Accounts Payable Manager

About Our Company

Lids Sports Group is the largest licensed sports retailer in North America, selling fan and fashion-oriented headwear and apparel across the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Australia. Operating out of Indianapolis, IN, our retail stores offer officially licensed headwear and apparel from collegiate and professional sports teams, plus top brands like Nike, New Era, Adidas, and Mitchell & Ness.

We currently operate 1,200+ locations domestically and 50+ internationally, including specialty concept stores for the NBA, NHL, Paris Saint-Germain, and numerous MLB teams. In recent years, Lids has built partnerships with iconic global brands including Marvel, Playboy, and the Harlem Globetrotters, and gained ambassadors like Justin Jefferson, Quavo, and Josephine Skriver – creating a community for both sports fans and fashion lovers.

The company is currently expanding with the goal of becoming the largest licensed brick-and-mortar sports retailer across the globe.

General Position Summary

Manages all inventory accounts payable activities, which includes oversight over the processing of payments, reconciliation of product receipts and three-way matching process.  Leads and directs the work of others.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Active leader of the Accounts Payable team.
• Directly manages team, which includes the following managerial tasks:
  • Interviews, selects, and trains employees
  • Determines rates of pay, raises, promotions
• Conducts and communicates performance review.
• Assist Inventory management in direct supervision, training, approval of AP team.
• Work directly with vendors as well as supply chain team to resolve discrepancies on invoices.
• Partner with Corporate AP team on weekly disbursements to ensure invoices are paid timely.
• Leads inventory AP team to ensure product receipts are three-way matched to invoice and purchase order.
• Communicate with employees at all levels of the company, including leadership within each department.

Job Required Knowledge & Skills

• 4-6 years of relevant experience.
• College education required.
• Proven ability to perform independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate verbally in a clear, audible, and grammatically correct manner.
• Ability to read and operate a computer, as well as maneuver relative software programs.
• Sitting required for up to 90% of the daily work schedule.
• Viewing a computer screen for up to 90% of the work time.
• Operating a computer keyboard for up to 90% of the work time.

Physical/Travel Requirments:

• In order to perform the essential functions of this job, an employee must be able to meet the following physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; talk; or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger; handle; or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop; kneel; or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and depth perception.
• This position requires less than 20% travel.

Reports To

• Director of Accounting

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