Senior Associate, Growth Operations

Aprio • Atlanta, GA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Aprio is seeking a Senior Associate, Growth Operations to join their dynamic team. This role is crucial for keeping the Growth & Go-to-Market team's day-to-day operations running smoothly. It's a hands-on, detail-focused position central to budget management and reporting, procurement, and vendor operations, as well as team and program support for onboarding, local events, and special projects. The selected candidate will be responsible for managing the budget, accurately tracking spend with thorough documentation, and contributing to the transition of routine work towards AI-enabled, automated workflows over time. This position will collaborate closely with finance and accounts payable teams, and support regional and Industry Growth Leaders (IGLs) and other key stakeholders across Growth and Go-To-Market. The role emphasizes execution and coordination, requiring the candidate to manage recurring tasks with care and precision, and to expand and advance the role as processes are standardized and automated.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in business operations, finance operations, procurement, accounts payable, or a related coordination role.
• Hands-on experience with Workday, or a comparable enterprise resource planning (ERP) or procurement system.
• Strong attention to detail and comfort working with budgets, expense coding, and reconciliations.
• Clear, organized communication and the ability to coordinate across finance, accounts payable, and Growth team members.
• Proficiency with Excel and a genuine interest in using AI and automation to improve everyday work.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting a marketing, sales, or go-to-market team.
• Familiarity with Divvy, or a comparable corporate card and spend-management platform.
• Exposure to process improvement, workflow automation, or AI-enabled tools.
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly reporting — compile Growth budget actuals and spend visibility reports on a set cadence.
• Support forecasting — gather inputs for budget forecasting and maintain the Growth budget tracker.
• Review expense allocations — check coding, process corrections, and reconcile cost center coding, flagging discrepancies for review.
• Reconcile travel — review travel expenses and prepare weekly travel reports for the finance and accounts payable teams.
• Coordinate the reporting calendar — keep the monthly reporting calendar on track and prepare materials for budget meetings with regional and Industry Growth Leaders (IGLs).
• Approve and process in Workday — approve travel expenses, submit requisitions for purchases and for invoices over $1,000, and process invoices under $1,000.
• Coordinate vendor onboarding — collect W-9s, gather vendor contact details, and set up suppliers with Accounts Payable.
• Manage corporate cards — issue and manage Divvy cards, and collect and reconcile receipts against transactions.
• Guide requisition processing — support expense coding and help team members move requisitions through Workday correctly.
• Events and Special Programs — assist with planning and logistics for key team & client events and programs, in office or virtual, working with vendors on catering, venue selection, and related details.
• Project Coordination – assist with special projects and multi-channel programs (e.g. Aprio Alumni Program, Anniversary Celebrations, Specialty Programs & Events, etc.)
• Welcome New Hires — send email communications, make introductions to relevant team members.
• Training & Integration Communication – share orientation and required training information with incoming team members (e.g. Hubpot, ClickUp, Trello, Brandfolder, Co-Pilot, etc.)
• Spot automation opportunities — identify routine, repeatable tasks that are good candidates for automation.
• Build AI-enabled workflows — partner with the team to design and test AI-enabled and automated workflows that help improve accuracy and reduce manual effort across business operations.
• Document as you go — capture and standardize processes so they can be handed off and, over time, automated.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance on the first day of employment
• Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account
• 401k with Profit Sharing
• 9+ holidays and discretionary time off structure
• Parental Leave – coverage for both primary and secondary caregivers
• Tuition Assistance Program and CPA support program with cash incentive upon completion
• Discretionary incentive compensation based on firm, group and individual performance
• Incentive compensation related to origination of new client sales
• Top rated wellness program
• Flexible working environment including remote and hybrid options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree