Manager, Accounts Payable

As Manager, Accounts Payable, you will oversee the full accounts payable lifecycle while leading a team and maintaining hands-on involvement in daily financial operations.
You will ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payments across domestic and international transactions, including foreign-currency payments.
Working closely with Finance and Administration leadership, you will strengthen financial controls, improve reporting accuracy, and support month-end and year-end closing activities.
You will manage vendor relationships, resolve complex payment issues, and oversee expense management systems and associated workflows.
Through effective team leadership and cross-functional collaboration, you will promote accountability, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement.
This remote opportunity is ideal for an experienced accounts payable professional who combines technical expertise with people management and a practical, solutions-oriented mindset.
You will contribute to the organization's financial integrity while helping build scalable processes and a reliable, service-focused finance function.

• Professional experience: At least five years of progressively responsible experience in accounts payable, accounting, or financial operations, including substantial hands-on ownership of the full accounts payable lifecycle.

• People management: At least two years of formal management experience, including workload allocation, performance management, employee coaching, feedback, and professional development.

• Hands-on leadership: Demonstrated ability to balance direct team supervision with active involvement in transaction processing, payment administration, reconciliations, vendor support, and financial close activities.

• Payment processing expertise: Proven experience managing domestic and international payments, including foreign-currency transactions and multiple payment methods such as ACH, domestic and international wires, checks, and virtual cards.

• Accounts payable operations: Strong experience with invoice review, payment-batch preparation, approval workflows, payment releases, vendor issue resolution, reconciliations, and month-end close support.

• Expense management systems: Extensive experience administering or working with travel and expense management platforms, including workflow configuration, user access, policy administration, expense review, issue resolution, and user support.

• Financial controls and compliance: Strong understanding of accounts payable controls, authorization requirements, documentation standards, payment-related risks, and accurate financial recordkeeping.

• Reconciliation and reporting skills: Experience preparing or reviewing accounts payable balance sheet reconciliations, supporting financial close activities, and producing operational and management reports.

• Advanced technical skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the ability to analyze financial data, investigate discrepancies, maintain accurate records, and identify process improvements.

• Vendor and stakeholder management: Strong communication, customer service, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to resolve escalations professionally and collaborate effectively across Finance, IT, vendors, and other business teams.

• Analytical and problem-solving abilities: Excellent attention to detail, sound judgment, organizational skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines.

• Initiative and accountability: A proactive, dependable, and resourceful approach to operational challenges, with a commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and team development.

• Preferred system experience: Familiarity with Concur and Sage Intacct is advantageous.

• Additional preferred experience: Experience supporting accounts payable across multiple legal entities or business units, nonprofit accounting and tax compliance, IRS Form 1099 reporting, W-9 administration, audits, system implementations, or accounts payable automation initiatives.

• Education: A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent relevant professional experience may be considered.

• Work location and time zone: Must be able to work remotely from the United States. Availability aligned with the Eastern Time Zone is strongly preferred.