[Remote] Accounts Payable Invoice and Payment Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. DIRECTV is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Accounts Payable Invoice and Payment Manager to lead day-to-day invoice processing and payment operations. This role is responsible for overseeing a team of AP professionals, ensuring timely and accurate invoice handling, managing multi-system payment workflows, and maintaining strong cross-functional relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners.ResponsibilitiesOversee invoice processing operations, ensuring invoices are handled accurately, timely, and in accordance with established proceduresManage end-to-end payment operations, including daily payment file reconciliation, wire total reporting to Treasury, and payment trackingMonitor team performance and workflow queues ensuring help desk inquiries, invoice changes, and comment resolution meet quality and timeliness standardsCoordinate month-end close activities, including timely notification to back-office partnersOversee Return EFT and Stale Check resolutionEnsure payment term compliance, including investigation of payment term mismatches, processing of Payment Term Waiver approvals, and escalation of exceptions as neededOversee TSA invoice processing, ensuring template accuracy to support on-time payment clearanceMonitor and manage Credit Memos with outstanding payment status, ensuring Immediate Terms are applied appropriatelySupervise bulk invoice template workflows and ensure daily query uploads are completed; serve as backup when neededTrain team members and business users on AP processes and AP system toolsIdentify trends in manual invoice submissions and proactively engage the business to address root causesSupport the transition of select processes to the back-office team, ensuring proper documentation and knowledge transferPerform UAT and regression testing on new or updated processesSkillsExtensive hands-on experience managing invoice and payment operations at scale, including full-cycle AP processing, payment file management, and reconciliation. Direct experience with Oracle Payables or a comparable ERP system is requiredExperience with robotic process automation (RPA) or workflow automation tools (e.g., Power Automate or equivalent) to streamline AP invoice and payment processes; demonstrated ability to identify manual process inefficiencies and partner cross-functionally to implement automation solutionsDemonstrated ability to lead, develop, and hold accountable a team of AP professionals. Experience monitoring team workloads, providing coaching, and ensuring quality and timeliness standards are consistently metWorking knowledge of payment platforms and tracking tools, including JPMorgan payment systems, Corpay, and VCARD payment processes. Ability to reconcile payment files against reporting outputs and identify discrepanciesExperience managing AP activities in alignment with a financial close calendar, including coordinating with back-office partners and internal business units to meet critical deadlinesStrong attention to detail with experience conducting invoice quality reviews, identifying keying errors, and enforcing payment term compliance. Familiarity with payment term waiver processes and dispute resolution workflowsProven ability to work effectively with internal teams (Finance, Treasury, Ad Sales) and external partners (back-office processing teams, banking partners) to resolve issues and maintain operational continuityExperience documenting processes, developing job aids and SOPs, and transitioning work to shared service or back-office teams. Ability to identify workflow inefficiencies and drive sustainable improvementsAbility to extract, interpret, and act on data from AP dashboards and reporting tools. Experience using Excel or similar tools for reconciliation, trend analysis, and operational reportingFamiliarity with workflow tracking platforms such as Smartsheet to manage team task queues, monitor progress, and ensure accountability across multiple concurrent workstreamsExperience training team members and business users on AP systems, bulk upload processes, and operational procedures. Ability to communicate technical processes clearly to varied audiencesBachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent work experience3 – 5 years required, 5+ years desired of accounts payable or procure-to-pay experience, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or management capacityProficiency with ERP-based AP systems (Oracle preferred)Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environmentExperience working with banksFamiliarity with Smartsheet or similar workflow management toolsExperience managing back-office or shared services partnershipsBenefitsDIRECTV's compensation structure is designed to be market-competitive and fully supports efforts to attract and retain employees.It is the company's policy to offer pay that is competitive with other employers in the local market.Salary ranges reflect base salary only and do not include bonus or benefits - when you consider all of these together, it represents a pretty impressive total compensation package.May require a background check due to job duties requiring routine access to DIRECTV and DIRECTV customer’s proprietary data.Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction will be considered for employment in accordance with local ordinances and state law.This is a remote position that can be located anywhere in the contiguous United States.Company OverviewAt DIRECTV, we believe TV is meant to be enjoyed. It was founded in 1999, and is headquartered in El Segundo, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.directv.com.