Accounts Payable Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead, mentor, and cultivate a team of four Accounts Payable (AP) and Travel & Expense (T&E) professionals.

• Establish objectives, perform performance evaluations, and organize workloads.

• Manage the complete accounts payable process from invoice receipt and coding to three-way matching, approvals, payment processing, and vendor inquiries.

• Supervise AP workflows in Coupa, card and spending activities in Brex, and posting and reconciliation in NetSuite.

• Ensure seamless data transfer between Coupa, Brex, and NetSuite.

• Provide AP accruals, reconcile subledger to general ledger, and conduct aging reviews in alignment with the closing calendar.

• Uphold internal controls over disbursements, including duty segregation, approval limits, vendor master updates, and checks for duplicate payments.

• Assist with requests from internal and external auditors.

• Manage 1099 and tax reporting, sales and use tax, and VAT treatment on vendor invoices across different jurisdictions.

• Collaborate with Procurement, Treasury, Accounting, and departmental budget holders to address invoice and payment concerns.

• Monitor AP metrics such as days payable outstanding, invoice processing time, early payment capture, and exception rates.

• Identify areas for process enhancement, document procedures, and promote automation as the organization and vendor network expand.

• Provide support for all countries where Instructure operates.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in leading an accounts payable team.

• Over 5 years of experience in accounts payable.

• More than 2 years of experience managing or leading AP personnel.

• Practical experience with Coupa and NetSuite.

• Familiarity with Brex or a similar corporate card platform.

• Strong knowledge of month-end closing processes, accruals, and AP controls in a public or audit-ready setting.

• Experience managing global, multi-entity, and multi-currency accounts payable.

• Experience handling foreign currency invoices, international payment methods, VAT, and other statutory obligations across jurisdictions.

• Proficient in Excel.

• Comfortable with reporting and reconciliation tasks.

• Excellent communication skills and sound decision-making ability.

• A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field is advantageous.

• Experience with SOX controls or a similar compliance framework is considered a plus.

• Experience assisting an AP team during a system migration or process redesign is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary package.

• Ownership program available for all full-time employees.

• Flexible work environment.

• Generous paid time off, including local holidays and the annual “Dim the Lights” period in late December.

• Comprehensive wellness initiatives and mental health support.

• Access to learning and development resources.

• Professional development tools available.

• Tuition reimbursement options.

• Necessary technology and tools to perform at your best.

• Motivosity employee recognition program.

• Inclusive and supportive workplace culture.

• Background check as part of the hiring process.