Applied

Senior Accounts Payable Manager

Sunnyvale. Posted 18 days ago

The role

You will own and scale the global accounts payable and procure-to-pay functions. You will lead the AP team and oversee expense programs, systems, and internal controls.

What you will do

  • Own and scale end-to-end accounts payable and procure-to-pay processes across global entities.
  • Partner with Procurement, Legal, IT, FP&A, and business stakeholders.
  • Oversee corporate credit card and expense reimbursement programs.
  • Lead, coach, and develop the AP team.
  • Develop and maintain global AP policies, procedures, and internal controls.
  • Own month, quarter, and year-end AP close activities.
  • Oversee vendor master data, payment operations, and vendor inquiries.
  • Drive AP systems strategy, automation, and continuous process improvement.

Required qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in accounts payable, procure-to-pay, and employee expense management.
  • 3+ years of team leadership.
  • Proven experience scaling AP operations and leading process improvements and system implementations.
  • Hands-on expertise with NetSuite, AP automation platforms, and corporate card and expense management systems.
  • Experience managing multi-entity, multi-currency AP operations.
  • Understanding of internal controls, audit requirements, international payments, and tax regulations.
  • Advanced Excel proficiency.
  • Experience leveraging AI tools (e.g., Claude, LLMs, Cursor) to automate workflows.
  • Experience operating in or preparing for a SOX-compliant, public-company control environment.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to have

  • Experience within a high-growth hardware or technology company.
  • Experience with Brex, FloQast, Workday, or Ramp.

Benefits

  • Base salary
  • Equity (options and/or restricted stock units)
  • Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage
  • 401k retirement benefits with employer match
  • Learning and wellness stipends
  • Paid time off

About the company

Applied Intuition, Inc. is a Silicon Valley company creating digital infrastructure for physical AI. It services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries.