Sr. Accounts Payable Lead

As a Sr. Accounts Payable Lead at Highspot, you will be a key player in supporting global Accounts Payable operations across North America, Europe, India, and Australia. Your role will involve executing end-to-end accounts payable processing, managing invoice exceptions, supporting month-end close activities, and ensuring compliance with tax requirements. You will work closely with stakeholders across different departments to optimize processes and drive efficiency. **Key Responsibilities:** - Execute end-to-end global accounts payable processing, including invoice intake, coding, matching, approval follow-ups, and payment readiness. - Manage complex invoice exceptions, such as unapproved, on-hold, and pending invoices. - Support month-end close activities, including corporate card accruals, accounts payable reconciliations, and monthly controls. - Review and support the vendor onboarding process, including handling India-specific requirements. - Maintain accurate vendor records in Coupa and NetSuite ERP. - Audit and process expense reports and corporate card transactions, ensuring policy compliance checks. - Manage the Accounts Payable inbox management system (Jira), handling invoice intake, ticket resolution, and stakeholder follow-ups. - Conduct purchase order reviews, including blanket PO and soft-close PO reviews. - Collaborate with Procurement, Accounting, FP&A, and business stakeholders to resolve discrepancies and ensure timely processing. - Ensure compliance with India indirect tax requirements such as GST and TDS, as well as global indirect taxes including VAT and GST. - Contribute to accounts payable process improvements, automation initiatives, and documentation as the function scales. - Support the annual external audit process and any other reviews or audits as required. - Prepare Standard Operating Procedure and update and review the same, including the review and implementation of AP related controls. **Qualifications Required:** - 7 years of experience in Accounts Payable within a multinational or global organization. - Strong experience with Coupa or similar accounts payable platforms; NetSuite experience is a bonus. - Experience with corporate credit cards and expense reporting tools; Ramp experience is a bonus. - In-depth knowledge of India indirect taxes, including GST and TDS, with exposure to global indirect taxes. - Solid understanding of accounting fundamentals, including reconciliations, accruals, and month-end controls. - Proven ability to balance high-volume, detail-oriented work with process optimization and big-picture thinking. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience working across regions and time zones. - Strong organizational skills with the ability to meet deadlines. - Proficient in Microsoft Excel. - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; professional certifications are a plus. Highspot is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workplace. The company does not discriminate based on various factors and encourages candidates who resonate with the role to apply without ruling themselves out based on any specific criteria. As a Sr. Accounts Payable Lead at Highspot, you will be a key player in supporting global Accounts Payable operations across North America, Europe, India, and Australia. Your role will involve executing end-to-end accounts payable processing, managing invoice exceptions, supporting month-end close activities, and ensuring compliance with tax requirements. You will work closely with stakeholders across different departments to optimize processes and drive efficiency. **Key Responsibilities:** - Execute end-to-end global accounts payable processing, including invoice intake, coding, matching, approval follow-ups, and payment readiness. - Manage complex invoice exceptions, such as unapproved, on-hold, and pending invoices. - Support month-end close activities, including corporate card accruals, accounts payable reconciliations, and monthly controls. - Review and support the vendor onboarding process, including handling India-specific requirements. - Maintain accurate vendor records in Coupa and NetSuite ERP. - Audit and process expense reports and corporate card transactions, ensuring policy compliance checks. - Manage the Accounts Payable inbox management system (Jira), handling invoice intake, ticket resolution, and stakeholder follow-ups. - Conduct purchase order reviews, including blanket PO and soft-close PO reviews. - Collaborate with Procurement, Accounting, FP&A, and business stakeholders to resolve discrepancies and ensure timely processing. - Ensure compliance with India indirect tax requirements such as GST and TDS, as well as global indirect taxes including VAT and GST. - Contribute to accounts payable process improvements, automation initiatives, and documentation as the function scales. - Support the annual external audit process and any other reviews or audits as required