OxyChem Accounts Payable Supervisor at OC2 Occidental Chemical Corporation — Dallas, TX

Core Accounts Payable Operations

• Supervise onsite invoice intake activities, including mailroom coordination, physical invoice handling, scanning, OCR exception resolution, and ingestion monitoring.
• Oversee processing of invoices across plant, freight, corporate, and utility payables, ensuring proper 2way and 3way matching, tolerance validation, and approval routing.
• Perform and supervise OxyChem retained payment support activities, including:
• Physical check return reconciliation
• Check void and reissue support
• Monitoring and resolution of failed or returned payments
• Support escheatment and unclaimed property activities, including dormant property identification, due diligence coordination, and audit support.
• Enforce OxyChem policies for T&E and Purchasing Card (PCard) programs, including audit exception review, delinquency follow-ups, refund enforcement, and employee separation processing.
• Maintain audit ready documentation and provide invoice copies, screenshots, and control evidence for internal and external audits.
• Supervise and monitor third-party execution of high-volume transactional activities, including:
• Invoice processing and exception handling
• Payment run preparation support
• Vendor inquiry resolution
• Reconciliation and reporting activities
• Review work output for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with OxyChem procedures before acceptance.
• Act as the first level escalation point for operational issues, quality concerns, and service delivery gaps.
• Ensure adherence to separation of duties requirements, approval protocols, and escalation thresholds.
• Coordinate daily workflows, priorities, and handoffs between onshore and offshore teams.

Team & Leadership Training

• Provide day to day coaching, guidance, and performance feedback to AP team members.
• Support onboarding, training, and knowledge transfer for new hires and third-party resources.
• Reinforce standard operating procedures, internal controls, and escalation protocols.
• Promote a culture of accountability, accuracy, and service excellence.

Process Monitoring & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor operational KPIs including invoice aging, exception volumes, payment issues, backlog trends, and rework rates.
• Identify recurring issues and recommend process improvements or training needs to the Accounts Payable Manager.
• Support system and process enhancements across SAP S/4HANA, VIM, Ariba, Concur, FileNet, and related tools.
• Assist with stabilization and continuous improvement initiatives following transitions or system changes.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of Accounts Payable experience, preferably in a high-volume or hybrid delivery environment
• Prior lead or supervisory experience strongly preferred
• Working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, VIM, Ariba, Concur, FileNet, and bank portals
• Strong understanding of internal controls, separation of duties, and compliance requirements
• High attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills

Fraud Statement:

• Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other fees
• Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or
• Request personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process.