Chief Accounts Payable Accountant responsible for managing end-to-end AP operations ensuring accurate and timely vendor payments and maintaining internal controls.
Responsibilities
The Accounts Payable Accountant In this role, you will be responsible for managing end-to-end AP operations — ensuring vendors are paid accurately and on time, internal controls are maintained, and our payables function scales effectively alongside the business. You will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders, providing accurate, timely, and compliant accounts payable operations. Serving as a subject matter expert and escalation point, this role resolves complex issues, maintains internal controls, supports month-end and year-end close activities, and helps strengthen Purchase-to-Pay processes through reporting, automation, and system improvements.
The ideal candidate will have a mixture of public accounting and industry experience, specifically in the technology industry, and be able to operate in a fast growth environment. This person is a self-starter who is organized, highly analytical, collaborative and a problem solver. If you are interested in continuing your career in an impactful and high growth company, this is the role for you!
Perform the day-to-day accounts payable function including processing of complex accounts payable transactions, ensuring accurate coding, supporting documentation, approvals, and compliance with accounting policies and internal controls.
Perform vendor setup, maintenance, and account reconciliation.
Reconcile vendor accounts and the accounts payable subledger, researching and resolving discrepancies, blocked invoices, payment variances, billing disputes, and other exceptions.
Perform and oversee monthly AP reconciliations and ensure accurate period-end close.
Partner with Accounting and Finance teams to support accruals, expense reporting, and month-end close activities.
Maintain strong internal controls around vendor management, invoice approvals, and payments.
Identify opportunities to streamline AP processes, improve efficiency, and strengthen controls.
Support cash management and payment scheduling by providing accurate AP information.
Utilize Tipalti and NetSuite to manage AP transactions, reporting, reconciliations, and related accounting activities.
Prepare, review, and process Automated Clearing House (ACH), wire, and check payments in
