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Accounts Payable Manager
About this role
At Instructure, we believe in the power of people to grow and succeed throughout their lives. Our goal is to amplify that power by creating intuitive products that simplify learning and personal development, facilitate meaningful relationships, and inspire people to go further in their education and careers. We do this by giving smart, creative, passionate people opportunities to create awesome. And that's where you come in: We are seeking an Accounts Payable Manager to join the team.
You'll run Instructure's accounts payable and T&E functions and lead a team of four. You own the process from invoice receipt through payment and month-end close, working in Coupa, Brex, and NetSuite. You'll keep the process accurate, controlled, and on schedule, and you'll coach the people who run it day to day. This role is hired in the US and supports every country where Instructure operates. What you'll do • Lead, coach, and develop a team of four AP and T&E professionals, including goal setting, performance reviews, and workload planning.
• Own the AP cycle end to end: invoice intake and coding, three-way match, approvals, payment runs, and vendor inquiries. • Manage AP workflows in Coupa, card and spend activity in Brex, and posting and reconciliation in NetSuite. Make sure data flows cleanly between them. • Deliver AP accruals, subledger-to-GL reconciliations, and aging reviews on the close calendar. • Maintain internal controls over disbursements, including segregation of duties, approval limits, vendor master changes, and duplicate payment checks.
Support internal and external audit requests. • Oversee 1099 and tax reporting, plus sales and use tax and VAT treatment on vendor invoices across jurisdictions. • Work with Procurement, Treasury, Accounting, and department budget owners to resolve invoice and payment issues quickly. • Track AP metrics such as days payable, invoice cycle time, early-pay capture, and exception rates. Use them to find process fixes. • Document procedures and drive automation improvements as the company and its vendor base grow.
What you bring • Demonstrated experience leading an AP team. • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field is a plus. • 5+ years of AP experience, including 2+ years managing or leading AP staff, preferred. • Hands-on experience with Coupa and NetSuite. Experience with Brex or a comparable corporate card platform is strongly preferred. • Solid understanding of month-end close, accruals, and AP controls in a public or audit-ready environment.