Manager, Payables & Spend Operations (Aerospace)

Location: El Segundo, California, United States. This is a full-time, onsite position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and qualify as a U.S. person for access to export-controlled technology.

Salary: $130,000–$170,000 per year, plus potential stock options, long-term cash awards, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan eligibility.

Company

hirify.global develops commercial space infrastructure, including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing, reentry capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses, with vehicles and equipment built, integrated, and tested in-house.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end accounts payable, including invoice intake, coding, purchase-order matching, approvals, posting, payments, month-end close, accruals, and reconciliations.
• Manage capital-in-progress tracking, balance-sheet coding, fixed-asset handoffs, vendor master data, 1099 readiness, and invoice and receiving queues.
• Partner with Supply Chain on procure-to-pay processes, purchase orders, receiving, inspection holds, and three-way matching.
• Own the corporate card program, employee expense reimbursements, policy compliance, limits, provisioning, and general-ledger coding.
• Build spend visibility and automate coding, matching, and exception handling across finance, supply chain, engineering, and pharma operations.
• Lead and develop a small AP team through clear ownership, cross-training, and documented workflows.

Requirements

• 7+ years of accounts payable or procure-to-pay experience and 2+ years of people management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience implementing an AP, spend, or expense platform such as Ramp, Coupa, Concur, Navan, or similar.
• Hands-on experience with capital projects, CIP, and fixed-asset handoffs in a manufacturing or hardware environment.
• Working knowledge of purchase-order-based purchasing, three-way matching, and an ERP such as Business Central, NetSuite, SAP, or similar.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States and qualify as a U.S. person under ITAR requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience in aerospace, defense, hardware, pharmaceutical, or life sciences environments.
• Familiarity with FAR/DFARS, DCAA cost pools, Ramp administration, ERP integrations, or Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
• Experience establishing a corporate travel program or working in a startup or high-growth environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible PTO and 12 paid holidays.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, with FSA and employer-matched HSA options.
• Parental leave, family-building support, One Medical memberships, and a monthly wellness reimbursement.
• 401(k) plan with a 6% employer match, immediately vested, plus equity and other financial programs.
• Daily lunch, twice-weekly dinner, team events, happy hours, mission-success celebrations, and complimentary EV charging.
• Relocation support may be available for new hires.