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Reporting to the Director of Accounts Payable and Payment Services, this position will direct and manage the day-to -day activities for the Transaction Review and Compliance Team. This position will ensure that the team meets service level targets for turnaround times, accuracy, and reliability. This position is a key resource with broad knowledge of financial compliance, internal controls, expense management and will act as a liaison and point of escalation between departments and various central University administrative offices. Furthermore, this position will act as a key stakeholder and subject matter expert for projects involving the implementation or upgrade of financial systems and platforms, ensuring departmental requirements are met and integrated seamlessly into team workflows. The position will be responsible for designing and implementing quality improvements as needed, for seeking out opportunities to exceed customer service expectations by introducing quality checks, workflow efficiencies, and trouble-shooting trends in escalations and vulnerabilities. This position will also participate in the development of reports, policy and procedures. This position is responsible for identifying and managing reconciliations and/or verification activities in strengthening QA activities and internal controls to promote policy adherence and best practices.
Required Skills and Abilities
Experience managing staff.
Experience using Excel formulas, filtering, graphs, charts, v-lookups, and pivot tables.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Skills and Abilities
Experience with an expense management system such as Concur, Workday, or Oracle.
Experience with expense management processes and process improvement.
Experience developing policy and procedures.
Experience auditing financial data.
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated experience with the implementation or major upgrade of an expense management system (e.g., Concur, Workday, Oracle).
Experience in requirements gathering, and user acceptance testing (UAT) for financial systems.
Proven experience related to technology initiatives or system enhancements.
Principal Responsibilities
1. Supervises the accounts payable operations. Responsible for ensuring services meet service level targets for speed, accuracy, reliability, client satisfaction and other specific performance metrics. 2. Manages a team of staff who provide accounting, analytical and transactional services to clients. Hires, manages, monitors, trains and develops staff in the preparation, reporting and processing of financial and or administrative activities. Responsible for staff productivity, performance management, workforce engagement and talent development. 3. Accountable for effectively working with clients and departments to meet Partnership Agreement (Service Level) Expectations. Collects, analyzes, and reviews Partnership Agreement performance metrics internally with the team. Sets performance expectations, manages results and makes adjustments as necessary. 4. Serves as primary resource and escalation point for all, including understanding and applying related business policies and procedures. Manage escalations and resolutions with appropriate departments. 5. Resolve service quality issues and works with management to design and implement service quality improvements. 6. Monitors client accounts, consulting with client to manage program support. Designs, develops, produces, and analyzes account activity reports. 7. Reviews and analyzes client account activity and interface with other departments as needed. Participates in long-range planning and development of policies, procedures, and new reports. 8. May perform other duties as assigned.
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and a minimum of three years of related work experience in a higher education or business environment or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Job Posting Date
08/18/2026
Job Category
Manager
Bargaining Unit
NON
Compensation Grade
Administration & Operations
Compensation Grade Profile
Supervisor; Senior Associate (M5)
Salary Range
$68,000.00 - $120,500.00
Time Type
Part time
Duration Type
Temporary / Casual (Fixed Term)
Work Model
Hybrid
Background Check Requirements
All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks basedon the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.
Health Requirements
Certain positions have associated health requirements based on specific job responsibilities. These may include vaccinations, tests, or examinations, as required by law, regulation, or university policy.
Posting Disclaimer
Salary offers are determined by a candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and education in relation to the position requirements, along with the role’s grade profile and current internal and external market conditions.
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties throughtheir hiring department.
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