Job Description

In January 2024, Livent merged with Allkem Limited to create Arcadium Lithium plc. While we work to integrate our technology systems, including our recruitment platforms, Arcadium Lithium plc will use Livent’s ADP system to capture all candidate information.

About Arcadium Lithium: We are change-makers, joining forces to drive progress. A world enabled by the critical mineral, Lithium - the elemental source powering modern life and our global transition to clean energy. 

For decades, we’ve grown alongside and collaborated with our people, our customers and communities. Pioneering, collaborating, and evolving Together. 

From the birth of the first lithium-ion battery to the breakthrough lithium advancements that have followed. We've helped lead the change, powering the future of lithium innovation. 

Our growth continues to be strategic, expansive and sustainable. With a wealth of premier lithium resources spread across the world in key locations. We can reliably, safely and responsibly provide the resources to meet the diverse needs of our customers. 

No matter where they are. No matter the challenge. It's all about delivering on the high expectation for quality, performance and sustainability. 

And our duty goes even further. It includes everyone on the planet using a lithium-powered device or vehicle. 

Every battery charged. Every device powered. Every lithium application utilized. Underscoring our commitment to quality, collaboration and our shared vision of powering a more sustainable future for everyone. 

Arcadium Lithium is more than just a company. It's a promise, and a commitment by our people. To act ethically and responsibly. Ensuring that our legacy is one of positive impact and lasting change.

Position Summary:  This position will be responsible to ensure that all accounts payable are accurately represented and proactively reviewed, and to drive advanced issue resolution and troubleshooting.  Essential duties and responsibilities include: ability to lead and supervise all aspects of end-to-end payable activities and applications including invoice processing and executing and managing the payment process; administer Travel & Entertainment process and activity; support the Legal Department in their tracking of accruals and invoices for legal matters; and assist the Accounts Payable Manager on advanced accounts payable activities including responsibility for monitoring department productivity, organizing workflow, and delegating tasks within department as needed.  The role is responsible for supporting North America, Europe, Ireland, and Singapore operations with potential to expand to additional international locations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead and perform full cycle accounts payable process activities
• Prepare, review, edit, and approve weekly payment run activities 
• Identify and approve exception payments as needed
• Identify, investigate, and resolve payment returns and rejections.
• Manually clear foreign payments and allocate foreign exchange amounts as needed
• Analyze assigned vendor accounts for open balances and issues and approve submission of write-off recommendations when needed
• Administer and manage the T&E process and policy, in accordance with the Global Travel Policy
• Receive, audit and process expense reports, Identify and reconcile submitted expense discrepancies, follow-up and track unreconciled charges
• Manage and update the T&E SharePoint portal and T&E spreadsheet as needed
• Prepare and submit quarterly accounting T&E accruals
• Assist legal team with finance forecasting and other application activities as needed in Legal Tracker
• Prepare, file and report 1099MISC/NEC activities to vendors and the IRS
• Review, approve, and establish new vendor master records for Employees in the SAP system
• Coordinate, establish and update Vendor Master Record banking as needed with the Procurement team
• Manage department process documentation and coordinate and develop new documents when needed
• Prepare and analyze monthly accounts payable and T&E reports
• Team lead in advance issue resolution.  Independently provide guidance and direction to team to resolve critical or advance department issues
• Perform and support adhoc department functions
• Perform monthly accounting reconciliations and propose adjusting journals as needed
• Identify and develop potential areas for department improvements and efficiencies
• Supervise Team in manager’s absence

Education and Experience 

• A four-year degree in accounting or finance or equivalent work experience required
• Generally, 8+ years of experience in accounts payable function
• Experience working with the SAP ERP system and OpenText workflow (preferred)

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Knowledge of general accounting principles, regulatory standards, and compliance       requirements
• Composure to identify and resolve difficult and complex issues with grace and ease
• Ability to flex upward within position responsibilities when needed
• Inquisitive and ability to act independently within assigned responsibilities
• High degree of accuracy, attention to detail and confidentiality
• Proven ability to work successfully across organizational departments 
• Strong problem-solving skills: ability to quickly identify and provide resolution steps for issues
• Tactful communication skills
• Works successfully both independently and in a multi-task, dynamic, team environment
• Strong adaptable technical skills
• Competency in Microsoft Office applications, with proven use of pivot tables, macros, and SharePoint site editing 

Safety Requirements: (position and location specific) All employees are expected to carry out their work functions in a healthy and safe manner, to encourage and support safe work practices at all times, and to report and/or rectify any unsafe conditions that may come to their attention immediately.

Physical Demands: (position and location specific) The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; climb or balance and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.

Work Environment: (position and location specific) The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Personal Protective Equipment – (position specific) Must wear PPE as required based on job duties or when traveling to locations where PPE is essential.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

ARCADIUM LITHIUM employs people across a broad range of occupations in locations across the world. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets. Employees enjoy competitive compensation, a menu of work/life benefits and opportunities to continue developing their skills and building their career. 

ARCADIUM LITHIUM is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EEO, AAE, MFDV and supports a drug free workplace.