Job Description
About Us:
If you are passionate about the ability of American business to improve lives, solve problems, and strengthen society, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the place for you. As the world’s largest business organization, we believe in building a future that gives everyone the opportunity to pursue a better tomorrow. We make it our job today–and every day–to build the strongest relationships possible among the American people, business leaders, and elected officials in Washington, D.C., state capitals, and countries around the globe. For them and the businesses we represent, the U.S. Chamber is a trusted advocate and partner.
We are driven by the pursuit of innovation and partnership and hold ourselves to the highest standards. Our commitment to our members is matched only by our commitment to our employees. As part of our team, we will support your long-term career development while delivering relevant learning opportunities. We will empower you to lead, develop deep expertise, and find new approaches to solving the toughest challenges.
The Director, Accounts Payable leads accounts payable and purchasing operations to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant disbursements and vendor management across the organization. This role provides strategic and operational leadership over end-to-end AP processes, contract and purchasing support, and internal controls while overseeing a team responsible for invoice processing, vendor administration, credit cards, subscriptions, and purchasing coordination.
This role partners closely with Accounting, FP&A, Legal, Payroll, and business teams to strengthen financial operations, enhance controls, and drive process improvements and automation. This position reports to the vice president, Finance.
Responsibilities:
• Manage team performance, workload prioritization, and professional development to ensure high-quality service delivery.
• Foster a customer-service-oriented culture focused on responsiveness, accuracy, and continuous improvement while maintaining the highest level of compliance with our policies and procedures.
• Oversee the end-to-end accounts payable process, ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices, payments, reimbursements, and vendor transactions.
• Review and approve payment batches and complex transactions in line with our policies and internal controls.
• Lead vendor administration, including onboarding, maintenance, issue resolution, and W 9/1099 compliance.
• Oversee the integration and reconciliation of approved contracts with payments in the accounts payable system to ensure accuracy and policy compliance.
• Provide oversight of purchasing activities, subscriptions, and vendor services to drive consistency, efficiency, and adherence to policies.
• Ensure that ACH verification, TIN validation, and vendor due diligence processes are executed effectively.
• Lead AP-related activities for month-end and year-end close, including accruals, reconciliations, and reporting deliverables.
• Partner with Accounting and Tax on reporting requirements, including 1099 compliance, sales and use tax, escheatment filings, and audit support.
• Maintain and continuously improve internal controls across AP and purchasing processes.
• Manage the corporate credit card program, ensuring appropriate controls over card issuance, spending limits, policy compliance, and transaction oversight.
• Collaborate with Accounting, FP&A, Legal, Payroll, and business teams to resolve issues and improve workflows.
• Identify and implement process improvements to streamline workflows and enhance operational efficiency.
• Lead or support system enhancements, automation initiatives, and process standardization efforts.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience leading accounts payable or overall accounting operations.
• Experience leading or managing accounting or AP teams.
• Strong knowledge of AP processes, internal controls, and vendor management practices.
• Experience with contracts, purchasing operations, or vendor lifecycle management.
• Proficiency in ERP, accounting systems, contract management systems, and AP workflows.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with financial systems and automation tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential financial information.
• Demonstrated ability to drive process improvements and lead change initiatives.
The salary range for this position is $111,137.00 to $150,000.00. The actual salary paid for this position will vary based on market data, an applicant’s qualifications, relevant degrees, certifications, and other factors. Our full-time employees are eligible for benefits, including health care, vision, dental, retirement, and paid leave.
We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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