Manager, Accounts Payable

Our Story Launched in 2015, S ol de J aneiro is a globally recognized, award-winning beauty brand, drawing inspiration from Brazil’s beauty rituals, warmth, and spirit. S ol de J aneiro delivers a sensory experience beloved by multi-generational consumers worldwide, with clinically proven results, transformative textures, and transportive fragrances. Headquartered in New York and launched as a digitally native brand, we have expanded globally with teams in Paris, London, and Germany.

Our commitment to excellence has earned high-profile honors, including being named one of TIME1 00’s 2024 Most Influential Companies, Fast Company’s 2024 World's Most Innovative Companies, and WWD Beauty Inc’s Power Brands of 2024, underscoring its leadership in the beauty industry and outstanding workplace . These accolades highlight our dedication to being a leading brand in the beauty industry and an exceptional workplace.

What You'Ll Do

Sol de Janeiro is a global brand seeking a highly motivated and results-oriented Accounts Payable Manager to lead the day-to-day Accounts Payable operations and corporate card programs while ensuring the accurate, timely, and compliant processing of supplier invoices and payments. This role is responsible for managing AP workflows, developing team members, maintaining a strong internal control environment, and driving operational excellence across the procure-to-pay process. The Accounts Payable Manager will serve as a key business partner to Procurement, Treasury, Supply Chain, and Accounting, and will act as the AP functional lead for process improvement initiatives, system enhancements, and ERP transformation projects.

The ideal candidate combines strong operational leadership with expertise in AP best practices, process standardization, automation, and change management to support a scalable and efficient finance organization. What You'll Be Working On Oversee daily accounts payable operations to ensure accurate and timely processing of supplier invoices, expense reports, and payments. Oversee the corporate card function to ensure approved business expenses are submitted and processed in SAP Concur.

Review and approve supplier invoices in NetSuite, SAP S/4HANA, and SAP CIM (Ariba), ensuring compliance with company policies and approval workflows. Supervise invoice workflows, including purchase order matching, exception management, and resolution of invoice discrepancies. Manage and review weekly payment runs (ACH and Wire Transfers) in Coupa Treasury, ensuring accuracy and adherence to payment schedules.

Partner with Procurement to support supplier onboarding, supplier maintenance, and supplier verification procedures. Monitor AP operational KPIs, identify operational risks, and implement corrective actions as needed. Serve as the primary escalation point for AP inquiries from suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Support month-end and year-end close activities, including AP accruals, account reconciliations, and audit support. Lead AP readiness activities during ERP implementations Lead the development, documentation, standardization, and enforcement of AP policies, procedures, and internal controls to support a scalable and audit-ready control environment. Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on automation, standardization, operational efficiency, and reduction of manual processes while maintaining strong financial controls.

Requirements

, testing, training, and process adoption are successfully executed. Train, mentor, and provide guidance to AP Specialists and other team members, fostering professional development and high performance. Collaborate cross-functionally with Accounting, Treasury, Supply Chain, FP&A, and business partners.

Special projects as assigned.