Manager, Accounts Payable

What You'll Do

Sol de Janeiro is a global brand seeking a highly motivated and results-oriented Accounts Payable Manager to lead the day-to-day Accounts Payable operations and corporate card programs while ensuring the accurate, timely, and compliant processing of supplier invoices and payments. This role is responsible for managing AP workflows, developing team members, maintaining a strong internal control environment, and driving operational excellence across the procure-to-pay process. The Accounts Payable Manager will serve as a key business partner to Procurement, Treasury, Supply Chain, and Accounting, and will act as the AP functional lead for process improvement initiatives, system enhancements, and ERP transformation projects. The ideal candidate combines strong operational leadership with expertise in AP best practices, process standardization, automation, and change management to support a scalable and efficient finance organization.

What You'll Be Working On

• Oversee daily accounts payable operations to ensure accurate and timely processing of supplier invoices, expense reports, and payments.
• Oversee the corporate card function to ensure approved business expenses are submitted and processed in SAP Concur.
• Review and approve supplier invoices in NetSuite, SAP S/4HANA, and SAP CIM (Ariba), ensuring compliance with company policies and approval workflows.
• Supervise invoice workflows, including purchase order matching, exception management, and resolution of invoice discrepancies.
• Manage and review weekly payment runs (ACH and Wire Transfers) in Coupa Treasury, ensuring accuracy and adherence to payment schedules.
• Partner with Procurement to support supplier onboarding, supplier maintenance, and supplier verification procedures.
• Monitor AP operational KPIs, identify operational risks, and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for AP inquiries from suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities, including AP accruals, account reconciliations, and audit support.
• Lead AP readiness activities during ERP implementations
• Lead the development, documentation, standardization, and enforcement of AP policies, procedures, and internal controls to support a scalable and audit-ready control environment.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on automation, standardization, operational efficiency, and reduction of manual processes while maintaining strong financial controls.
• Act as the Accounts Payable functional lead for ERP implementations, system upgrades, and process transformation initiatives, ensuring business requirements, testing, training, and process adoption are successfully executed.
• Train, mentor, and provide guidance to AP Specialists and other team members, fostering professional development and high performance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Accounting, Treasury, Supply Chain, FP&A, and business partners.
• Special projects as assigned.

Must Haves:

• Strong understanding of accounts payable processes, internal controls, and best practices.
• 5+ years of progressive accounts payable experience, including experience in management capacity.
• Hands-on experience using SAP S/4HANA, SAP CIM (Ariba), NetSuite, and Coupa Treasury is a must.
• Experience managing AP functions in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Experience managing off-shore shared services.
• Experience with ERP transitions and system implementations.
• Experience as key player in strategic process transformation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify process inefficiencies and recommend solutions.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel (Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, Power Query preferred).
• Experience with OCR and invoice automation technologies.
• Strong understanding of month-end close and accrual processes.
• Excellent organizational, project management, and time management skills.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across all levels of the organization.
• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize multiple deadlines and work independently with minimal supervision
• Experience managing or mentoring staff preferred