInova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law./p/div