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Accounts Payable Manager

Shinkei Systems· Finance
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El Segundo, CA$80k - $95kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Experienced Accounts Payable Manager to build and scale the AP function from the ground up, owning end-to-end procure-to-pay, enforcing PO and budget discipline, and creating scalable systems for rapid growth.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and manage the company’s accounts payable processes and internal controls
  • Establish scalable procure-to-pay workflows, approval matrices, and vendor onboarding procedures
  • Build SOPs and documentation for AP operations and purchasing compliance
  • Evaluate and improve AP systems, automation tools, and ERP workflows
  • Enforce PO policy compliance across departments
  • Ensure all spend is properly approved, budgeted, and tied to authorized purchase orders
  • Partner with department leaders to drive purchasing discipline and budget accountability
  • Monitor unauthorized spend, policy exceptions, and approval gaps
  • Help implement and maintain spend controls and procurement governance
  • Oversee timely and accurate invoice processing, coding, approvals, and payments
  • Manage vendor relationships and resolve invoice discrepancies or payment issues
  • Ensure proper accruals, coding accuracy, and supporting documentation
  • Maintain strong controls around payment authorization and fraud prevention
  • Partner closely with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and Leadership teams
  • Support monthly close activities including AP accruals and reconciliations
  • Develop KPIs and reporting around AP aging, payment cycles, PO compliance, and spend trends
  • Assist with audits and ensure compliance with accounting policies and internal controls

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of accounts payable or procurement finance experience, including management responsibility
  • Experience building or significantly improving AP and procurement processes in a high-growth environment
  • Strong understanding of PO workflows, spend controls, accruals, and budget management
  • Experience working within ERP systems (Quickbooks, NetSuite, SAP or similar)
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Ability to drive accountability across cross-functional teams
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Comfortable operating in a hands-on startup or operational environment

Skills

Required:Accounts PayablePO Workflows
Last updated Sep 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Shinkei uses robotics to build a world where fishermen thrive, supply chains are transparent, and American food systems restore national vitality.

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