Manager Accounts Payable

Job Description

Job Purpose

Intercontinental Exchange has an opportunity for a Full-Time Accounts Payable Manager. This role will oversee Accounts Payable operations for multiple regions and entities, ensuring consistent processes, and adherence to global standards.

Responsibilities

• Manages day-to-day multi‑region accounts payable activities, including vendor maintenance, invoice and payment processing, T&E audit reviews, U.S. 1099 issuance, escheatment reporting, and regional month-end close activities, ensuring all regions meet timelines and follow global policies set by senior management.
• Analyzes and reviews AP activities across regions to ensure operational consistency and that all processes and controls meet SOX compliance, internal/external audit standards, and both U.S. and international tax requirements.
• Oversees and administers the resolution of escalated, cross‑regional invoicing and payment issues, responding to global internal and external inquiries promptly and professionally.
• Manages AP team by allocating responsibilities effectively, providing timely and constructive performance feedback, and ensuring regional service level agreements are met.
• Leverages reports, dashboards, and analytics to monitor regional team performance and productivity, identify process gaps, and recommend improvements to enhance global efficiency.
• Acts as a liaison between the company, regional and global auditors, tax teams, accountants, and business stakeholders, ensuring information needs are met and historical records are properly maintained across all supported regions.
• Participates in project-based initiatives including acquisitions, system migrations, process standardization, and improvement activities that impact multiple regions or entities.
• Recruits, hires, trains, and evaluates AP personnel to enhance performance, ensure staff development, and maintain high-quality work outputs.
  
  

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or a business-related field.
• 12+ years of AP management experience, ideally within a large, multi-national company and a high‑volume shared services environment supporting multiple regions.
• Experience with major ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, or PeopleSoft.
• Prior experience with 1099 processing and escheatment reporting is highly desirable.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills; results-oriented with proven management capabilities.
• Ability to assess, analyze, and solve multi‑region operational issues while prioritizing tasks within a fluid and fast-paced global environment.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with professionalism.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; able to interact effectively with regional AP teams, external suppliers, internal customers, and global senior management.
• Demonstrated experience working in fast-paced multi‑region environments, with flexibility and adaptability to support varied business needs across different time zones.
• Prior experience managing a team of 10+ individuals is strongly preferred