Accounts Payable Manager

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The Accounts Payable Manager leads Telix's accounts payable function, ensuring accurate, timely, and well-controlled supplier payments across a multi-entity organization. This role owns AP operations, month-end close activities, AP systems and processes, and compliance with SOX and internal controls, while building and developing a high-performing team. The AP Manager partners closely with Procurement, Treasury and Tax to support shared processes, including vendor management, payment initiatives, tax compliance, and expense reporting. The role also drives AP process improvement, automation, and integration efforts that support Telix's growth and transformation.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead accounts payable operations, ensuring timely and accurate invoice processing, supplier payments, and cash disbursements in compliance with company policies, financial controls, and service level expectations.
• Recruit, develop, and lead high-performing teams, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous learning, collaboration, and operational excellence through talent acquisition, onboarding, coaching, succession planning, and performance management.
• Oversee AP month-end close activities, including accruals, account reconciliations, AP-related banking transactions, and financial reporting, ensuring balance sheet integrity and timely resolution of outstanding items.
• Establish and monitor AP performance metrics, such as cycle time, on-time payment rate, and duplicate payment prevention, to drive accountability and continuous improvement.
• Serve as the business process owner for accounts payable technologies, partnering with Information Technology on system administration and providing process design, user support, training, and continuous improvement leadership.
• Provide leadership for AP-related audit, compliance, and internal control activities, ensuring adherence to SOX requirements, regulatory obligations, company policies, and best practices while supporting internal and external audit engagements.
• Drive AP process harmonization during acquisition integration and business transformation initiatives, including knowledge transfer, stakeholder coordination, and successful integration of acquired entities into the Telix operating model.
• Lead AP automation and system enhancement initiatives as part of broader finance transformation, improving scalability, efficiency, reporting capabilities, and the overall control environment.
• Develop and maintain governance frameworks, policies, procedures, and operational standards for accounts payable, purchase-to-pay compliance, and audit readiness, and contribute to travel and expense policies and procedures as needed.
• Partner with Procurement, which owns vendor master data management, to support supplier onboarding, banking detail verification, and fraud prevention controls that protect the integrity of supplier payments.
• Work with Tax to ensure AP processes support global tax and reporting requirements, including 1099 reporting, VAT, and withholding tax.
• Support the global travel and expense program in partnership with the program owner, contributing to policy compliance, corporate card administration, system support, audit readiness, and initiatives that enhance the employee experience.
• Contribute to banking, treasury, and payment modernization initiatives in partnership with Treasury, collaborating with financial institutions, technology teams, and business stakeholders to implement scalable and secure payment solutions.
• Collaborate with Finance, Information Technology, business operations, and external consultants to advance strategic initiatives, process improvements, and organizational transformation.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• CPA, CMA, or CAPP certification preferred
• 7+ years of progressive experience in accounts payable or finance operations, including 3+ years in a leadership role within a multi-entity or global organization.
• Strong knowledge of purchase-to-pay processes, multi-currency and cross-border payments, month-end close, AP-related tax requirements, and SOX and internal controls.
• Proven track record leading AP process transformation, automation, and system implementations, including integration efforts following mergers or acquisitions.
• Experience partnering with Treasury, Procurement, Tax, and travel and expense program owners on cross-functional initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to build and develop high-performing teams and drive accountability through performance metrics.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with ERP systems, including NetSuite, and Microsoft Excel.
• Experience in the life sciences, pharmaceutical, or biotech industry preferred
• Experience with SAP, NetSuite, Concur preferred

Key Capabilities

• Commitment to excellence: Take pride in your work and consistently strive for excellence in everything you do
• Results-oriented: Driven to achieve goals and objectives, with a strong focus on delivering measurable results
• Creativity and innovation: Possess a willingness to think outside the box and come up with unique and creative solutions to challenges
• Strong communication skills: Able to communicate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels, using clear and concise language
• Collaboration: Work effectively as part of a team, actively sharing knowledge and expertise to achieve common goals
• Resilience: Demonstrate the ability to bounce back from setbacks and persevere in the face of challenges
• Inclusive mindset: Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation for diversity, and actively work to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected
• Adaptability: Comfortable working in a dynamic environment, able to adjust to changing priorities, and willing to take on new challenges
• Ethical behavior: Act with integrity and demonstrate a commitment to ethical behavior in all interactions with colleagues and stakeholders
• Continuous learning: Show a commitment to ongoing learning and professional development, continually seeking out opportunities to expand your knowledge and skills