Lightspeed DMS is looking for an experienced and strategic Accounts Payable Manager to lead our payables and procurement function. The ideal candidate will own and continuously improve the company's end-to-end accounts payable and indirect procurement operations, directing the people, systems, and processes that ensure cost-effectiveness, financial control, and compliance with company policies. This role requires strong leadership, deep system fluency across NetSuite, Ramp, FloQast, and banking platforms, a solid grounding in accounting principles, and the ability to negotiate and manage strategic supplier relationships. This role is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on leader to build and scale a best-in-class procure-to-pay function within a high-growth PE owned SaaS company.

What you’ll do:

• Own the full accounts payable cycle, establishing and enforcing controls for the processing, verification, and approval of invoices and requisitions for goods and services.
• Oversee and manage check runs, ACH/electronic transfers, wires, and other disbursements, managing banking portals and payment platforms to ensure secure, accurate, and timely payment execution.
• Manage corporate card and spend programs in Ramp, including card issuance, spend policies, transaction coding, and reconciliation, and ensure clean, timely sync of AP activity into NetSuite.
• Serve as the escalation point for invoice discrepancies and vendor disputes, driving resolution while maintaining strong vendor relationships.
• Maintain vendor master data, banking details, and W-9/1099 records, safeguarding payment integrity and protecting against fraud.
• Lead AP-related month-end close activities, including accruals, account reconciliations, and supporting documentation, leveraging FloQast to manage close checklists, reconciliations, and review workflows.
• Develop, implement, and continuously refine procurement and procure-to-pay strategies, policies, and workflows to optimize efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and internal controls.
• Research and evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, service, support, availability, and reliability.
• Purchase goods and services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets.
• Ensure compliance with the company's procurement policies and procedures.
• Monitor and assess supplier performance to ensure contractual obligations are met.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the AP and procurement team, setting performance expectations, building bench strength, and fostering a culture of accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as the functional owner and administrator of the procure-to-pay technology stack, including NetSuite, Ramp, and FloQast, driving automation, integrations, and process standardization across systems.
• Partner with Treasury and Accounting on cash management and disbursement planning, monitoring bank balances and payment timing across banking platforms to support cash flow forecasting and working capital management.
• Establish and report on AP and procurement KPIs (e.g., DPO, on-time payment rate, discount capture, spend under management), and partner with cross-functional and executive stakeholders on budgeting, audit support, and spend visibility.

What you should have:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in accounts payable and/or procurement, including 2+ years leading or managing a team.
• Hands-on proficiency with NetSuite, Ramp, and FloQast, along with strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent negotiation, stakeholder management, and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Solid understanding of banking and payment platforms, ACH/wire processing, and cash management principles.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience scaling AP processes and implementing automation or system improvements in a high-growth or PE-backed environment is a strong plus.