AP Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Build and own the full invoice-to-pay cycle, including intake, coding, approvals, and payment.
• Automate the AP cycle toward touchless processing using AI-driven ingestion, coding, and duplicate detection.
• Own month-end AP close, including accruals, cutoff, subledger-to-GL tie-out, and aging reports.
• Develop and implement AP analytics to improve the function.
• Prepare AP for audit readiness ahead of the first external audit.
• Lead AP setup and migration during the ERP transition.
• Manage the Ramp card program, vendor and tax compliance (W-9/W-8, 1099s), and AP sales/use tax.

Requirements

• Proactive self-starter who takes ownership of a function rather than waiting for assigned work.
• AI-native approach: experience building AP workflows that others now use.
• Ability to convert repetitive work into reusable tools, scripts, rule sets, or checklists.
• Strong review skills: able to catch errors in others' prep work without redoing it or rubber-stamping.
• Strong understanding of controls and audit evidence, including three-way match, exceptions handling, and documentation.
• Ability to evaluate ERPs based on merits.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience owning AP close and controls in an audited environment.
• Experience setting up or migrating AP in a modern ERP system.
• Built an AI-assisted finance workflow that a team adopted.
• Typically 5–8 years in AP or accounting operations.