Manager, Accounts Payable

T1 Energy • Austin, TX

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About The Position

T1 Energy is bringing solar manufacturing back to the U.S. by building a domestic solar supply chain. Our mission is to invigorate America with scalable, reliable, and low-cost energy. Our fully operational 5GW solar module facility in Wilmer, Texas, can manufacture more than 20,000 modules every 24 hours. By the time you finish reading this paragraph, we will have produced two solar panels that will power American homes and fuel domestic AI. We're focused on building advanced American manufacturing and we're passionate about engineering a better future filled with abundant energy.
T1 Energy is looking to hire a Manager, Accounts Payable to lead the AP function end-to-end: team leadership, procure-to-pay design, controls, automation, and month-end execution. You'll ensure invoices move efficiently, vendors are managed correctly, payments are controlled, and documentation stands up to audit scrutiny.
This is not a "keep the lights on" AP role. We're looking for someone who can stabilize, strengthen, and modernize the function whole maintaining discipline in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive AP/P2P experience including 3+ years leading teams.
• Strong knowledge of AP controls, SOX requirements, and audit support.
• Demonstrated success improving cycle time, accuracy and control effectiveness.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong ERP experience (Oracle required).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the AP team, including workload planning, performance management, and daily operations.
• Own and continuously improve the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process: vendor, onboarding, invoice intake, three-way match, coding, approvals, and exception handling.
• Design, execute, and document key AP controls (separation of duties, approval matrices, vendor master governance, payment authorization, reconciliations).
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, and IT to optimize ERP workflows and automation (e-invoicing, OCR, approval routing).
• Ensure clean and accurate AP accruals and reconciliations during month-end close.
• Strengthen vendor master governance, including W-9 collection, validation, banking controls, and audit trail integrity.
• Coordinate closely with Treasury on payment cadence, prioritization, and cash forecasting inputs.
• Oversee compliance and reporting (1099/1042 support, sales/use tax invoice support) and produce KPIs (aging, cycle time, discount capture, exceptions).
• Serve as AP subject-matter expert to Procurement and business stakeholders.

What This Job Offers

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