Description
At Instructure, we believe in the power of people to grow and succeed throughout their lives.
We are seeking an Accounts Payable Manager to join the team. You'll run Instructure's accounts payable and T&E functions and lead a team of four.
Responsibilities:
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of four AP and T&E professionals, including goal setting, performance reviews, and workload planning.
- Own the AP cycle end to end: invoice intake and coding, three-way match, approvals, payment runs, and vendor inquiries.
- Manage AP workflows in Coupa, card and spend activity in Brex, and posting and reconciliation in NetSuite.
- Deliver AP accruals, subledger-to-GL reconciliations, and aging reviews on the close calendar.
- Maintain internal controls over disbursements, including segregation of duties, approval limits, vendor master changes, and duplicate payment checks.
- Oversee 1099 and tax reporting, plus sales and use tax and VAT treatment on vendor invoices across jurisdictions.
- Work with Procurement, Treasury, Accounting, and department budget owners to resolve invoice and payment issues quickly.
- Track AP metrics such as days payable, invoice cycle time, early-pay capture, and exception rates.
- Document procedures and drive automation improvements as the company and its vendor base grow.
Requirements:
- Demonstrated experience leading an AP team.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
- 5+ years of AP experience, including 2+ years managing or leading AP staff.
- Hands-on experience with Coupa and NetSuite.
- Experience with Brex or a comparable corporate card platform.
- Solid understanding of month-end close, accruals, and AP controls in a public or audit-ready environment.
- Experience with global, multi-entity, multi-currency payables.
- Strong Excel skills and comfort with reporting and reconciliation.
- Clear communication and judgment.
Nice to have:
- Experience with SOX controls or a similar compliance framework.
- Experience supporting an AP team through a system migration or process redesign.
Compensation and benefits:
- Competitive compensation ($80K - $95K).
- Ownership program for full-time employees.
- Flexible work culture.
- Generous time off.
- Comprehensive wellness programs and mental health support.
- Learning and development resources.
- Technology and tools needed to do your best work.
- Motivosity employee recognition program.
- Culture rooted in inclusivity, support, and meaningful connection.