Accounts Payable Manager -Travel and Expenses

About PayJoy

PayJoy is a mission-first credit provider dedicated to helping under-served customers in emerging markets to achieve financial stability and success. Our patented technology for secured credit provides an on-ramp for new customers to enter the credit system. Through PayJoy’s point-of-sale financing and credit cards, customers gain access to a modern quality of life. PayJoy’s credit also allows our customers to seize opportunities as micro-entrepreneurs, and provide safety acts as insurance for tough times. Through our cutting-edge machine learning, data science, and anti-fraud AI, we have served over 18 million customers as of 2025 while achieving solid profitability for sustainable growth.

This role

The Accounts Payable Manager is responsible to lead Accounts Payable (AP) operations across Spanish-speaking countries and manage the global Travel & Expense (T&E) process, ensuring compliance with financial policies, supporting business operations, and drives performance from our external shared services provider (based in the Philippines).

Key Responsibilities:
• Oversee end-to-end AP process execution performed by the shared services team.
• Prioritize and manage workload distribution in collaboration with shared services leadership.
• Review and approve AP exceptions, escalations, and blocked invoices.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, tax regulations, and P2P policies.
• Support monthly close processes and coordinate with Controllership and Treasury.
• Act as global owner of the T&E policy and process, ensuring consistency and compliance.
• Oversee expense report audit results and exceptions handled by the shared services.
• Manage Coupa T&E module configurations and business process improvements.
• Administer Brex corporate card program: user assignment, transaction policy, and reporting.
• Lead employee and manager enablement sessions on T&E and corporate card best practices.
• Monitor T&E trends, drive compliance, and support budget control initiatives.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex AP or T&E inquiries from vendors or employees.
• Coordinate with Shared services, Procurement, Legal, or HR to resolve systemic issues.
• Track and analyze issue patterns to recommend process improvements.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in Accounts Payable or Finance operations, managing or owning global T&E processes, shared services or BPO delivery models.
• Strong working knowledge of Coupa T&E module (Must).
• Experience managing Brex or equivalent corporate card platform (Must).
• Strong communication, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.

Benefits:
• 100% Company-funded Health and dental and vision discount plan for employees and immediate family members.
• Life insurance.
• Phone finance, Headphone, home office equipment and wellness perks.
• 30 days of Christmas bonus
• 20 days paid Vacation
• 50% Vacation premium
• 13% Saving funds
• $2,000 MXN monthly grocery coupons
• $2,000 USD annual Co-working Travel perk
• $2,000 USD annual Professional Development perk
• Catered lunches

PayJoy is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and we welcome and encourage people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

PayJoy Principles

Finance for the next billion * Ownership * Break Through Walls * Live Communication * Transparency & Directness * Focus on Scale * Work-Life Balance * Embrace Diversity * Speed * Active Listening