Senior Manager, Accounts Payable & Freight Audit

About Flexport: At Flexport, we believe global trade can move the human race forward. That’s why it’s our mission to make global commerce so easy there will be more of it. We’re shaping the future of a $10T industry with solutions powered by innovative technology and exceptional people. Today, companies of all sizes—from emerging brands to Fortune 500s—use Flexport technology to move more than $19B of merchandise across 112 countries a year. The recent global supply chain crisis has put Flexport center stage as we continue to play a pivotal role in how goods move around the world. We are proud to have the support of the best investors in the game who believe in our mission, solutions and people. Ready to tackle global challenges that impact business, society, and the environment? Come join us. Senior Manager, Accounts Payable & Freight Audit As Flexport expands its footprint across APAC, we are looking for a Senior Manager, Accounts Payable to lead the region's AP function through this growth. This role is focused on operational excellence and AI-enabled transformation: the ideal candidate combines deep AP domain expertise with the ability to identify, build, and deploy practical automation and agentic AI solutions that materially improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. This is a hands-on leadership role that blends people management, cross-functional strategy, and technical fluency in AI-driven process design. You Will - Drive strategic initiatives from problem definition through execution, stakeholder alignment, measurement, and adoption. - Identify, evaluate, and prioritize AI-enabled opportunities that improve AP automation growth, operating efficiency, customer experience, and scalability. - Build, test, and help deploy practical AI agents and agent-based workflows, with a focus on process optimization and measurable business outcomes. - Provide in-depth analysis and insights to advise senior management and executives when making critical business decisions. - Partner with executives, senior management, and teams across the organization to gather business requirements, data inputs, and stakeholder context. - Analyze, track, and measure the impact of launched strategic initiatives. - Identify and recommend improvements to current processes with a focus on revenue growth, process quality, automation, and execution speed. - Lead and develop the APAC AP team, ensuring consistent performance management, coaching, and a collaborative team culture across a multi-country footprint. - Ensure AP operations across all supported APAC markets comply with local tax, invoicing, and statutory requirements as the team scales into new countries. Qualifications - 5+ years of experience managing accounts payable operations in complex or global organizations, with a proven track record of managing and developing teams, driving performance, and fostering a collaborative culture. - Hands-on experience with AP systems, ERP platforms, and process automation initiatives. - Experience establishing and maintaining internal controls, compliance frameworks, and process improvements. - Exposure to cross-functional projects, including finance transformation, system implementations, or operational efficiency programs. - Strong knowledge of accounting standards, internal controls, and compliance frameworks. - Working knowledge of multiple APAC country tax requirements, invoicing laws, and local accounting practices, with the ability to apply this knowledge as the team expands AP operations into 16 APAC countries. - Prior experience working directly with AI/automation tooling in a finance or AP context. - Experience operating in a high-growth, global logistics, freight, or supply chain environment. - Familiarity with regional payment infrastructure and vendor/carrier payment flows across APAC markets. Join Us Be part of a mission-driven organization shaping the future of global trade. As a key leader on our Financial Operations team, you will tackle exciting challenges, drive measurable impact, and contribute to our continued growth and success. . Commitment to Equal Opportunity At Flexport, our ability to fulfill our mission of making global commerce easy and accessible relies on having a diverse, dedicated and engaged workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, health status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. 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