Accounts Payable Manager

SpaceX • Memphis, TN

7h • Onsite

About The Position

The Accounts Payable Manager is a critical member of SpaceX’s accounts payable team, supporting the global accounts payable function and overseeing hands-on day-to-day operations for the Super Intelligence segment in Memphis. The role focuses on accounting judgment, internal controls, policy, and process design, working closely with the business in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

The manager owns accounts payable controls and policies across SpaceX and its subsidiaries, leads automation and workflow-control design for domestic and international invoice processing and payments, and exercises independent discretion on payment decisions, exceptions, control changes, and escalations. The position also determines material accounts payable accounting treatment under US GAAP, manages and reconciles related general ledger accounts, supports financial close, and partners with Procurement, Treasury, business owners, and other teams on procure-to-pay controls.

The position is based in Memphis, Tennessee and requires full-time onsite work; hybrid and remote work are not considered. The role may require long hours and weekend work when needed to meet critical deadlines. Applicants must meet applicable U.S. export-control eligibility requirements or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 7 years of professional experience in accounts payable and/or general accounting, with substantial work on controls, policy, close, or accounting treatment rather than solely transaction processing.
• Willingness to work long hours and weekends when needed to meet critical deadlines.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations under applicable export regulations.
• Must work onsite full-time in Memphis, Tennessee; hybrid and remote work are not considered.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• CPA designation.
• Prior experience owning or designing an accounts payable control environment.
• Strong accounts payable and accounting knowledge and understanding of US GAAP.
• Process and control orientation, with experience designing process and control improvements in high-volume environments.
• Experience with international and foreign-currency invoices.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and SQL.
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office, Excel, and Word.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact at all organizational levels and clearly document control and accounting decisions.
• Positive attitude and flexibility when priorities change, especially during month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close.
• Strong organizational skills, initiative, and ability to be a self-starter.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and maintenance of accounts payable internal controls and policies for SpaceX and its subsidiaries, including payment-authority design, vendor-master policy, and invoice-approval policy.
• Lead the design of automation and workflow controls for domestic and international invoice processing and payment.
• Exercise independent discretion on payment decisions, discrepancy and exception treatment, control changes, and escalations.
• Determine material accounting treatment of accounts payable matters under US GAAP.
• Manage and reconcile accounts payable-related general ledger accounts, identify and explain variances, and determine corrective accounting or control responses.
• Participate in monthly, quarterly, and year-end close.
• Define control design for accounts payable metrics and KPIs used to assess control-environment effectiveness.
• Direct governance of vendor-master changes, payment holds, and classes of vendor issues.
• Partner with Procurement, Treasury, business owners, and other teams on control implications of procure-to-pay changes, domestic and international invoices, and foreign-currency payments.
• Support ad hoc analysis of accounts payable and financial data when accounting judgment or a control conclusion is required.

What This Job Offers

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