[Hiring] Senior Manager, Accounts Payable @Environmental Defense Fund

Role Description

The Senior Manager, Accounts Payable leads the Accounts Payable Team and works with international AP teams. This role is accountable for the efficient management of timely payments, and ensuring adherence to internal controls, tax requirements, and organizational financial policies. As a key member of the financial management team, the Senior Manager contributes to system optimization, process improvements, and policy development in collaboration with IT, including oversight of end-to-end accounts payable operations and audit readiness.

• Provide strategic leadership to U.S. Accounts Payable Team and deliver training to international Accounts Payable teams, ensuring alignment of processes, performance standards, and service delivery across regions.
• Maintain AP policies, SOPs, and internal controls to ensure consistent execution and support audit readiness across all AP activities.
• Provide staff training and development, including coaching, performance management, and team oversight.
• Ensure the timely and accurate processing of vendor invoices and employee reimbursements across a multicompany environment and resolve processing issues and discrepancies.
• Participate in advancing EDF Organizational Effectiveness and Culture (OEC) goals so people from all backgrounds and experiences feel connected, included, and empowered to address environmental and organizational challenges in ways that align with EDF values.
• Monitor daily transaction activity, and team workloads and adjust resource planning as needed.
• Collaborate with IT on automation initiatives and implementation of AP technologies to increase efficiency and accuracy, including supporting system enhancements and workflow improvements.
• Manage ACH, wire transfers, and payment processes, ensuring appropriate controls and approval workflows.
• Oversee multilevel approval workflows for disbursements and ensure alignment with internal financial policies.
• Review expense documents for completeness and accuracy; ensure proper account coding.
• Support financial audits and contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statement preparation including reconciliations and AP-related close activities.
• Serve as corporate administrator for the organization’s global corporate card program, ensuring compliance and monitoring account activity for 500+ users.
• Supervise preparation of yearend tax reporting (e.g., 1099s) and ensure compliance with applicable tax requirements.
• Additional relevant responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, or related field and a minimum of eight years of progressive experience in Accounts Payable or related financial operations.
• Advanced degree or professional certification (e.g., CPA) preferred.
• Advanced experience with NetSuite or similar ERP systems.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and verbal and written communication skills across culturally diverse teams.
• Demonstrated experience managing automated AP systems and multicurrency transactions, including payment processing and internal controls.
• Proactive, highly organized, attentive to detail, with strong time management and organization skills and the ability to meet multiple deadlines.
• Demonstrated self-awareness, cultural competency and inclusivity, and ability to work with colleagues and stakeholders across all cultures and backgrounds.
• Demonstrated experience leading or supervising staff and managing workloads and performance.
• Nonprofit experience preferred but not required.

Benefits

• Strong total rewards package encompassing competitive salary, robust benefits, and professional development opportunities consistent with a modern global organization.
• Consideration of factors such as candidate experience, skills, training, internal team equity and local norms.

Salary

120,000 - 130,000 USD