Senior Manager, Accounts Payable and Expense

Lawn Squad; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Authority Brands is seeking a Senior Manager of Accounts Payable & Expense to lead AP and employee expense functions across the portfolio. You will own expense automation via Coupa and Concur, enforce the T&E policy, and maintain strong internal controls over spend and fraud.

The role requires collaboration with multiple brands and shared services to ensure accurate coding and timely processing. You will manage a team, oversee the corporate card program and AP reconciliations, and partner with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and 5+ years of accounting experience.
• NetSuite and Concur experience preferred.
• Retail or franchise experience is a plus but not required.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Must be proactive and highly organized with excellent communication.
• Must be flexible, able to handle multiple priorities and work independently.
• Ability to think creatively while maintaining high accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Lead AP and employee expense functions across brands and shared services.
• Oversee corporate credit card program and card payments.
• Oversee AP and expense reconciliations and GL analysis.
• Lead, supervise, and develop the AP and expense team.
• Maintain coding accuracy to GL accounts, departments, locations, and brands.
• Partner with Accounting Managers and FP&A to support accurate P&L reporting.
• Own expense automation initiatives across Coupa and Concur, including integrations with NetSuite.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual processing and shorten cycle times.
• Collaborate with IT on implementation and optimization of spend platforms.
• Enforce T&E policy, maintain internal controls over spend, and prevent fraud.
• Monitor spend activity for duplicates and policy violations and investigate issues.

Skills

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

NetSuite

Concur

Job description

The Senior Manager, Accounts Payable & Expense leads Authority Brands' accounts payable, corporate card, and employee expense functions across the portfolio. This role owns expense automation initiatives across Coupa and Concur, enforces the company's T&E policy, and maintains strong internal controls over spend and fraud. The Senior Manager brings a deep understanding of how each division operates and relates to one another, enabling the team to code costs accurately and independently without relying on operators.

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Payable & Expense Operations

• Lead the accounts payable and employee expense functions, ensuring timely, accurate processing across all brands and shared services
• Oversee the corporate credit card program and card payment processes
• Oversee AP and expense reconciliations and general ledger analysis, including inventory returns, refunds, and bill credits
• Lead, supervise, and develop the AP and expense team

Cost Coding & Business Knowledge

• Maintain a thorough understanding of how each brand, division, and shared service function operates and relates to one another
• Ensure costs are coded accurately to the correct GL account, department, location, and brand without relying on operators for coding decisions
• Review cost allocations across GL accounts and departments, correcting misclassifications before close
• Partner with the Accounting Managers and FP&A to ensure AP and expense activity supports accurate P&L reporting

Expense Automation

• Own expense automation initiatives across Coupa and Concur, including coding rules, approval workflows, and integrations with NetSuite
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual processing, improve coding accuracy, and shorten cycle times
• Partner with IT and Systems on implementation, configuration, and ongoing optimization of spend platforms

T&E Policy, Controls & Fraud Prevention

• Own enforcement of the company's T&E policy, including review of exceptions, escalation of violations, and periodic policy updates
• Maintain internal controls over spend, including approval workflows aligned with the Delegation of Authority policy
• Establish fraud prevention and detection controls over vendor setup, payments, corporate cards, and employee expenses
• Monitor spend activity for duplicate payments, policy violations, and unusual transactions, investigating and resolving issues

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting plus 5+ years of accounting experience required.
• NetSuite and Concur experience preferred.
• Prior retail or franchise experience a plus but not required.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Must be proactive and highly organized self-starter with excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Must be flexible, able to handle multiple priorities and work independently.
• Ability to think creatively while maintaining high standards of accuracy and precision.