Accounts Payable Lead

eJam; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

401(k) Plan

Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, and

Job summary

eJam in Santa Ana, CA is hiring an Accounts Payable Lead to own the full invoice-to-pay cycle across our portfolio. You will manage vendor accounts, support month-end close, and collaborate with our finance leadership and operations teams.

This is an on-site role with potential for hybrid work after onboarding. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of hands-on AP experience, experience across multiple entities, and strong QuickBooks, Ramp, and Excel skills.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on, full-cycle accounts payable, owning the end-to-end process.
• Experience across multiple entities.
• Hands-on experience with QuickBooks and Ramp (both required).
• Month-end close experience, including accruals and reconciliations.
• Experience with 1099s and vendor onboarding.
• Experience mentoring or leading teammates.
• Experience working with remote teammates.
• Strong communication and organization skills.
• Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables).
• A habit of documenting processes and catching errors before they go out.
• Able to work on-site at our Santa Ana, CA office.

Responsibilities

• Invoice-to-pay: Intake, coding, matching, approvals and weekly payment runs across all entities.
• Vendor accounts: Statements, reconciliations, disputes, and vendor-master setup and changes.
• Month-end close: AP accruals, aging review and sub-ledger to GL tie-out.
• Controls: Duplicate checks, bank-change verification, segregation of duties and 1099 readiness.
• Cash visibility: A weekly view of upcoming payments for finance leadership.
• Process improvement: Automate and simplify AP as volume grows with retail expansion.

Skills

Communication skills

Organization

Mentoring/leading teammates

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or associate degree in accounting

Tools

QuickBooks

Ramp

Excel

Job description

Location: Onsite - Santa Ana, CA

Type: Full-Time

Salary: $70,000 - $85,000 depending on experience

About Us

eJam is a bootstrapped consumer products company that has built, scaled, and exited multiple brands - all without ever taking a dollar of outside capital. Our portfolio includes category leaders ranked at the top of Amazon, carried in major retailers nationwide, and sold across DTC, marketplaces, and every channel in between. We're not a startup hoping something works. We're a team that has done it repeatedly - taken products from idea to category leader, landed them on retail shelves nationwide, and built real brands that consumers love. We operate like a holding company with the speed of a startup: small team, no bureaucracy, massive ownership. This is the place where you'll see the entire machine - sourcing, product development, packaging, manufacturing, compliance, marketing, marketplace strategy, retail - all under one roof. If you want to learn how consumer products actually get built and shipped at scale, there is no faster education than this.

The Role

We are hiring an Accounts Payable Lead to own AP across our entire portfolio. You will run the full invoice-to-pay cycle, keep vendor accounts reconciled, and make sure AP closes cleanly every month. You will report to our Finance leadership and work closely with our AR team, our outside accounting partner, and the operations teams who buy from co-manufacturers, 3PLs, freight carriers and agencies. This is a hands-on role for someone who likes clean ledgers and better processes. This role is on-site at our Santa Ana, CA office, with the opportunity for hybrid after onboarding and flexible working hours.

What You'll Do

• Invoice-to-pay: Intake, coding, matching, approvals and weekly payment runs across all entities.
• Vendor accounts: Statements, reconciliations, disputes, and vendor-master setup and changes.
• Month-end close: AP accruals, aging review and sub-ledger to GL tie-out.
• Controls: Duplicate checks, bank-change verification, segregation of duties and 1099 readiness.
• Cash visibility: A weekly view of upcoming payments for finance leadership.
• Process improvement: Automate and simplify AP as volume grows with retail expansion.

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on, full-cycle accounts payable, owning the end-to-end process
• Experience across multiple entities
• Hands-on experience with QuickBooks and Ramp (both required)
• Month-end close experience, including accruals and reconciliations
• Experience with 1099s and vendor onboarding
• Experience mentoring or leading teammates
• Experience working with remote teammates
• Strong communication and organization skills
• Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables)
• A habit of documenting processes and catching errors before they go out
• Able to work on-site at our Santa Ana, CA office

Nice to Have

• Experience with Campfire CPG, manufacturing, retail or eCommerce vendor base (co-manufacturers, 3PLs, freight)
• Experience working with an outsourced accounting firm
• Bachelor's or associate degree in accounting

This Role Is Not For You

If you want a purely data-entry role, prefer a single-entity company with slow volume, or want to move straight into managing a team. This seat is hands-on and owns outcomes.

Compensation

Base salary: $70,000 - $85,000 depending on experience

5% annual performance bonus

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision

401(k) Plan

Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability

PTO and 14 Observed Holidays

Amazing, dog-friendly office in Santa Ana, CA

Learning & development opportunities

Why eJam

We build and scale category-leading eCommerce brands

We operate with speed, ownership, and accountability

Ideas move quickly from concept to execution

Every team member has direct impact on company growth

We value operators who think strategically and execute decisively

Equal Employment Opportunity

eJam is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where all team members feel valued and respected. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We believe diversity drives innovation and strengthens our ability to serve our customers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit, qualifications, and business needs.