Accounts Payable Manager at Notion in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT US: Notion helps you build beautiful tools for your life’s work. In today's world of endless apps and tabs, Notion provides one place for teams to get everything done, seamlessly connecting docs, notes, projects, calendar, and email—with AI built in to find answers and automate work. Millions of users, from individuals to large organizations like Toyota, Figma, and OpenAI, love Notion for its flexibility and choose it because it helps them save time and money. In-person collaboration is essential to Notion's culture. We require all team members to work from our offices on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, our designated Anchor Days. Certain teams or positions may require additional in-office workdays. ABOUT THE ROLE: We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Accounts Payable Manager to join our Accounting team. In this role, you will manage the company's accounts payable process, ensure timely and accurate payment of invoices, support the month-end close accrual and reconciliation process, and maintain strong vendor relationships. You will work closely with other departments to streamline processes and implement best practices that support our financial operations. Your expertise will be critical in maintaining financial accuracy and efficiency. WHAT YOU'LL ACHIEVE: - Manage the company's global accounts payable process, ensure timely and accurate payment of invoices - Oversee our travel and expense policies, and processes and systems, ensuring that they are effectively managed and optimized to meet the company’s needs - Review and issue all purchase card requests that adhere to the company’s expense policy, ensuring that every request is thoroughly examined for compliance and authorization - Support the month-end close accrual and accounts payable reconciliation process, preparing necessary documentation and ensuring accuracy - Collaborate with Accounting, Treasury and FP&A to ensure seamless financial operations and accurate financial reporting - Ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls. - Perform regular reviews of accounts payable aging reports and ensure timely resolution of outstanding items - Develop and maintain metrics and reports to track accounts payable performance and identify areas for improvement - Identify and implement streamlined automated processes and reporting to improve efficiencies, accuracy and speed to support the company - Manage a team of AP contractors and employees, ensuring high-quality work and providing support for success in their roles - Assist in the financial audit process by preparing and providing necessary audit documentation and responses - Maintain strong vendor relationships, addressing inquiries and resolving issues promptly - Provide timely responses and support to internal customers SKILLS YOU'LL NEED TO BRING: - Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field - 5+ years of relevant experience in Accounts Payable or Accounting roles - Experience working with international subsidiaries and knowledge of VAT - Proven experience with developing scalable, efficient, and controlled processes - Self-starter who can thrive in a fast-paced environment and proactively drive business results - Strong attention to detail, communication, and high degree of analytical and problem-solving skills - Organized and execution focused, with an ability to work independently - Experience using NetSuite, Zip, Ramp, Navan, or similar accounting software **** - You don’t need to be an AI expert, but you’re curious and willing to adopt AI tools to work smarter and deliver better results. NICE TO HAVES: - Previous experience as a people manager - Experience with a high-growth SaaS company - Experience using Notion We hire talented and passionate people from a variety of backgrounds because we want our global employee base to represent the wide diversity of our customers. If you’re excited about a role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every bullet point listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. If you’re a builder at heart, share our company values, and enthusiastic about making software toolmaking ubiquitous, we want to hear from you. Notion is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Notion considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Notion is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let your recruiter know. Notion is committed to providing highly competitive cash compensation, equity, and benefits. The compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as location, the role’s scope and complexity, and the candidate’s experience and expertise, and may vary from the range provided below. For roles based in San Francisco, the estimated base salary range for this role is $140,000 - $160,000 per year. By clicking “Submit Application”, I understand and agree that Notion and its affiliates and subsidiaries will collect and process my information in accordance with Notion’s Global Recruiting Privacy Policy https://notion.notion.site/Notion-Global-Recruiting-Privacy-Policy-fc3eb4e829354a26a2bb6fd5e289b550. https://dev.notion.so/a3ce416456924276a59de91bca740028?pvs=21 #LI-Onsite