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Overview

Mayer Brown is an international law firm positioned to represent the worlds major corporations funds and financial institutions in their most important and complex transactions and disputes. We are recognized by our clients as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything we do.

We are a collegial collaborative firm where highly motivated individuals with an unwavering commitment to excellence receive the opportunity support and development they need to grow thrive and realize their greatest potential all while supporting the Firms client service principles of excellence strategic partnership commercial instinct integrated strengths innovation and collaboration across our international firm.

If you enjoy working with team members whose defining characteristics are exceptional client service initiative professionalism responsiveness and adaptability you may be the person we are seeking to join our Accounting and Analysis department in our Chicago office as a Manager : Accounts Payable.

The Accounts Payable Manager in collaboration with and support of the Assistant Director of Accounts Payable leads the daily operations of the Firms U.S. cash disbursements function. Key responsibilities include ensuring smooth and effective execution of the disbursements cycle supporting departmental strategies ensuring exemplary customer service managing team personnel supporting departmental systems and consistently enhancing service processes controls and procedures.

This crucial and visible role serves as the primary operational leader in ensuring the function achieves the departments sustained service and operational excellence aspiration.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions :

General

• Leads full cycle execution of the cash disbursements function
• Manages develops and mentors departmental staff
• Ensures a robust effective control system
• Helps foster a collaborative innovative and empowering culture
• Ensures timely accurate processing and payment of vendor invoices and expense reimbursements
• Ensures timely support of and responsiveness to customer base
• Evolves operations through innovation technology and ongoing assessments of practices
• Serves as primary contact with third party service center in their support of clerical tasks
• Leads processes surrounding multiple payment methods
• Ensures pristine and accurate recordkeeping and processing
• Supports the departments financial and expense workflow systems
• Supports measurement of departmental performance through data metrics and KPIs
• Supports departmental strategies
• Solves problems quickly and adeptly
• Conducts staff training; develops sophisticated process documentation and informative content
• Leads departmental projects and other tasks as assigned

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The typical pay scale for this position is between $113000 and $149000 although the actual wage or salary could be lower or higher if the candidates education experience skills and internal pay alignment are different from those specified.

The above is a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.

The Firm may modify and amend this job description at any time at its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits including medical / dental / vision / life / and AD&D insurance 401(k) savings plan back-up childcare and eldercare generous paid time off (PTO) as well as opportunities for professional development and growth.

Thank you for your interest in Mayer Brown. We are committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities and disabled veterans. To request a reasonable accommodation related to the application process and / or job interview please email . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.

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Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Arabic Speaking,Data Entry,General Ledger Accounting,ABAP,E Learning,Electronics

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 113000 - 149000