Oversee the management of Procure to Pay functions.
Utilize technology to automate and streamline Procure to Pay processes.
Design and enforce global procurement policies, ensuring all strategic activities align with corporate governance, financial controls, and spend management goals.
Manage the full lifecycle of technology implementations—from strategic planning and UAT to global deployment and training—focused on streamlining P2P management.
Architect P2P dashboards and KPIs (SLAs, DPO, Invoice Cycle Time) to monitor volume and intricacy, delivering actionable insights to senior leadership.
Develop, maintain, and perform robust SOX and operational controls, documenting processes to ensure 100% compliance with internal policies.
Lead investigations into systemic bottlenecks, implementing permanent solutions to enable scalable, efficient growth in a data-abundant environment.
Lead the month-end and year-end closing processes for the entire P2P lifecycle, including accruals due diligence, AP aging analysis, and account reconciliations.
Partner with Treasury to lead cash management strategies, utilizing AP forecasting to provide executive-level recommendations on liquidity and spend.
Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices
Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high performing team

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or 10 years of equivalent experience in Accounting.
7+ years of Procurement and Accounts Payable experience.
5+ years of people management/supervisory experience.
Knowledge of advanced accounting principles.
Able to work with a high volume of transactions in a fast-paced environment.
Experience with ERP Systems, preferably NetSuite, ZIP, Coupa & Zendesk
Proficient in Excel.
SOX compliance required.

Benefits

Full time employees receive a competitive total compensation package along with employee-led remote and flexible working
health benefits
much, much more.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills

Procure to Payfinancial controlsSOX complianceaccount reconciliationsAP aging analysiscash management strategiesadvanced accounting principlesUATExcel

Soft skills

leadershipteam managementproblem-solvingcommunicationcustomer focusgrowth mindsetinclusivitystrategic planning

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting