Senior Manager, Accounts Payable
About The Position
The Senior Manager, Accounts Payable drives the day-to-day operational excellence, accuracy, and efficiency of the company’s Accounts Payable function. Reporting to the Director, Accounting, this role oversees AP invoice processing and payments, Travel & Expense (T&E) reimbursements, and travel administration, while playing a key role in optimizing the broader end-to-end procure-to-pay cycle. The Senior Manager maintains strong internal controls, ensures timely payments, and delivers exceptional service to both internal stakeholders and external vendors. The role also partners with the broader accounting team during month-end close, contributing to the review of close tasks including balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis for AP accounts. This position also works closely with the Procurement team to support sourcing initiatives, vendor & PO management, and procurement governance. The ideal candidate combines deep operational expertise with strong systems fluency and a genuine interest in driving automation and process efficiencies, including the use of emerging AI technologies to modernize and scale procure-to-pay operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 8+ years’ experience in accounts payable, procurement operations, and/or procure-to-pay functions, including direct supervision of AP staff.
- Strong working knowledge of procure-to-pay processes, controls, and best practices across AP, T&E, and procurement.
- Experience with Coupa, Navan, NetSuite, and FloQast (or comparable ERP, P2P, travel, and close-management tools).
- Solid understanding of month-end close activities, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance analysis.
- Demonstrated ability to manage, develop, and motivate a team.
- Experience implementing or optimizing procure-to-pay systems and automating manual processes.
- Strong attention to detail with a controls-oriented mindset.
- Excellent organizational and process-management skills.
- Effective communication and stakeholder-management abilities.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills, with comfort working across data and systems.
Nice To Haves
- Passion for driving automation and process efficiencies, including leveraging emerging AI technologies to modernize and scale Procure to Pay operations.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the full Accounts Payable process, ensuring accurate, timely, and properly authorized processing of vendor invoices and payments.
- Manage invoice-to-pay workflows in Coupa, including approvals, matching, exception handling, and payment runs.
- Ensure adherence to payment terms and effective management of the AP aging.
- Maintain robust controls over disbursements, including segregation of duties and fraud-prevention safeguards.
- Oversee the annual 1099 process, ensuring accurate vendor tax data, timely preparation and filing of 1099 forms, and compliance with IRS reporting requirements.
- Oversee corporate card programs, including employee-issued credit cards and virtual cards, ensuring appropriate controls, and policy compliance.
- Own the T&E reimbursement process in Coupa, ensuring compliance with company travel and expense policy.
- Administer the corporate travel program through Navan, supporting booking workflows, policy configuration, and traveler support.
- Partner with stakeholders to drive policy awareness, resolve exceptions, and continuously improve the employee experience.
- Lead procurement operations around vendor onboarding, vendor master data management, and purchase order (PO) lifecycle management.
- Support sourcing and purchasing stakeholders with operational guidance, controls, and process governance.
- Support and review month-end close activities related to AP functions within NetSuite and FloQast.
- Review balance sheet reconciliations for AP to ensure completeness and accuracy.
- Review variance analysis, investigating and explaining significant fluctuations in relevant account balances.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 3, setting clear objectives and performance standards.
- Establish and maintain strong internal controls across AP, T&E, and procurement processes, supporting audit and compliance requirements.
- Identify and implement process automation and efficiency improvements across the procure-to-pay process.
- Define and monitor KPIs and service-level metrics to drive accountability and operational excellence.
- Serve as a key point of contact for internal stakeholders, vendors, and auditors on AP related matters.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, equity, benefits, and perks for all full-time employees
- Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (Country specific)
- Retirement employer match
- Learning & Development stipend to invest in your professional development
- Turo host matching program
- Turo travel credit
- Cell phone and internet stipend
- Paid time off to relax and recharge
- Paid holidays, volunteer time off, and parental leave
- In-office lunch, office snacks, and fun activities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
