Manager - Accounts Payable

What We Stand For

Low Fares Done Right is our mission and we strive to bring it to life every day. Our ‘Done Right’ promise means delivering not only affordable prices, but making travel friendly and easy for our customers. To do this, we put a great deal of care into every decision and action we take. We must be efficient with the use of our resources and make smart decisions about how we run our business. We must also innovate and be pioneers - we’re not afraid to try new things. While our business requires us to fly high in the air, we also consider ourselves down-to-earth in our approach, creating a warm and friendly experience that truly demonstrates Rocky Mountain Hospitality.

Work Perks

At Frontier, we like to think we’re creating something very special for our team members. Work is why we’re here, but the perks are nice too:

• Flight benefits for you and your family to fly on Frontier Airlines.
• Buddy passes for your friends so they can experience what makes us so great.
• Discounts throughout the travel industry on hotels, car rentals, cruises and vacation packages.
• Discounts on cell phone plans, movie tickets, restaurants, luggage and over 2,000 other vendors.
• Enjoy a ‘Dress for your Day’ business casual environment.
• Flexible work schedules that support work/life balance.
• Total Rewards program including a competitive base salary, short term incentives, long-term incentives, paid holidays, 401(k) plan, vacation/sick time and medical/dental/vision insurance that begins the 1st of the month following your hire date.
• We play our part to make a difference. The HOPE League, Frontier Airlines’ non-profit organization, is dedicated to providing employees financial assistance during catastrophic hardship.

Who We Are

Frontier Airlines is a leading ultra-low cost carrier headquartered in Denver, Colorado. With a mission to deliver Low Fares Done Right, the company provides affordable, convenient and accessible air travel throughout the U.S., Caribbean, Mexico and Latin America. Frontier’s highly fuel-efficient, all-Airbus fleet is among the youngest and most modern of any carrier within the U.S. That, combined with the airline’s many weight-saving initiatives and focus on operational efficiencies, makes Frontier America’s Greenest Airline.* Each Frontier Airlines plane tail features a special animal with a unique name and backstory. Many of the featured species are endangered or threatened, part of the airline’s commitment to underscore and raise awareness for their plight. Frontier serves approximately 100 destinations throughout North America and operates 500-plus daily flights, on average. The airline employs more than 7,000 team members and has crew bases in more than a dozen U.S. cities. Frontier Airlines., Inc., is a subsidiary of Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ULCC).

* Frontier is the most fuel-efficient of all major U.S. carriers when measured by ASMs per fuel gallon consumed.
What Will You Be Doing?

As a key member of the Accounting organization, the Accounts Payable Manager is accountable for managing the team responsible for all activity associated with transactional processing. Transactional processing includes the disbursement of funds, vendor management as well as various accounts payable initiatives. The Manager plays a key role in managing relationships with all internal departments within Frontier as well as outside partners. The Manager is responsible for providing value added direction and establishing Accounts Payable as a strategic function while ensuring adherence to financial controls and procedures within the various accounting services.

Essential Functions

• Ensure compliance with internal policies/procedures, generally accepted accounting principles and regulatory requirements.
• Assure sales/use tax is appropriately assessed
• Post and review weekly A/P batches for both employees and vendors.
• Review and reconcile accounts payable register aging to the general ledger in a timely manner
• Ensure appropriate controls are in place related to the activities of invoice processing to ensure data and distribution errors and duplicate payments are prevented.
• Daily supervision of in-house accounts payable staff to provide direction, guidance and feedback.
• Maintain positive relationships with vendors, ensuring invoices are paid within appropriate payment terms.
• Identify and take advantage of discount terms when advantageous to the company.
• Establish positive relationships with Supply Chain/Purchasing and other related departments to improve financial intelligence and overall business operations.
• Develop and maintain departmental policies and procedures documentation.
• Develop and maintain cash flow forecasting process and provide weekly to Treasury.
• Responsible for keeping abreast of legislative changes and corresponding product and process enhancements. Research industry best practices.
• Maintain T&E policies and procedures and ensure compliance.
• Identify and recommend system enhancements resulting in improved efficiencies and cost savings.
• Compile department metrics each month and provide monthly dashboard reporting to executives.
• Establish goals for the Accounts Payable team.
• Coordinate the company’s escheatment liability by ensuring clean and well maintained data to avoid any compliance issues
• Recommend policy changes, continuously streamline workflow and address complaints and resolve issues.

Other Functions

• Assist in interim, year-end audits and SOX walkthroughs/compliance.
• Process year end 1099’s in a timely manner and in accordance with IRS rules.
• Resolve/respond to all IRS notices related to 1099 reporting or filing discrepancies.
• Work with the tax department to develop and maintain appropriate sales and use tax payments and reporting
• Perform ad hoc projects as assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of previous accounts payable experience in a mid- to large-size organization
• 5-7 years of progressively increased managerial responsibility
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration or related discipline preferred (work experience will be considered in lieu of degree with a minimum of 10 years)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to supervise, lead, and motivate staff
• Self-starter and goal oriented
• Possess good mathematical aptitude
• Intermediate to advanced computer spreadsheet and word processing skills
• Understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and internal controls
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Possess strong interpersonal relationship skills necessary to interact both within the company and with vendors
• Highly organized, detail oriented and able to work under pressure while managing multiple tasks and priorities
• Able to work with strict confidentiality
• Must have an understanding of sales and use tax
• Knowledge of W-9, W-8 and 1099 requirements

Equipment Operated

Standard office equipment, including PC, copier, fax machine, printer

Work Environment

Typical office environment, adequately heated and cooled

Physical Effort

Generally, not required.

Supervision Received

General Direction: The incumbent normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work and receives general instructions on new assignments.

Positions Supervised

Accounts Payable specialist

Contract Resource – Accounts Payable analyst(s)

Salary Range: $81,752 - $108,511