Accounts Payable Manager

About the Position

We are looking for an Accounts Payable Manager to provide strong leadership to our Accounts Payable team and ensure that our processes run smoothly.

After you’re onboarded and trained on our day-to-day and month-end close accounts payable processes, you will collaborate with several teams across our New York office, as well as the Accounting teams in our other global office locations, to ensure that all Jane Street expenses are accounted for and paid in a timely fashion.

This role provides great exposure to the larger operations of our firm. Additional responsibilities will include:

• Managing monthly closing and posting of month-end information
• Reviewing and approving invoices to ensure accuracy of financial statements
• Training, motivating, and working with an Accounts Payable team of five people
• Overseeing routine department activities to ensure that they are completed accurately and on time

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, management, or a related field
• 8+ years of accounts payable experience
• Have a demonstrated record of successfully managing a team of people
• Have a working knowledge of prepaids, accruals, and sales tax, and an understanding of how those concepts fit into the broader world of accounts payable
• Discreet and trustworthy
• Detail-oriented; getting the details right is an extremely important part of our business
• Motivated to look for process improvements where possible
• Organized self-starter with strong time management and task prioritization skills; enjoys working in a fast-paced environment with hard deadlines
• Clear and proactive communicator who can build strong collaborative relationships across various groups within the firm
• Knowledgeable in Microsoft Excel and able to critically analyze data
• Financial services background and knowledge in US GAAP are a plus
• Workday experience is a plus

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