Irving, Texas
Disbursements Supervisor
Reports To : Accounts Payable Technology & Transformation Manager
Department : Shared Services Center (SSC) – Accounts Payable
Team : Disbursement & Payment Controls Team (6 members)
Scope : U.S. operations; responsible for all payment proposal processing, Treasury coordination, positive pay, and disbursement controls across business units.
Role Summary
The Disbursements Supervisor manages Meriton's centralized AP disbursement operations; overseeing payment proposals, bank interfaces, and Treasury coordination to ensure that every dollar is released accurately, timely, and securely. This role safeguards a critical financial control point and acts as a bridge between Accounts Payable, Treasury, and Controllership. The Supervisor governs all payment workflows in D365 F&O and ExFlow, ensures compliance with approval hierarchies and SoD policies, and drives automation in payment processing and cash reconciliation.
Shared Services & Scale Priorities
- Control Assurance : Maintain a high-integrity disbursement process with 100% compliance to policy, SoD, and banking controls.
- Operational Resilience : Oversee daily payment cycles and coordinate with Treasury to ensure cashflow forecasts are accurate and release timing aligns with funding availability.
- Automation & Efficiency : Implement process improvements and automation for payment proposal generation, approvals, and reconciliation.
- Scalability : Create a standardized, system-driven disbursement framework that can support multi-entity, multi-bank operations.
- Audit Readiness : Maintain complete documentation of approvals, payment logs, and system evidence for audit sampling and financial review.
Core Responsibilities
Payment Operations & Treasury Coordination
Oversee the daily and weekly payment proposal process across all business units.Validate completeness, accuracy, and compliance of payment proposals prior to Treasury release.Coordinate with Treasury to ensure appropriate funding, timing, and positive pay submission.Reconcile disbursement data between D365, ExFlow, and bank confirmations.Resolve rejected payments, duplicates, and exceptions in collaboration with AP Operations and Vendor Master teams.Banking Interface & Controls
Maintain and monitor all disbursement file integrations with Treasury systems.Enforce dual-approval controls and segregation of duties for payment authorization.Run daily control reports for positive pay, duplicate payments, and exception flags.Liaise with Treasury on fraud prevention initiatives and bank control testing.Ensure compliance with banking mandates, including user access and digital signature protocols.Automation & Process Optimization
Partner with the AP Technology Supervisor to design and test automation scripts for payment proposal generation and reconciliation.Evaluate opportunities to reduce manual review through rule-based validation, RPA, or AI-based exception handling.Document and maintain all process maps, SOPs, and control narratives for payment processing.Support UAT and regression testing for system upgrades affecting disbursement workflows.Reporting & Analytics
Maintain payment performance dashboards (volume, timing, error rate, exception trends) in Power BI.Provide disbursement cycle data for Treasury's daily cash position reporting.Analyze recurring issues and develop corrective action plans.Audit & Compliance
Prepare payment support documentation for internal and external audits.Maintain traceable evidence for all disbursement approvals, rejections, and overrides.Participate in quarterly internal controls testing and policy reviews.With Treasury : Synchronize cash releases, bank interface testing, and positive pay validation.With AP Operations : Ensure readiness of invoices for payment and manage exceptions.With Vendor Master & Controls : Validate vendor bank data, prevent duplicates, and enforce setup accuracy.With Controllership : Support month-end reconciliations and cash flow reporting.With AP Technology & Transformation : Implement automation and reporting enhancements.Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.5–7 years of experience in Accounts Payable or Treasury Operations, with 2+ years in a supervisory or lead capacity.Strong working knowledge of Microsoft D365 F&O, ExFlow, and banking file integrations.Understanding of SoD, positive pay, and payment authorization controls.Proficient in Excel and Power BI; SQL knowledge preferred.Exceptional attention to detail, documentation discipline, and ability to manage large volumes in high-control environments.Key Success Metrics
Accuracy : 100% on-time payment proposal release.Compliance : 100% adherence to positive pay and SoD controls.Scalability : % of automated proposal generation and validation.Audit Readiness : Zero audit findings related to disbursement controls.Physical Demands
Must be able to walk, bend, stand, and reach constantly during a workday.Must be able to lift 15–20 lbs.Standing for long periods of time (4–5 hours) occasionally.Must be able to travel via plane or car to events.Meriton is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
Salary ranges listed are dependent upon a candidate's qualifications, experience, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the specific role and location.
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