Accounts Payable Manager

Southern Airways Corporation • Addison, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Surf Air Mobility is seeking an experienced, detail-oriented Accounts Payable Manager to lead accounts payable operations across multiple legal entities in a publicly traded aviation organization. The role owns accurate and timely vendor payments, AP process optimization, internal controls, and support for financial close and reporting. It works closely with Accounting, Treasury, FP&A, Procurement, Flight Operations, Maintenance, and other business departments.

The manager will serve as the primary Accounts Payable subject matter expert for Oracle NetSuite, overseeing multi-subsidiary workflows, system integrity, reporting, integrations, and process improvements. The role also maintains SOX-aligned controls and audit readiness, leads the AP month-end close, supports quarterly and annual reporting, and manages aviation-related vendor and expense processes. In addition, the position leads and develops the AP team, establishes procedures and performance metrics, and collaborates across the company to improve financial operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of progressive accounts payable or accounting experience, including at least 3 years in a supervisory or management role.
• Hands-on Oracle NetSuite ERP experience, including vendor management, invoice processing, payment workflows, and AP reporting.
• Experience managing accounts payable operations in a multi-entity or multi-subsidiary environment.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, meet tight deadlines, and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working for a publicly traded company or in a SOX-compliant accounting environment.
• Experience in the airline, aviation, transportation, or travel industry.
• NetSuite experience with multi-subsidiary accounting, intercompany transactions, and consolidated reporting.
• Experience with NetSuite AP automation, electronic payment processing, and third-party integrations.
• Experience with ERP implementations, system migrations, or post-implementation process optimization.
• Familiarity with aircraft maintenance expenses, charter operator invoices, fuel costs, and aviation vendor contracts.
• Experience managing high-volume AP operations and complex vendor payment arrangements.
• Experience improving financial processes and remediating internal control deficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end accounts payable operations across subsidiaries and legal entities, ensuring invoices and payments are processed accurately and on time.
• Oversee invoice processing, coding, approvals, vendor payments, account reconciliations, and intercompany transactions and allocations.
• Manage high-volume invoices and payments for aviation and corporate vendors, and allocate expenses to the appropriate legal entities, departments, cost centers, and general ledger accounts.
• Manage weekly payment runs, prioritize critical vendor payments, coordinate with Treasury on cash flow, and monitor AP aging and vendor disputes.
• Maintain vendor relationships and accurate vendor master data, including banking information, payment terms, and tax documentation.
• Serve as the AP subject matter expert for Oracle NetSuite; manage and optimize workflows, multi-entity functionality, reporting, dashboards, saved searches, and KPIs.
• Identify automation and efficiency improvements, partner on system troubleshooting and enhancements, support ERP optimization and integrations, and maintain AP data integrity and access controls.
• Establish and maintain SOX-consistent AP internal controls, including segregation of duties, approval authority, and transaction documentation.
• Support internal and external audits; identify control deficiencies, implement corrective actions, and partner with the Corporate Controller and Internal Audit on remediation and control improvements.
• Lead the AP month-end close across legal entities, ensure timely recording of invoices, accruals, and allocations, and prepare and review consolidated AP reconciliations.
• Coordinate with Accounting and FP&A on expense periods, resolve discrepancies among vendor statements, AP subledgers, and general ledger balances, and support quarterly and annual reporting, audit requests, and SEC reporting.
• Collaborate with Flight Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement to validate aviation invoices against contracts, rates, and services; support aviation expense reconciliations and accurate allocations.
• Monitor critical aviation vendor obligations and improve visibility into vendor spending, outstanding obligations, and payment forecasts.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the AP team; establish responsibilities, performance expectations, standardized procedures, and training.
• Set and monitor departmental performance metrics, including processing time, payment accuracy, aging balances, and close deadlines.
• Collaborate with Treasury, Procurement, and department leaders on cash requirements, payment prioritization, short-term forecasting, purchasing controls, invoice approvals, and spend visibility.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, air ambulance coverage, short-term disability, pet insurance, health savings accounts, and company-paid life insurance, with eligibility after 30 days of employment on the first of the next month.
• Company 401(k) plan.
• My ID Travel program after the probationary period, with travel privileges for employees and immediate family, including discounted flights, hotels and resorts, car rentals, and cruises.
• Addison office amenities for Dallas-based team members: free on-site gym, indoor pickleball courts, game tables, on-site day care through Kinder Care, coffee shop and café, and free underground parking.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager