Senior Manager, Accounts Payable and Expense

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.