We are looking for an experienced finance leader to guide accounts payable operations across a growing healthcare organization in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This Long-term Contract position will oversee payment governance, financial controls, and process performance across multiple entities while supporting accurate close activities and disciplined cash management. The role partners with accounting, treasury, procurement, legal, FP&A, and operational teams to build a scalable, audit-ready payables function that supports expansion and rising transaction volume.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead the accounts payable function across multiple business entities, setting direction for service delivery, controls, and operational consistency.<br>• Develop and refine payables policies, workflows, and governance standards to improve accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.<br>• Oversee vendor payment activity to ensure obligations are processed correctly, approved appropriately, and released on schedule.<br>• Partner with treasury and finance leadership to support liquidity planning, working capital objectives, and disciplined cash disbursement practices.<br>• Strengthen internal controls and monitoring procedures to reduce payment risk, maintain clean balances, and support audit readiness.<br>• Collaborate with accounting teams to resolve reconciling items, support efficient month-end close, and maintain reliable financial reporting.<br>• Use data and performance metrics to identify process gaps, improve visibility into payables activity, and elevate decision-making.<br>• Support operational scale by enhancing AP processes for organizational growth, acquisitions, and increasing transaction complexity, including tools such as Coupa where applicable.