Senior Accounts Payable Manager

A confidential, growing organization is seeking an experienced Senior Accounts Payable Manager to lead and strengthen its accounts payable function. This position will oversee high-volume AP operations across multiple business entities, manage internal and external resources, support month-end close, and implement scalable processes and controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full accounts payable cycle across multiple entities.
• Oversee invoice processing and AP workflows handled by internal, outsourced, and offshore resources.
• Supervise, develop, and support AP team members and external service providers.
• Lead AP-related month-end close activities, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Review and reconcile corporate credit card activity, employee expenses, and operating expenditures.
• Administer expense-reporting systems and employee reimbursement processes.
• Manage vendor onboarding, account maintenance, and payment setup.
• Resolve invoice exceptions, approval-routing issues, and vendor inquiries.
• Prepare and review AP aging reports to ensure accurate and timely payments.
• Process and approve ACH, wire, and check payments.
• Coordinate recurring payments, including rent, insurance, freight, and other operating expenses.
• Support banking transactions and tax-payment processing.
• Identify opportunities to improve AP workflows, controls, and reporting.
• Assist with system implementations, automation projects, and process-improvement initiatives.
• Develop and maintain AP policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Partner with accounting leadership and cross-functional teams on special projects.
• Perform other related responsibilities as assigned.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Seven or more years of progressive accounts payable experience.
• Previous AP management or supervisory experience.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, internal controls, and accounts payable best practices.
• Experience managing high-volume AP operations across multiple entities.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience using ERP systems and expense-management platforms.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet multiple deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively across departments.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting a multi-entity accounting environment.
• Experience in consumer products, retail, e-commerce, distribution, manufacturing, or a similar industry.
• Experience managing outsourced or offshore accounting resources.
• Experience with AP automation, process improvement, or financial-system implementation.
  
  

Work Arrangement

This is a hybrid position based in Orange County, California. The selected candidate will be expected to work onsite four days per week. Friday Remote

Skills: expenses,internal controls,reporting,accounts payable,accounting