Shipsage was founded by a team of long-time ecommerce and logistics professionals who believe retailers should be able to trust their fulfillment partners as much as their in-house team.
We made the choice early on not to contract with third-party warehouses, instead focusing on a handful of strategic locations that are fully operated by shipsage employees. This decision ,combined with our collective industry knowledge, lets us provide customers with unmatched guidance and confidence as they set up a more efficient, scalable fulfillment infrastructure.
The Opportunity:
We are seeking a Senior Manager, Accounts Payable to fill a position on our continually growing accounting team. The position will report to the Assistant Controller. This person will manage the entire Accounts Payable (AP) function for Shipsage. This is a managerial position and will manage the entire AP Function with 4-6 employees. Shipsage has expanded globally, and this position would be overseeing the AP function internationally.
In this role you will…
- Provide leadership to the accounts payable function for all the geographies.
- Review day-to-day accounts payable activities for required accuracy & speed.
- Design and implement effective accounts payable policies, procedures and controls around the sub-processes e.g., Invoice processing, vendor queries, vendor setups, exception resolution, vendor reconciliations, payment proposal, T&E and others as necessary.
- Manage various reviews with management including various operational KPIs and SLA metrics.
- Drive overall process efficiencies and system improvements including software enhancements, automating processes, and building various related policy documents and procedures.
- Develop, coach and train the overall AP team.
- Responsible for partnering with various stakeholders like the GL team, Procurement, FP&A, Tax and others to implement and improve various processes and controls.
- Ensuring accuracy for accounting, reporting, and monthly closure of books.
- Additional duties and responsibilities as necessary.
What You’ll Bring to the Team (Required Skills):
- Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting will be preferred.
- Overall 10+ years of experience with at least 6-8 years in AP.
- Established experience in an AP Managerial position.
- Excellent communication and organization skills.
- Experience in Software Implementation will be preferred.
- Demonstrated expertise in design and implementation of financial processes and technology.
- Must be flexible, conscientious, adapt easily, and be motivated by constant change.
- Ability to work well with a multicultural team.
- Clear and precise communication skills.
- Logical, systematic thinking with a process improvement/automation focus.
- Detail-oriented and have the ability to multitask.
- Experience with NetSuite, Zip and Chrome River preferred but not mandatory.
Perks & Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Basic Life Insurance
- Paid Maternity/Parental Leave Program
- Flexible Time Off Program
- Paid Sick Leave and Paid Emergency Leave
- Floating Holidays (2 days/year)
- Wellness Days (1 day/quarter)
- 401K Match
- Competitive Salary, Performance Bonus & Equity
- Variety of voluntary benefits, such as, short term disability
- Referral Bonus Program