Senior Expense Accountant

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential global SaaS organization seeking a Senior Expense Accountant to own accounts payable close, vendor account management, and corporate card program administration. Reporting to the VP of Finance, you will manage complex vendor relationships, drive AP automation, and mentor junior accounting staff to build a resilient, cross-trained expense accounting function.

Responsibilities

• Own AP month-end close and vendor account reconciliation, achieving a 5-business-day close target
• Manage complex and high-value vendor relationships, including payment terms negotiation and escalations
• Oversee the corporate card program and expense policy compliance, conducting periodic travel and expense audits
• Review payment runs (ACH/wire) and approval workflows, ensuring 2-way/3-way match discipline and segregation of duties
• Drive AP and expense automation initiatives (OCR invoice capture, automated 3-way match, self-service reporting) to sustain close speed and accuracy as transaction volume scales
• Partner with FP&A and Procurement teams to enhance spend visibility, budget accuracy, and continuous improvement of the source-to-pay process
• Identify opportunities to capture early-payment discounts and streamline vendor onboarding
• Provide day-to-day review, coaching, and mentorship to the Expense Accountant
• Support SOX or equivalent internal-controls frameworks and assist with SOC 2 or financial-statement audit requests related to AP, T&E, and vendor controls

What We're Looking For

Required:

• 5+ years of experience in accounts payable or expense accounting
• Hands-on experience with NetSuite and modern expense/corporate card platforms (e.g., Payhawk, Ramp, Brex, or Navan)
• Proven ability to operate in multi-entity, multi-currency environments typical of scaling global SaaS companies
• Strong understanding of payment run governance, approval workflow design, and segregation of duties
• Prior experience reviewing or mentoring junior accounting staff
• Demonstrated commitment to expense policy compliance as a control priority, not just administrative process
• Track record of escalating vendor risk early to prevent payment timing disruptions
• Familiarity with SOX or equivalent internal-controls frameworks
• Comfortable enforcing policy and pushing back on non-compliant spend, including from senior stakeholders
• Full professional fluency in English, written and spoken
• Valid work authorization for Germany required; our client is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this role
• Willingness to travel periodically for distributed team collaboration

Preferred:

• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or international equivalent)
• Experience using AI tools and automation platforms to streamline reconciliations, payment processing, and reporting
• Background scaling AP/expense processes through high-growth periods such as ERP migration, M&A integration, or multi-entity expansion

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, our talent team will review your profile and conduct an initial screening. If there's a strong match, we will submit your candidacy to our client for consideration. Please do not contact the client directly—all communication and interview coordination will be managed through our recruiting team to ensure a smooth, professional process.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process and are competitive with the market for this role and location.

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