Supervisor Of Accounts Payable

Join our team as an Accounts Payable Supervisor! In this role, you'll lead the accounts payable function for Tribal Operations, ensuring vendors are paid accurately and on time while maintaining strong internal controls and precise records. From reconciling ledgers and approving batches to managing positive pay systems and preparing 1099s, your work protects the organization's financial integrity every day. You'll also develop a team, partner with purchasing, strengthen vendor relationships, and build processes that keep everything running smoothly. If you're detail-driven, organized, and enjoy leading others while making a real operational impact, this is your role. Enjoy weekly pay, on-site clinics, and health benefits. Whatever your career goals may be, let SMSC help get you there!

Job Overview: This position oversees all activities related to the accounts payable function, ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices and payments. The Accounts Payable Supervisor is responsible for maintaining accurate records of amounts owed, verifying invoices, and managing vendor relationships. The role also includes supervising staff, ensuring compliance with organizational policies, and maintaining strong internal controls throughout the accounts payable process.

Create Lasting Change: The Impact You'll Have:

• Schedules, assigns, and monitors daily accounts payable tasks within Tribal Operations.
• Reconciles accounts payable to related general ledger accounts.
• Assists with reconciliation of vendor ledgers to the accounts payable vendor ledger.
• Ensures proper filing, retention, and storage of all accounts payable records.
• Establishes and enforces guidelines for accurate coding of invoices to the general ledger.
• Maintains information for positive pay features within online banking systems and ensures the bank has an approved vendor payment list.
• Reviews and approves daily batch edits and posts weekly to the general ledger.
• Collaborates with Purchasing to establish vendor accounts and discount terms, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and recommendations.
• Performs research and inquiries on canceled checks as needed.
• Partners with Purchasing to prepare and validate vendor 1099s, ensuring timely and accurate completion and distribution.
• Recruits, interviews, hires, trains, and develops team members; completes performance appraisals for direct reports.

Job Requirements:

• Combination of post-secondary education and relevant experience totaling six (6) years in business, accounting, or a related field.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in accounts payable.
• Experience leading accounting teams.
• Proficient knowledge of basic accounting principles.
• Experience working in a computerized accounting and accounts payable environment.
• Basic proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software.

Outstanding Benefits & Awesome Perks: At the SMSC, we are invested in our team members, as demonstrated by the competitive benefits we offer. Team Members may be eligible for benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, and a generous PTO package, which includes outreach hours for volunteer work through our #SMSCgives outreach program. Plus, take advantage of perks like discounts on childcare, fuel bus passes and fitness membership, free uniforms and free uniform cleaning, and tuition reimbursement.

Who We Are: The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community contributes both time and financial resources across the region, state, and country. The SMSC has donated more than $400 million to organizations and causes, provided $500 million in economic development loans to other tribes, and contributed millions more to support regional governments and infrastructure. The SMSC's Native Green initiative annually diverts hundreds of tons of waste from landfills, has implemented compostable containers throughout our properties, and restored hundreds of acres of prairie land. Team members are eligible to participate in SMSC Gives, a community outreach initiative that organizes various opportunities in the local community. To empower its team members to take part in the Dakota tradition of giving, the SMSC provides paid hours to team members to volunteer at events. Learn more at shakopeedakota.org