Accounts Payable Manager
About The Position
Spectro Cloud is hiring an Accounts Payable Manager to own a high-volume accounts payable workload and run monthly payroll for US employees while assisting with global payroll processing. The role partners with the accounting team and FP&A, operates independently, and helps establish standards for the function in a scaling startup. The position reports to the Director of Global Accounting. The manager owns end-to-end AP, including day-to-day workflows, travel and expense activity, coding and approvals, payment runs, vendor issue resolution, and AP-related close activities. The role also runs US monthly payroll and assists with payroll in the UK, Ireland, and additional countries. It owns payroll calculations, deductions, tax filings, and general ledger recording, while maintaining payroll tax accounts and supporting compliance across jurisdictions. The role supports monthly close activities for AP, T&E, and payroll; documents and improves related processes and controls; responds to external audit requests; and provides ad hoc analysis to the Director of Global Accounting and leadership.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of progressive accounting experience.
- Hands-on experience owning high-volume AP and T&E.
- Experience working with or overseeing offshore accounting resources; ability to delegate, review work, and hold a distributed team to deadlines.
- Multi-entity, multi-country global payroll experience.
- NetSuite experience.
- Advanced Excel experience, including working with large datasets.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision in an ambiguous, fast-scaling environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including coordinating across time zones and organizational levels.
- SaaS industry experience.
- A degree in Accounting or equivalent.
- Meticulous, detail-oriented, and process-minded.
Nice To Haves
- A mix of public audit and in-house experience at a venture-backed SaaS startup.
- Experience with offshore accounting resources in India.
- Direct experience with Deel or similar global PEO providers and Rippling.
- CPA.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end accounts payable for the business.
- Direct day-to-day AP workflows, including travel and expense activity, with other team members.
- Review coding, approvals, and payment runs, and resolve vendor issues.
- Own AP-related close activities, including accruals, reconciliations, aging review, and 1099 processing.
- Run monthly payroll for US employees and assist with payroll in the UK, Ireland, and additional countries.
- Own wage and overtime calculations, deductions, payroll tax filings, and general ledger recording.
- Maintain payroll tax accounts and filings and ensure compliance across jurisdictions.
- Support monthly close for AP, T&E, and payroll, including journal entries, accruals, prepaids, reconciliations, and flux analysis.
- Document and continuously improve AP, T&E, and payroll processes and controls.
- Support external audit requests and provide ad hoc analysis to the Director of Global Accounting and leadership.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Access to a retirement savings plan.
- Flexible paid time off, including 12 paid holidays.
- Catered lunches on in-office days.
- Annual bonus based on experience.
- Equity.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
