Accounts Payable Manager

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The Corporate Finance Group is a team of approximately twenty-five professionals responsible for revenue recognition, expense allocation, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accounting, and both internal and external reporting for the Global Management Company. Our Enterprise Risk Platform is Workday Financials. The Global Management Company consolidates operations across multiple Registered Investment Advisors including Private Equity, Ventures, Crypto, Credit, Special Situations, Real Estate, Tech Opportunities, Insurance, Life Sciences, and Double Impact, as well as entities across Asia, Europe, Australia, and India.

Corporate Finance also partners closely with Tax, FP&A, Compliance, Legal and other Business Unit Finance groups across the Firm. Additional responsibilities include Cash Reporting (with key banking relationships including Bank of America and BBH) and Cash Forecasting.

The Accounts Payable Finance Manager will lead the end‑to‑end accounts payable function for the Global Management Company, overseeing both Advisor (firm) expenses and fund/portfolio company billable expenses. Reporting to the Head of Finance Operations, with regular interaction and visibility to the US Controller/SVP, this role plays a critical leadership position in strengthening controls, enhancing operational discipline, and ensuring timely and accurate processing of payments across a complex global platform.

This is a hands‑on leadership role for an experienced accounting professional who is motivated to build structure, implement scalable processes, and elevate service levels across the organization. The successful candidate will lead a team of three onshore professionals and offshore resources, driving accountability, improving workflow management, and enhancing confidence with key business stakeholders.

• Oversee the full purchase‑to‑pay lifecycle for Advisor (firm) expenses and fund/portfolio company billable expenses, ensuring timely and accurate invoice processing and payment execution.
• Design and implement scalable controls over purchasing, invoice approval, coding accuracy, vendor setup, and payment authorization.
• Strengthen segregation of duties, documentation standards, and review procedures to enhance operational discipline and mitigate risk.
• Optimize utilization of Workday Financials and AP automation tools (including App Zen) to improve efficiency, transparency, and audit oversight.

• Oversee semi‑weekly vendor settlement runs and ensure adherence to established approval protocols.
• Manage bank reconciliation activities related to accounts payable, including recording and reconciling cleared cash transactions not automated within the system.
• Maintain strong controls and…