Oversee the end-to-end Accounts Payable function, including invoice processing, payments, reconciliations, month-end close, vendor management, internal controls, and audit support. Manage an offshore AP team, monitor KPIs, resolve discrepancies, and partner cross-functionally with Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Treasury, and Retail. Identify root causes, improve workflows, implement automation, strengthen controls, and drive scalable process improvements across high-volume AP operations.
The Accounts Payable Manager will oversee the end-to-end Accounts Payable function, including an offshore AP team, and ensure accurate and timely invoice processing, payments, reconciliations, and month-end activities.
This role will also be expected to continuously assess current AP operations, identify opportunities for improvement, and proactively recommend and implement changes.
The ideal candidate is hands-on, comfortable challenging existing processes, and able to drive greater efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
Job Responsibilities and Duties:
- Oversee the end-to-end Accounts Payable function, including invoice processing, approvals, payments, vendor inquiries, reconciliations, and month-end close activities.
- Manage and provide day-to-day oversight of the offshore AP team, including workload, performance, quality, training, and issue escalation.
- Oversee three-way matching of purchase orders, receipts, and invoices, including resolution of quantity, pricing, and other discrepancies.
- Partner with Production, Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement, Retail, Treasury, and Finance teams to resolve AP-related issues.
- Oversee vendor onboarding and master data maintenance, ensuring appropriate controls over vendor setup and banking changes.
- Coordinate domestic and international payment runs and ensure compliance with company approval and internal control requirements.
- Support month-end close, including AP reconciliations, accruals, cutoff, and reporting.
- Establish and monitor AP KPIs, including processing timeliness, accuracy, backlog, exceptions, and payment performance.
- Continuously assess AP operations, workflows, and controls to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, recurring issues, and opportunities for automation.
- Proactively recommend and drive process improvements, including challenging existing practices when a more effective approach is identified.
- Identify root causes of recurring AP issues and work cross-functionally to implement sustainable solutions.
- Maintain and improve AP policies, procedures, internal controls, and process documentation.
- Support internal and external audit requirements.
Knowledge, Skills, and Ability Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
- 7–10+ years of progressive Accounts Payable or accounting experience, including supervisory or management experience.
- Experience managing offshore, outsourced, or shared-service teams preferred.
- Experience in luxury fashion, apparel, retail, consumer products, or another inventory-driven environment preferred.
- Strong knowledge of AP processes, three-way matching, purchase orders, accruals, and month-end close.
- Experience with ERP and AP automation systems; NetSuite experience is a plus.
- Strong Excel and analytical skills.
- Strong understanding of internal controls and segregation of duties.
- Proactive, hands-on, and comfortable speaking up and constructively challenging the status quo.
- Strong problem-solving and process-improvement mindset, with the ability to identify root causes and drive solutions through implementation.
- Strong people-management skills, including the ability to effectively manage remote and offshore teams.
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to prioritize and manage high transaction volumes in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Who We Are:
Founded in 2014, AMIRI is a global luxury house based in Los Angeles. The brand's intrinsic California spirit is deeply rooted in authenticity and creativity, with collections influenced by Hollywood and infused with West Coast music culture.
The brand's trajectory has followed a clear global strategy, with biannual shows at Paris Fashion Week and a growing international presence through an expanding network of flagship destinations.
AMIRI's culture and contemporary vision prioritize quality, creativity, and innovation across every facet of the business. Founder and Creative Director Mike AMIRI continues to safeguard and shape the artistic vision of the brand and design studio.
As the brand's presence expands globally and continues to emerge as one of the fastest-growing businesses in the U.S. luxury fashion market, AMIRI is seeking visionary individuals with a creative and entrepreneurial mindset to join our team.
Similar Jobs
Digital Media • News + Entertainment
Leads a high-volume Accounts Payable shared services team, overseeing invoice processing, payment execution, reconciliations, controls, audits, vendor issues, and SLA performance. Drives automation, straight-through processing, process improvements, supplier adoption of digital tools, and SOX compliance. Manages team development, workload distribution, KPI reporting, and cross-functional partnerships with Procurement, Finance, and business stakeholders.
Top Skills:
Ai-Driven Capture ToolsCoupa Supplier PortalExcelOcrWorkday
eCommerce
Manage the full accounts payable cycle, including month-end close, intercompany transactions, invoice accruals, dispute resolution, cash flow forecasting, budgeting, and bank relationships. Lead process improvements, automation, and integration efforts while ensuring compliance and operational accuracy. Coach and develop AP staff, support organizational growth, and serve as a primary contact for internal and external stakeholders. Professional English and Mandarin fluency is required.
Top Skills:
ExcelMS OfficeNetSuiteQuickbooks
Industrial
Manage daily accounts payable operations, invoice and payment processing, vendor reconciliations, month-end close, compliance filings, and process improvements. Supervise 7–8 employees, including hiring, training, performance management, and coaching. Maintain AP policies, oversee invoice imaging and document control, resolve discrepancies, collaborate with Purchasing, and provide organizational training while promoting safety and accuracy.
Top Skills:
Accounts Payable SystemsMS Office
What you need to know about the San Francisco Tech Scene
San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area attracts more startup funding than any other region in the world. Home to Stanford University and UC Berkeley, leading VC firms and several of the world’s most valuable companies, the Bay Area is the place to go for anyone looking to make it big in the tech industry. That said, San Francisco has a lot to offer beyond technology thanks to a thriving art and music scene, excellent food and a short drive to several of the country’s most beautiful recreational areas.
Key Facts About San Francisco Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 365,500; 13.9% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: Google, Apple, Salesforce, Meta
- Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, cloud computing, fintech, consumer technology, software
- Funding Landscape: $50.5 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, Greylock Partners, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins
- Research Centers and Universities: Stanford University; University of California, Berkeley; University of San Francisco; Santa Clara University; Ames Research Center; Center for AI Safety; California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
