Director, Accounts Payable

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior leader to drive Payables and P2P operations in a large, public-company environment. You will lead ~20 professionals, optimize processes, and push automation using OCR/IDR and AI to achieve efficiency and accuracy.

You will ensure SOX compliance, partner with auditors, and leverage Snowflake/Tableau for performance insights. Excel in a role that blends strategic leadership with hands-on process improvements, and collaborate across Supply Chain, IT, and Operations to

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive accounting and accounts payable experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive a best-in-class Payables Team & P2P Operations.
• Lead a team of ~20 individuals, optimizing resource structure and roles.
• Oversee Payables for up to 13k employee base and 25k+ monthly invoices.
• Implement and scale automated AP processes with OCR/IDR and AI capabilities.
• Maintain SOX controls across the P2P lifecycle and corporate card ecosystem.
• Interface with internal/external auditors during quarterly reviews and annual audits.
• Build automated AP dashboards with Snowflake and Tableau to track metrics.

Skills

Leadership

US GAAP

SOX controls

Cross-functional collaboration

AP/P2P management

AI/automation in AP

BI tools (Snowflake/Tableau)

OCR/IDR tools

Month-end close & reconciliations

Tools

Oracle Cloud ERP

Ramp (expense tool)

OCR/IDR invoice readers

Snowflake

Tableau

Job description

Responsibilities

• Drive a best-in-class Payables Team & P2P Operations
• Manage day-to-day Payables operations in conjunction with leadership within the upstream P2P processes
• Lead a team of approximately twenty individuals, optimizing human capital resource structure and roles
• Manage Payables for up to 13k employee base, and excess of 25k monthly invoices
• Drive best in class tools, people, process, and policy as for Sunrun’s current size and business needs
• Cultivate Transparency & Teamwork: Foster an open culture of collaboration; transparency where team members are encouraged to raise flags, surface process bottlenecks, and work collectively toward solutions
• Results‑Driven Development: Lead, mentor, coach, and scale a high‑performing AP team, transforming the organizational culture from transactional processing to analytical exception management driven by clear accountability and ownership
• Cross‑Functional Relationship Management: Act as a true cross‑functional leader who actively seeks feedback and input from varying departments (Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, IT) to ensure P2P processes meet diverse business needs without compromising accounting integrity
• Leverage and optimize advanced intelligent data capture tools, specifically OCR (Optical Character Recognition) and IDR (Intelligent Document Recognition) invoice readers, to convert manual ingestion into highly automated, touchless processing
• Drive the identification, piloting, and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities within the P2P cycle (e.g., predictive exception routing, smart GL coding suggestions, automated duplicate detection)
• Lead the strategic evaluation, implementation, and scaling of automated employee expense management tools and corporate credit card programs
• Maintain & adapt the SOX control framework across the entire P2P lifecycle and corporate card ecosystem to support public company requirements
• Act as the primary interface for internal and external auditors for all P2P and expense cycles during quarterly reviews and annual financial audits
• Leverage enterprise data warehouse and business intelligence tools—specifically “Snowflake” and “Tableau”—to build out automated AP dashboards, track operational metrics, and conduct deep‑divе variance analyses
• Ensure the AP team operates with a strong accounting mindset, owning AP specific account reconciliations and subledger‑to‑general‑ledger balancing in key accounts
• Own the operational design, calculation, and review of critical month‑end AP accruals, ensuring no material variances or omissions impact corporate consolidation
• Partner closely with teams across Inventory, Project Costing, Operations, S&M and G&A to ensure upstream data integrity, preventing coding errors that trigger downstream variances or material misstatements
• Manage the AP month‑end close timeline rigorously to ensure flawless and timely data flow into the general accounting and corporate consolidation teams.

Requirements

• Minimum of 15+ years of progressive accounting and accounts payable experience
• Proven experience leading large teams with a focus on building a cohesive, collaborative, transparent, and high‑performance team environment
• Proven, hands‑on experience implementing or utilizing OCR/IDR invoice reader tools alongside AI/advanced automation within an AP/P2P function to achieve measurable efficiency results
• Proven experience successfully implementing and managing an enterprise‑wide expense management tool (Ramp a plus) and a corporate card program
• Prior experience within a publicly traded company is required
• Deep technical fluency in US GAAP accounting and SOX controls is key
• Hands‑on experience with Oracle Cloud ERP is preferred
• Strong experience with advanced reporting tools, ideally Snowflake and Tableau, is preferred
• Proven experience performing month‑end close, complex accruals, account reconciliations, and general ledger activities in addition to traditional payables operations
• Strong foundational understanding of accounting mechanics within capital‑intensive environments
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills with a proven ability to collaborate with, influence, and gather consensus from cross‑functional groups with varying needs.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in managing Accounts Payable operations, leading large teams, and implementing advanced automation tools such as OCR and AI within the P2P cycle. Proficient in US GAAP accounting, SOX controls, and utilizing business intelligence tools like Snowflake and Tableau for operational insights.