Accounts Payable Manager at Performance Food Group

Job Description:

We Deliver the Goods:

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America’s food distribution system
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect

Position Summary:

Performance Business Solutions, a division of Performance Food Group (PFG), is excited to offer a new opportunity for an Accounts Payable Support Manager to join our growing and dynamic team. This role is critical in managing the national payables activity across 130+ locations for a Fortune 150 organization. As a strategic and tactical leader, you will focus on driving efficient processes, implementing impactful system improvements, and fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.

The Accounts Payable Support Manager will oversee invoice intake and disbursement teams within the Shared Services environment. This role will combine leadership, process improvement, and system optimization, with a data-driven mindset focused on both short-term solutions and long-term, sustainable improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

· Leadership & Team Development: Lead, mentor, and coach a diverse team of Accounts Payable professionals, ensuring a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. This includes overseeing staffing, training, performance management, and career development for direct reports and multi-layer teams.

· Strategic Oversight of AP Operations: Manage the overall day-to-day operations of a high-volume, centralized AP team, ensuring the efficient intake and processing of invoices and timely disbursements across 130+ U.S. locations. Maintain strong customer service relationships with OPCOs staff, corporate teams, and external vendors.

· Process Improvement & Change Leadership: Champion process improvements by identifying opportunities for increased efficiency, automation, and system optimization. Lead initiatives to streamline AP workflows, resolve process bottlenecks, and drive organizational change.

· Data-Driven Decision Making: Use large data sets and multiple systems to conduct financial analysis, root cause problem-solving, and performance tracking. Provide regular updates and insights to senior leadership and make recommendations for continuous improvement.

· AP Workflow & Metrics Management: Monitor AP workflow queues, ensuring timely processing and adherence to SLAs. Track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure departmental performance, ensuring that metrics are met or exceeded.

· Compliance & Internal Controls: Ensure that AP activities are performed within a strong internal control environment. Develop and enforce accounting policies and procedures to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements. Prepare and review schedules for internal and external auditors.

· Financial Analysis & Reporting: Conduct complex financial reconciliations, analyses, and reporting as required. Provide ad hoc reports and insights for senior management to guide strategic decision-making.

· Special Projects & System Implementations: Lead or participate in special projects related to acquisitions, integrations, and system implementations, ensuring a seamless transition and process optimization.

Ideal Candidate Attributes:

· A tactical and strategic leader with a “roll up your sleeves” attitude, ready to engage in day-to-day operations while driving long-term improvements.

· Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop teams in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

· Experience managing cross-functional teams and driving organizational change, while maintaining a customer-first mindset.

· Strong communicator who can prioritize multiple high-impact projects and clearly articulate solutions at all levels of the organization.

· A data-driven problem solver who can work across large data sets and systems to uncover insights, deliver solutions, and maintain a focus on continuous improvement.

 

Why Join Performance Food Group?

At Performance Food Group, we don’t just deliver the goods—we deliver opportunities for growth and success. As part of our team, you will:

· Have the chance to lead and grow a national Accounts Payable team in a Fortune 150 organization.

· Be part of a dynamic and fast-growing company where innovation and excellence are at the forefront.

· Contribute to a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and high performance.

· Enjoy competitive compensation, including bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualification:

· Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. Advanced degrees or certifications (e.g., CPA, MBA) are a plus.

· 5+ years of leadership experience in Accounts Payable or related finance operations within a shared services or large-scale organization.

· Proven experience with process improvement, system implementations, and automation within a financial environment.

· Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and ERP systems such as SAP.

· Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and with external partners.

Company description

Performance Food Group is a customer-centric foodservice distribution leader headquartered in Richmond, Va. Grounded by roots that date back to a grocery peddler in 1885, PFG has a nationwide network of approximately 150 distribution centers, 35,000-plus talented associates, and thousands of valued suppliers across the country. With the goal of helping customers thrive, PFG markets and delivers quality food and related products to independent and chain restaurants, schools, business and industry locations, convenience operations, healthcare facilities, vending distributors, office coffee service distributors, big box retailers, and theaters across the U.S.

Awards and Accolades

Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy; (2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.