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**Brand:** Michael Foods Inc.

**Categories:** Finance

**Locations:** Hopkins, Minnesota

**Position Type:** Regular Full-Time

**Remote Eligible:** No

**Req ID:** 29441

Job Description

Business Unit Overview

**Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food** _._

Location Description

Hopkins, MN is home to our Michael Foods, Inc. corporate headquarters. Hopkins is located 7 miles west of Minneapolis, boasting natural surroundings in a suburban environment that also provides quick access to major travel ways and local restaurants that give our community a distinct character. Located in the Excelsior Crossing building where employees are provided with beautifully landscaped walking paths and water features creating an optimal environment for outdoor and walking meetings, along with the opportunity to take a relaxing walk or outdoor lunch before, within, or after your work day.

Responsibilities

POSITION SUMMARY** **:

The Accounts Payable Manager position is located at our corporate office in Hopkins, MN and is a key member of the Corporate Accounting team. The AP Manager is responsible for the leadership and oversight of the day-to-day activities for Corporate Accounts Payable. The AP Manager is looked to build and maintain relationships with location controllers to drive efficiency and consistency to the AP process.

The Corporate AP team handles all payment processing, travel and entertainment compliance & reporting, corporate credit card programs, vendor master maintenance, and month end reporting and accounting responsibilities and is the business owner of the Vendor Invoice Management OCR technology.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

+ Provide direct supervision of Corporate Accounts Payable team (3 FTEs).

+ Provide leadership in the development and functionality improvement of the Vendor Invoice Management automation/OCR software to enhance standardization and touchless invoice processing rates.

+ Develop and maintain key relationships with location controllers and cross-functionally companywide to help drive consistency and efficiency in AP processes.

+ Provide support to the team in all regards for complex issues.

+ Maintain (and as needed create) department standard operating procedures and training guides.

+ Manage Travel/Expense, Payables and Purchase card programs and T&E expense processing and reporting.

+ Manage vendor master files and ensure integrity and consistency in the data.

+ Manage sales tax reporting and data used in return preparation.

+ Ensure timely and accurate 1099 filings.

+ Maintain (and as needed develop) AP policies and procedures to ensure compliance with financial regulations and company standards.

+ Develop a culture of recognition through coaching and mentoring for talent development and maintain a high-performance team through understanding team competencies, effective recruitment, performance management and efficient communication that drives positive employee engagement.

+ Provide support for internal and external audits and maintain SOX documentation and compliance.

+ Prepare and/or direct team on ad hoc data/reporting requests and project work.

+ Prepare and/or oversee recurring month-end reporting and accruals.

+ Develop and evaluate KPI’s for the Accounts Payable process.

+ Partner with Procurement and Finance leaders on strategic initiatives within the Procure-to-Pay cycle to drive efficiencies in overall process and superior support to our suppliers.

+ Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

+ Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.

+ 7+ years of accounts payable-related experience.

+ 3+ years of supervisory or management experience.

+ Strong technology skills: including MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook), Teams, ERP Systems (preferably SAP), optical character recognition software (OCR) and T&E reporting tools (preferably Concur).

+ Track record of success in process improvements, system implementations and/or creating efficiencies.

+ Working knowledge of electronic invoice interface processes.

+ Working knowledge and ability to lead 1099 reporting.

+ Working knowledge of treasury and banking related to disbursements.

+ Knowledge of US GAAP specific to this role.

+ Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively across functional and organizational teams.

+ Strong critical thinking, leadership and problem-solving skills

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work and may not include all the duties associated with this position.

The pay range for this position is $77,831 - $115,190 per year.

Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)