Senior Manager, Accounts Payable

At Cotality, we are driven by a single mission—to make the property industry faster, smarter, and more people-centric. Cotality is the trusted source for property intelligence, with unmatched precision, depth, breadth, and insights across the entire ecosystem. Our talented team of 5,000 employees globally uses our network, scale, connectivity and technology to drive the largest asset class in the world. Join us as we work toward our vision of fueling a thriving global property ecosystem and a more resilient society.

Cotality is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive work culture that inspires innovation and bold thinking; it's a place where you can collaborate, feel valued, develop skills and directly impact the real estate economy. We know our people are our greatest asset. At Cotality, you can be yourself, lift people up and make an impact. By putting clients first and continuously innovating, we're working together to set the pace for unlocking new possibilities that better serve the property industry.

Job Description:

Cotality is looking for a Senior Manager, Accounts Payable to direct operations accounting and custodial financial operations across multiple functional areas. You'll lead a team of 6+ team members in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. You'll drive financial accuracy, strong controls, and process automation.

What You'll Do

Leadership and Strategy

• Develop and implement strategies that improve operational adherence and financial accuracy.
• Lead people responsibilities, including performance reviews, pay reviews, and hiring and termination decisions.
• Coach and mentor employees to sustain performance, job satisfaction, and career growth.
• Manage a team of 6+ team members, ensuring accurate timesheets and careful use of overtime.

Disbursements and Payables Operations

• Manage daily custodial disbursements to taxing authorities for commercial and residential business, following set schedules, controls, SOPs, and SLAs.
• Review and approve daily wires and other activities.
• Manage full-cycle payables processing, including wires, checks, and ACH.
• Manage and execute 1099 reporting and filing with the IRS.
• Lead month-end close activity and reporting.

Controls, Compliance, and Audit

• Enforce compliance with internal and external controls and requirements to mitigate risk.
• Participate in internal and external audits, including RegAB, Internal Audit, and SOX controls testing.
• Continuously evolve monitoring and testing to add value to the business and maximize team capacity and strengths.

Process Improvement and Collaboration

• Lead process improvement and automation projects that improve efficiency in financial reporting.
• Use internal and external software and hardware tools, including AI, to maximize productivity while maintaining transactional integrity.
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, Customer Success, and Operations on system enhancements, conversions, and new client implementations, including user acceptance testing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve complex accounting issues and optimize service delivery.
• Serve as the primary liaison for your area, handling inquiries, escalations, and projects. You'll work daily with operations, offshore teams, and other internal and external customers.
• Provide weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting and metrics as needed.

Job Qualifications:

What You Bring (Required)

• Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for reporting, presentations, and information sharing.
• Excellent customer service and listening skills, with a record of building customer confidence through commitment and delivery.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel and application software skills, including formulas, formatting, and data retrieval and manipulation.
• Prior experience with enterprise-level general ledger and subledgers (A/P and A/R) and reporting tools, such as Oracle.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects at once while meeting deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills and good judgment.
• Tenacity for solving detailed and complex issues.
• Ability to adapt to change in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to train others and give feedback.
• Ability to collaborate with peers, other departments, and clients to improve processes and share best practices.

Strongly Preferred

• B.S. or B.A. in Accounting or a related field or equivalent experience.
• Experience in a large-scale, high-transaction-volume or shared service center environment.
• Experience with a public-company internal control environment and SOX testing, principally general and operations accounting and disbursement controls.

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Annual Pay Range:

93,200 - 100,000 USD

Application Window:

This opportunity is expected to remain posted through the date identified below, subject to business needs.

Thrive with Cotality

At Cotality, we offer more than just a job, we provide a benefits experience designed to support your whole self. From a flexible working model to competitive time off and standout health coverage with meaningful perks and growth opportunities, our package is built to help you thrive at work and in life.

Highlights, depending on role classification, include:

• Time off: Generous PTO and 11 paid holidays, plus well-being and volunteer time off.

• Family Support: Up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave and a baby stipend.

• Health: Multiple medical plan options with mental health and wellness support offerings.

• Retirement: 401(k) with company match and vesting after one year.

• Financial Perks: $400 annual well-being stipend and tuition assistance up to $5,250.

• Extras: Recognition Rewards, Referral bonuses, exclusive discounts and more!

Cotality is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining the best-qualified people available, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or status as a veteran of the Armed Forces, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Cotality maintains a Drug-Free Workplace. ​​​

Cotality is fully committed to a work environment that embraces everyone’s unique contributions, experiences and values. We offer an empowered work environment that encourages creativity, initiative and professional growth and provides a competitive salary and benefits package. ​ We are better together when we support and recognize our differences.  ​

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