Senior Accounting Manager
Knightscope · Sunnyvale, CA · 1 mo ago
RemoteRemoteFinance$140k–$150k/yrFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the procure-to-pay function, including procurement operations, accounts payable, vendor master controls, purchase orders, invoice processing, payment review, inventory accounting, and fixed asset accounting
- Oversee procurement workflows to ensure purchase requisitions, purchase orders, approvals, pricing, receiving, and vendor terms comply with Company policies and internal controls
- Manage accounts payable operations, including invoice coding, approval routing, two-way and three-way matching, AP aging, payment runs, vendor inquiries, and timely resolution of exceptions
- Partner with Supply Chain, Operations, Manufacturing, and Engineering to ensure inventory receipts, transfers, adjustments, reserves, and reconciliations are accurate and properly supported
- Own fixed asset accounting processes, including capitalization review, asset tagging and tracking, depreciation, disposals, impairment considerations, and fixed asset roll forwards
- Review reconciliations, accruals, prepaid expenses, inventory-related schedules, AP subledger activity, and fixed asset schedules as part of the monthly and quarterly close process
- Cook up coordination audit requests, organize prepared-by-client materials, respond to auditor inquiries, and support quarterly reviews and annual audits related to procurement, AP, inventory, and fixed assets
- Maintain and improve procure-to-pay policies, approval matrices, vendor master procedures, invoice matching standards, inventory controls, fixed asset controls, and related documentation
- Identify opportunities to streamline procure-to-pay processes, enhance automation, strengthen controls, improve audit readiness, and scale accounting operations in a robotics manufacturing environment
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Supply Chain, or related field; CPA preferred
- 7+ years of progressive accounting, procure-to-pay, procurement operations, accounts payable, inventory accounting, or fixed asset accounting experience
- Prior people management experience, including supervising accounting, accounts payable, procurement operations, or shared services team members
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, procurement controls, accruals, accounts payable, inventory accounting, fixed assets, account reconciliations, and internal control practices
- Experience with purchase orders, receiving, invoice matching, vendor master management, payment controls, inventory reconciliations, and fixed asset capitalization processes
- Experience in manufacturing, robotics, hardware, technology, or other inventory-oriented environments preferred
- Experience supporting audits, quarterly reviews, internal reporting, and external reporting deliverables related to procurement, accounts payable, inventory, and fixed assets
- Ability to collaborate effectively with procurement, supply chain, operations, manufacturing, engineering, finance, technical accounting, cost accounting, and external audit stakeholders
- Strong analytical, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment
- Experience with NetSuite, Coupa, Bill.com, Tipalti, FloQast, or similar ERP, procurement, AP automation, close management, and reconciliation tools preferred
Compensation & Benefits
Base Salary: $140,000 – $150,000 (DOE)
Equity: Stock options
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off
Location Requirement
Full-time, Remote or on-site at Sunnyvale HQ