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Cornerstone is seeking a Senior Manager, Accounts Payable, Corporate Card and Travel & Expense to lead global AP, employee expense, and corporate card operations. This is a strategic finance leadership role ideal for a service-driven leader who excels in fast-paced environments and is passionate about building effective teams, strengthening controls, and delivering operational excellence.
As the global process owner, you will be responsible for ensuring timely and accurate vendor payments and employee reimbursements, overseeing the corporate card program, and driving consistent processes across multiple entities and currencies. You will lead and develop team members, partner closely with the Shared Services team in India, and collaborate with Accounting, Treasury, Procurement, IT, and internal business partners to deliver reliable and scalable financial operations.
Key responsibilities include: leading global AP, T&E, and corporate card operations to ensure accurate, timely, and policy-compliant payments; establishing consistent procedures and effective service delivery across entities and regions; leading, coaching, and developing team members including offshore Accounts Payable Shared Services; overseeing invoice processing, payment execution, vendor master data, expense report reviews, and corporate card administration; serving as the senior escalation point for complex vendor payment, employee expense, and corporate card issues; establishing and monitoring service-level agreements and KPIs to improve turnaround times and reduce backlogs; maintaining effective internal controls including approval requirements and segregation of duties; overseeing AP and expense-related month-end close activities; partnering with Procurement, Treasury, Accounting, HR, and other business teams; driving process simplification, automation, and system enhancements; supporting internal and external audits and maintaining process documentation; and providing leadership with clear reporting on operational performance, risks, and improvement opportunities.
The ideal candidate brings a strong sense of ownership, sound judgment, and the ability to balance day-to-day execution with long-term process improvement. This role offers the opportunity to make an impact while shaping how a global finance organization operates.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Education: Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, or a related field; Registered Private Accountant (CPA) preferred
- Experience: 8+ years of progressive experience in Accounts Payable, Travel & Expense, or related financial operations, including at least 3+ years of people management experience; experience leading operations in a global, multi-entity, multi-currency environment, preferably within a large technology or software company; experience managing or partnering with offshore teams in a shared services environment
- Skills: Strong knowledge of Accounts Payable processes, employee expense reimbursement, and corporate card program administration; understanding of accounting principles, month-end close requirements, and internal controls, including SOX requirements in a public company environment; demonstrated success improving processes, implementing automation, and using operational metrics to deliver measurable results; comfort working with enterprise financial systems and expense management platforms, preferably Oracle Fusion Cloud, Oracle iExpense, Brex, and/or ServiceNow; strong written and verbal communication skills; strong analytical and problem-solving skills with proficiency in Excel and experience developing operational reports and dashboards; self-motivated, organized, and able to prioritize competing demands while maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines
- Additional: Language skills a plus
