Director, Finance Shared Services (Accounts Payable)

Location: Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076. This is a hybrid role requiring regular on-site presence. The position may be based in Inver Grove Heights or another CHS regional office location.

Salary: $123,800 - $206,800 per year. Benefits include tuition reimbursement, 401(k), health insurance, paid time off, vision insurance, dental insurance, flexible spending account, and adoption assistance, among others.

Summary

The Director of Finance Shared Services for Accounts Payable leads the enterprise wide invoice-to-pay process across all business units, locations and ERP systems, including payroll, expense management and fixed assets. This role owns the full AP lifecycle, ensuring strong controls, payment accuracy, a positive vendor experience and standardized processes. The Director synchronizes with sourcing and procurement upstream, guides the payment strategy with Treasury, and oversees exception management and automation initiatives in a high-volume, complex environment. Success requires disciplined process execution, robust control expertise and the ability to drive both operational performance and strategic transformation.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Procure-to-Pay Process Ownership

  Oversee the complete AP lifecycle from invoice intake and validation through approval, posting, payment execution and reconciliation. Address upstream procurement impacts such as PO usage, vendor setup and sourcing practices to boost AP efficiency and control.

• Control Environment, Compliance & Audit Readiness

  Establish and maintain preventive and detective controls across invoice processing, approvals and payments. Ensure consistent control execution across multiple ERPs, intake channels and business environments.

• Payment Strategy & Working Capital Discipline

  Lead optimization of payment methods (ACH, electronic payments, PO usage) to reduce costs, enhance controls and improve vendor experience. Balance timely payments with working capital objectives in partnership with Treasury.

• Vendor Master Data & Upstream Integration

  Oversee governance for vendor changes, validations and verbal verification controls. Collaborate with Sourcing, Master Data and Treasury to reduce downstream invoice defects and rework. Ensure AP does not compensate for upstream breakdowns through manual interventions.

• Volume Management & Exception Handling

  Manage high transaction volume and seasonal peaks without compromising controls. Create clear, efficient resolution paths for price mismatches, missing POs and lien-related complications. Prevent exception queues from becoming backlogs through disciplined monitoring and ownership.

• Workforce & Capability Design

  Develop staffing models aligned to transaction volume, complexity and automation maturity. Ensure clear ownership across invoice intake, payments and vendor support teams.

• Continuous Improvement & Automation Leadership

  Drive initiatives to reduce manual touches, increase automation and simplify AP execution. Partner with CI and Transformation teams to embed sustainable improvements into standard work. Establish and monitor KPI/SLA metrics to drive performance.

• Stakeholder Communication & Escalation Discipline

  Set clear expectations with business partners on AP responsibilities versus upstream ownership. Communicate tradeoffs between speed, cost, controls and vendor experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Economics, Business, Business Administration, or related field
  • 7+ years of experience in Finance, Accounting, and/or Financial Planning and Analysis
  • Prior leadership experience with progressively advancing responsibilities
• Additional Qualifications
  • Strong experience in Procure-to-Pay, Accounts Payable, Shared Services, or related financial operations
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration with Procurement, Sourcing, Treasury and Master Data
  • Expertise in operational performance management and process standardization
  • Champion of automation and processing efficiency, leveraging ERP systems and digital tools (RPA, AI)
  • SAP experience
  • Ability to lead large teams, mentor and develop staff, fostering accountability and a culture of Continuous Improvement
  • CPA, CMA, MBA preferred

Compensation & Benefits

CHS offers a competitive total rewards package. The base salary range is $123,800 to $206,800 per year, with eligibility for additional earnings such as bonuses or incentives where applicable. Actual pay offered will vary based on factors including experience, education, certifications and local requirements.

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance, subject to eligibility requirements for each plan.

Equal Opportunity

CHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability.