Accounts Payable Manager

We are searching for a talented Accounts Payable Manager to step onto a fintech unicorn rocketship!

We are seeking an experienced Manager, Accounts Payable to lead and oversee the full-cycle accounts payable operations and serve as the system administrator for the AP, PO, expense report, and the corporate credit card platform. In this rewarding and important role, your responsibilities include overseeing the AP process, reconciling AP-related account balances, maintaining general ledgers, preparing month-end close tasks, lead system enhancements and automation initiatives, and mentoring a global AP team.

Why join Tipalti?

Tipalti is the AI-powered platform for finance automation, elevating how finance teams operate in the global economy. We empower our customers to scale faster and smarter by removing the complexities of doing global business and accelerating their finance operations efficiency. Our platform provides a comprehensive suite of finance automation solutions designed for mid-market businesses across accounts payable, global payouts, procurement, employee expenses, corporate cards, supplier management, tax compliance, and treasury. Tipalti partners with leading financial institutions such as Citi, Wells Fargo, J.P. Morgan, and Visa, enabling over 5,000 global companies to efficiently and securely pay millions of suppliers and payees across 200+ countries and territories, in 120 currencies.

At Tipalti, we pride ourselves on our collaborative culture, the quality of our product and the capabilities of our people. Tipaltians are passionate about the work they do, and keen to get the job done. Tipalti offers competitive benefits, a flexible workplace, career coaching, and an environment where diverse individuals can thrive and make an impact. Our culture ensures everyone checks their egos at the door and stands ready to reach for success together.

Founded in Israel in 2010, Tipalti is a global business headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area (Foster City) with offices in Tel Aviv, Plano, Toronto, Vancouver, London, Amsterdam, Tbilisi and Medellin.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Oversee all payments and expenditures, including vendor invoices, purchase orders, corporate and virtual credit cards, employee expense reports, etc. ensuring the expenses are all appropriate and in accordance with the company policy.
• Manage a team of 3 AP and Junior accountants and oversee processes globally to ensure consistency and efficiency.
• Own monthly and quarterly balance sheet account reconciliations, including accounts payable, credit card and expense clearing accounts, AP accruals, fixed assets, and prepaid expenses, ensuring accuracy and timely resolution of variances.
• Prepare and review month-end close activities related to AP and expenses, supporting a timely and efficient close.
• Serve as the AP system administrator, including testing, configuring, and supporting new features and enhancements related to AP and expense modules.
• Lead AP and PO system enhancements, implementations, and transformation initiatives to improve efficiency, scalability, and automation.
• Drive the AP accrual automation initiative, including bills, expense reports, and PO accruals, to reduce manual effort and shorten the month-end close timeline.
• Perform monthly and quarterly balance sheet and P&L fluctuation analyses for assigned accounts and explain variances.
• Lead the annual 1099 reporting and filing process.
• Develop, document, and continuously improve AP-related business processes and accounting policies to strengthen internal controls.
• Partner closely with Procurement, FP&A, and internal stakeholders to ensure purchase orders are properly matched and expenses are coded accurately.
• Coordinate with AP team members, internal employees, and vendors to resolve invoice discrepancies, payment issues, contract questions, and system-related challenges.
• Support external audits by preparing and providing requested documentation, schedules, and reconciliations.
• Collaborate with the Accounting Director to identify opportunities to enhance financial processes and reporting.
• Provide ongoing training to the AP team to broaden general accounting knowledge and strengthen overall team capabilities.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

About you

• Strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Experience with financial systems such as NetSuite, Tipalti, Bill.com, and Expensify preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Hands-on experience in accounts payable, account reconciliations, PO processes, and month-end/year-end close.
• Prior experience in FinTech and/or SaaS environments strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting international operations, multiple legal entities, and intercompany transactions.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, IF functions, and data analysis.

Tipalti is posting this job opening for and on behalf of SDS (Cyprus) Limited and/or SDS Tbilisi Limited, LLC (both are hereinafter referred to as “SDS”). Any potential employment and/or consulting arrangements entered into, as it relates to this job opening, will be between you and SDS. Tipalti shall not be held responsible for the information and contents contained in this job posting, or for any issues arising out of or related to this job posting.