Accounts Payable Manager

Sortera Technologies, Inc. • Austin, TX

12d • Hybrid

About The Position

Sortera uses AI-powered sensing and sortation to turn mixed non-ferrous scrap into high-purity aluminum and other alloy feedstocks for automotive and rolling customers. We are scaling plant throughput and preparing the finance organization for the next stage of growth. This role has unusual weight on accounts payable, covering freight, scrap feedstock, capital projects, plant consumables, and a fast-growing vendor base. The Accounts Payable Manager will own the payable cycle end-to-end, push towards touchless processing, and build the control discipline required for a mature company. This is a build role, not a maintenance role, focused on accuracy, control, evidence, and speed.

Requirements

• 8+ years in accounts payable or procure-to-pay, including 3+ years managing people
• Experience in a manufacturing, industrial, logistics-heavy, or multi-site environment
• Working command of US GAAP as it applies to payables, accruals, cutoff, capitalization, and cost classification
• Hands-on ownership of an AP or spend management platform (e.g., Ramp, Brex, Coupa, Tipalti, AvidXchange, or Bill) plus a mid-market or enterprise ERP (NetSuite preferred)
• Quantifiable automation results, not just tools used
• Fluency with AI and agentic workflows: experience using AI on real transactional work, understanding its limitations, and ability to set up, instruct, and supervise an AI agent on recurring tasks
• A leverage mindset: ability to scale a function by redesigning work, not just by adding headcount
• Internal controls and audit support experience; comfort designing and operating within controls
• Excellent communication skills: ability to explain coding decisions, variances, and short-pays clearly to diverse audiences
• Cross-functional operating style: willingness to engage directly with various departments and follow through on tasks
• Advanced Excel skills

Nice To Haves

• Public company experience, or AP ownership through IPO readiness or a SOX implementation
• Freight and transportation invoice audit at scale
• Commodity, scrap, or metals settlement exposure
• Experience in a growth-stage environment where processes were built from scratch
• CPA or equivalent credential
• Power BI, Tableau, or SQL skills

Responsibilities

• Full-cycle AP across all entities and sites: vendor onboarding and master data, PO and non-PO invoices, three-way match, coding, approval routing, and payment runs (ACH, wire, check, virtual card)
• Manage the AI-enabled spend and payables platform: bill pay, approval workflows, corporate card issuance and limits, expense and receipt policy, vendor payment execution, and the ERP sync
• Oversee freight and logistics invoices: rate and accessorial validation, short-pay workflows, dispute resolution, and carrier follow-through
• Manage scrap and raw-material payables with procurement and the scale house: weight tickets, assay and settlement adjustments, price-basis validation
• Govern vendor master data: duplicate prevention, W-9 collection, bank-detail change verification and fraud controls, annual 1099 cycle
• Lead and scale the AP team: training, documentation, and cross-coverage to ensure the close stays on schedule
• Manage AP subledger close: cutoff discipline, accrual and GRNI analysis, aging review, unvouchered liability reconciliation, open-PO cleanup
• Ensure accurate classification at the point of entry: GL account, cost center, plant, project; capital vs. expense; freight-in and other costs belonging in inventory vs. period expense; sales and use tax accrual
• Apply US GAAP correctly in daily judgment calls, document recurring treatments, and partner with the Controller on novel accounting treatments
• Own the AP technology roadmap: ERP integration, OCR/AI invoice capture, delegation-of-authority setup, supplier portal adoption, and payment-file automation
• Deploy AI agents on transactional work: exception triage, coding validation, duplicate and anomaly detection, statement reconciliation, freight discrepancy research, correspondence drafts, accrual and aging prep
• Define human-in-the-loop processes for AI-assisted work, ensuring reviewability and testability by auditors
• Coach the team to review AI output rather than blindly trust it
• Track and report on key metrics: touchless rate, cost per invoice, cycle time, first-pass match rate, exception volume, throughput per person
• Serve as the AP front door for plant operations, maintenance, procurement, logistics, engineering, finance, treasury, and tax
• Support working capital objectives: payment terms, DPO, discount capture, and cash forecasting inputs
• Handle vendor escalations directly, recognizing supplier relationships as an operating asset

Benefits

• Salary commensurate with experience
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
• Equal opportunity employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed