Accounts Payable Manager
Robert Half · San Diego, CA · 3 days ago
On-siteAccountingFull-time
Responsibilities
- Direct the full accounts payable workflow from invoice intake through final payment, including coding, matching, review coordination, and exception handling.
- Oversee scheduled disbursements across multiple payment methods, ensuring transactions are processed accurately, approved appropriately, and completed within established timelines.
- Supervise the AP team’s daily priorities, monitor workload distribution, and maintain service levels in a fast-paced environment.
- Build and enforce strong controls around vendor setup, approval limits, and payment processing to protect data integrity and reduce risk.
- Serve as the primary escalation point for vendor matters, resolving payment issues and supporting favorable terms and productive business relationships.
- Manage employee reimbursement and corporate card reconciliation activities, ensuring policy compliance and timely processing.
- Reconcile accounts payable records to the general ledger, investigate outstanding balances, and drive resolution of aging or unmatched items.
- Lead payables-related month-end close tasks, including accrual preparation for items not yet billed or fully matched.
- Cook compliance activities such as 1099 reporting, annual filing support, and audit documentation for internal and external review.
- Partner with procurement, operations, and accounting teams to improve purchasing alignment, strengthen spend controls, and identify automation opportunities within AP processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
- At least 5 years of progressive accounts payable experience, including leadership or supervisory responsibility.
- Background managing high-volume invoice processing within a multi-entity, complex, or rapidly growing organization.
- Hands-on experience with enterprise accounting platforms such as NetSuite, Oracle, or similar systems, along with strong Excel capabilities.
- Familiarity with AP automation and expense or billing tools such as Bill.com, Ramp, or comparable applications.
- Solid knowledge of accounts payable controls, disbursement practices, and general ledger reconciliation.
- Experience supporting 1099 reporting, audit requests, and vendor invoice compliance matters such as sales or use tax is preferred.
- Strong communication, vendor management, and problem-solving skills with the ability to work effectively across departments.
Qualifications
- Legal authorization to work in the United States.
Skills
- Accounts Payable Management
- Vendor Management
- Financial Reporting
- Process Improvement
- Compliance and Audit Support
- Team Leadership
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- 401(k) Plan
Pay
Compensation is commensurate with experience.
Schedule
Full-time position.