Accounts Payable Supervisor (Dallas/Coppell, TX) - Austin Industries

Austin Industries is one of the nation’s largest, most diversified U.S.-based construction companies.

With more than 7,000 employee-owners, Austin Industries provides nearly every type of civil, commercial and industrial construction services through the expertise of our operating companies: Austin Bridge & Road, Austin Commercial and Austin Industrial.

 

Austin Industries has an outstanding opportunity for an Accounts Payable Supervisor at our corporate headquarters in Dallas/Fort Worth area.  Under the supervision of the Accounts Payable Manager, this position assists in leading the accounts payable team with strong organizational skills and excellence customer services.

The AP Supervisor provides training, supervision, and career development to the AP staff.

Onsite reporting location will be split between Austin Bridge & Road’s corporate headquarters in Coppell, TX and Austin Industries’ corporate headquarters in Dallas, TX.

 

Supervisory Responsibilities


* Accounts Payable Clerks

 

Functional Areas of Responsibility


* Accounts Payable


* Financial Reporting

 

Responsibilities:


* Accomplish accounts payable human resource objectives by selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising job contributions; recommending compensation actions; adhering to policies and procedures


* Meet accounts payable operational standards by contributing accounts payable information to strategic plans and reviews; implementing productions, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; identifying system improvements


* Meet accounts payable financial standards by providing annual accounts payable budget information; monitoring expenditures; identifying variances; implementing corrective actions


* Pay invoices by verifying invoice coding; verifying transactions; scheduling disbursements; obtaining authorization of payments


* Resolve account discrepancies by evaluating and approving investigations; resolving special cases


* Update payables by coordinating daily receiving reporting


* Maintain financial security by following internal accounting controls


* Maintain accounting ledgers by posting monthly account transactions


* Protect the organization’s value by keeping information confidential


* Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations


* Accomplish accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed


* Other duties as assigned

 

Qualifications:


* Associate’s degree (or higher) in Accounting or related field is a plus


* Accounts Payable certification preferred


* Construction industry experience preferred


* General understanding of sales tax account...