We are seeking an experienced and proactive Accounts Payable Lead to join our finance team. This role is crucial for driving process improvements and enhancing our accounts payable operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounts payable, a keen eye for detail, and a passion for optimizing processes and measuring performance through KPIs. This position offers the potential for career advancement to a supervisory role within 12 months.

Key Responsibilities:

Process travel and expense (T&E) reports, ensuring timely and accurate reimbursements to employees. Manage external payments to suppliers, ensuring that all transactions are completed according to company policies and vendor agreements. Assist in the development and implementation of process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy within the accounts payable function. Collaborate with the Accounts Payable Manager to establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for the department. Support the accounts payable team in resolving complex issues and discrepancies with vendors and suppliers. Ensure compliance with company policies and relevant legal and regulatory requirements. Prepare and analyze accounts payable reports, providing insights and recommendations for process optimization. Participate in audits and provide necessary documentation as required. Contribute to the maintenance and enhancement of accounts payable systems, recommending upgrades or changes when necessary.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or a related field preferred. Minimum of 5 years of experience in accounts payable. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Office Suite. High level of attention to detail and organizational skills. Demonstrated ability to drive process improvements and track performance metrics.

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

We are a diverse team 17,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

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About Industrial Scientific

Industrial Scientific designs and manufactures gas detection products and solutions that protect workers from hazardous conditions around the world. Since our beginnings in 1985, we have pioneered numerous technologies, including the first 3-gas detector, 6-gas detector, wireless gas detector, and even the first gas detector to be included on a NASA space shuttle.Today, we continue to innovate and expand our hardware and software offerings to equip the connected workers of the future. Our latest solutions make it possible to see and respond to hazards in real time, bringing us one step closer to our vision of ending death on the job by 2050.

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Bonus or Equity
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.

Pay Range
The pay range for this position (in local currency) is 21.15 - 39.32 hourly