SpaceX Accounts Payable Manager at SpaceX leads the design and maintenance of accounts payable controls and policies for the Super Intelligence segment. The role involves managing invoice processing, reconciliations, and financial close activities.
Responsibilities
Own the design and maintenance of accounts payable internal controls and policies for SpaceX and its subsidiaries, including payment-authority design, vendor-master policy, and invoice-approval policy
Lead the design of automation and workflow controls for domestic and international invoice processing and payment
Exercise independent discretion on matters of significance: what may be paid, how a class of discrepancies or exceptions is treated, whether a control change is required, and when an item must be escalated
Determine the material accounting treatment of accounts payable matters under US GAAP
Manage and reconcile AP-related general ledger accounts, identify and explain variances, and decide the corrective accounting or control response
Participate in the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close
Define the control design for accounts payable metrics and KPIs used to assess effectiveness of the control environment
Direct how vendor-master changes, payment holds, and classes of vendor issues are governed
Partner with Procurement, Treasury, business owners, and other teams on the control implications of procure-to-pay changes, domestic and international invoices, and foreign-currency payments
Support ad hoc analysis of accounts payable and financial data where the work requires accounting judgment or a control conclusion, not production bookkeeping
Qualification
Bachelor’s degreeBachelor’s degree in accountingCPA designationStrong process and control orientationProficient computer skills
Required
Bachelor’s degree
7+ years of professional experience in accounts payable and/or general accounting, with substantial work on controls, policy, close, or accounting treatment rather than solely transaction processing
Preferred
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
CPA designation
Prior experience owning or designing an accounts payable control environment
Strong accounts payable and accounting knowledge and an understanding of US GAAP
Strong process and control orientation, with experience designing process and control improvements in high-volume environments
Experience with international and foreign-currency invoices
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and SQL
Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office, Excel, and Word
