Accounts Payable Manager (Coupa/NetSuite)

Location: US-REMOTE; the role is hired in the US and supports every country where Instructure operates.

Estimated base salary: $80K–$95K per year.

Company

Develops products that simplify learning and personal development and support education and career growth.

What you will do

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of four AP and T&E professionals through goal setting, performance reviews, and workload planning.
• Own the end-to-end AP cycle, including invoice intake and coding, three-way matching, approvals, payment runs, and vendor inquiries.
• Manage AP and spend workflows in Coupa, Brex, and NetSuite, ensuring accurate data flow, posting, and reconciliation.
• Deliver AP accruals, subledger-to-GL reconciliations, aging reviews, and month-end close activities.
• Maintain disbursement controls, support audits, oversee 1099, sales and use tax, and VAT reporting, and resolve issues with Procurement, Treasury, Accounting, and budget owners.
• Track AP metrics, document procedures, and drive automation and process improvements.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience leading an AP team.
• 5+ years of AP experience, including 2+ years managing or leading AP staff, preferred.
• Hands-on experience with Coupa and NetSuite; experience with Brex or a comparable corporate card platform is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of month-end close, accruals, and AP controls in a public or audit-ready environment.
• Experience with global, multi-entity, multi-currency payables, including foreign-currency invoices, international payment methods, VAT, and other statutory requirements across jurisdictions.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to perform reporting and reconciliation.
• Clear communication and judgment about when to resolve issues independently and when to escalate.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Experience with SOX controls or a similar compliance framework.
• Experience supporting an AP team through a system migration or process redesign.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employees participate in an ownership program.
• Flexible collaboration options vary by role, team, and location; this role is remote in the US.
• Generous time off, local holidays, and an annual late-December “Dim the Lights” period based on departmental needs.
• Wellness and mental health programs, professional development resources, and tuition reimbursement.
• Employee recognition through Motivosity and an inclusive, supportive work culture.
• All employees must pass a background check and may be required to verify their legal name, current physical location, contact number, and residential address.