Manager Accounts Payable and Vendor Management

Manager Accounts Payable and Vendor Management

Job Category: Accounting

Location: Portage, MI, USA

Pay Range: $80,000 USD to $90,000 USD

Description

Make a Meaningful Impact Every Day

At GT Independence, people are at the heart of everything we do. If you thrive in a collaborative environment, love what you do, and are eager to grow, you're in the right place. Discover a career where your work genuinely improves lives and supports a mission that matters.

Our Mission

To help people live a life of their choosing, regardless of age or ability.

GT Independence has earned multiple awards for being an exceptional workplace, including being named a 2026 National "Best and Brightest Companies to Work For." We are also proudly certified as a Great Place to Work® for 2025/2026 —a distinction reserved for top employers committed to outstanding employee experiences.

The Manager Accounts Payable and Vendor Management owns the end-to-end procurement and payment lifecycle, ensuring that all organizational spend flows through a consistent, controlled, and scalable process. This role enforces purchasing standards, maintains vendor governance, ensures audit-ready documentation, and drives discipline in spending behavior. The Manager oversees AP execution, purchasing controls, and vendor onboarding while identifying opportunities for savings, process improvements, and risk reduction. Success in this role requires balancing strong controls with commercial awareness and a continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Own and manage end-to-end procurement and disbursement processes, ensuring compliance, consistency, and appropriate approvals.
• Enforce purchasing standards, authorization workflows, documentation requirements, and vendor onboarding controls.
• Drive cost discipline through vendor rationalization, pricing reviews, spend visibility, and contract compliance.
• Ensure AP, purchasing, and cash execution follow defined financial controls, segregation of duties, and audit-ready procedures.
• Maintain clean vendor master data and complete, well-organized documentation for all procurement and payment activities.
• Identify procurement inefficiencies, cost-saving opportunities, and improvements in procurement, AP, and disbursement processes.
• Continuously refine procurement and payment workflows to support scale without increasing risk or control exceptions.

Explicitly Not Responsible For

• Circumventing approved procurement processes, even in urgent situations.
• Executing purchases without required documentation or authorization.
• Cash forecasting, capital allocation, or broader treasury decision-making.
• Treating procurement as an administrative-only function rather than a control and discipline mechanism.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• Equivalent experience may be considered in place of formal education.

Experience and Qualifications

• Experience managing procurement, purchasing, AP, or financial operations.
• Strong understanding of internal controls, audit processes, and segregation of duties.
• Demonstrated ability to enforce policies and drive organization-wide adherence.
• Experience performing pricing reviews, vendor management, or spend analysis.
• Ability to identify process inefficiencies and implement improvements at scale.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across departments.

Work Environment

• Operational environment requiring strong attention to detail, consistency, and adherence to controls.
• Frequent collaboration with finance, operations, IT, and external vendors.
• Requires ability to balance urgency with compliance and policy enforcement.

As a family-founded national leader in personal and financial services for individuals who rely on home- and community-based care, GT Independence supports tens of thousands of people across the country as they find and hire their own caregivers or personal assistants.

Our finance team is driven by trust, autonomy, and—yes—fun. We believe great teams come from people who are intrinsically motivated, empowered, and valued. We respect each other, we care about the work we do, and we succeed because we work with purpose.

We value excellence, but we won't micromanage to achieve it. If you are self-motivated, we give you the space and support to grow and thrive. Team members enjoy flexible paid time off, competitive wages & benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.

Grow your career with us. Grow your impact with us.

What Culture & Belonging Means at GT: Bring Your Authentic Self To Work

GT is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive community. We aspire for all staff to feel comfortable bringing their full, authentic selves to work. We want people to feel valued and have a sense of belonging. GT strives to create a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We recognize that our diversity makes us stronger. It also drives innovation and ultimately helps us achieve our mission of self-determination.

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

Bachelors or better in Accounting.

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