# Accounts Payable Manager

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/accounts-payable-manager

An Accounts Payable Manager oversees the invoice processing and disbursement cycle within a company's finance or accounting department, ensuring vendors are paid accurately and on time. They supervise AP staff, manage vendor relationships, and perform reconciliations against ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle to keep records accurate. This role typically suits someone detail-oriented with strong organizational and leadership skills who has risen through accounting ranks.

Top skills: [Reconciliation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/reconciliation), [Vendor Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/vendor-management)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Accounts Payable Clerk](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/accounts-payable-clerk)
- Often leads to: [Controller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/controller)

## Similar roles

[Accounting Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/accounting-manager), [Accounting Supervisor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/accounting-supervisor), [Accounts Receivable Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/accounts-receivable-manager), [Billing Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/billing-specialist), [Payroll Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/payroll-manager), [Tax Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/tax-manager)

## Open Accounts Payable Manager roles (5)

- [Manager -Accounts Payable](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e7944a9f-cd2f-4c2f-8d0a-9b14561b3dad/manager-accounts-payable-at-samsung-semiconductor) at [Samsung Semiconductor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/samsung-semiconductor) — Plano, TX
- [Accounts Payable Manager](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/voyagertechnologiesinc/jobs/4307027009) at [Voyager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/voyager) — Denver, CO (listed on Voyager's own careers site)
- [Cash Management and Accounts Payable Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/6395d934-95d3-48e8-ae4e-6e9dfe0d2475/cash-management-and-accounts-payable-manager-at-mntn) at [MNTN](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mntn) — United States
- [Accounts Payable Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7162c99f-1c38-4a68-87cf-049ea077d0ce/accounts-payable-manager-at-cesiumastro) at [CesiumAstro](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cesiumastro) — Full-time, Austin, TX
- [Manager - Accounts Payable](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/1e835881-4d19-42c2-b694-fa14bc9020b1/manager-accounts-payable-at-samsung-semiconductor) at [Samsung Semiconductor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/samsung-semiconductor) — Plano, TX

## Likely next role (12)

Where Accounts Payable Managers commonly go next: [Controller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/controller).

- [Controller](https://harriscomputer.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/1/job/Ontario-Canada/Controller_R0044772) at [SirsiDynix](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sirsidynix) (listed on SirsiDynix's own careers site)
- [Controller](https://terex.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/terexcareers/job/USA-AL-Fort-Payne/Controller_REQ-13381) at [Heil Environmental Industries](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/heil-environmental-industries) — Fort Payne, AL (listed on Heil Environmental Industries's own careers site)
- [Government Accounting Controller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a2e57ad0-a339-444a-831b-feef35cba952/government-accounting-controller-at-crane-co) at [Crane Co.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crane-co) — Fort Walton Beach, FL
- [Controller - Portfolio Accounting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5612a03b-b137-4367-8262-c025dd662517/controller-portfolio-accounting-at-clarion-partners) at [Clarion Partners](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/clarion-partners) — NY1MFL15CL, $160,000 – $175,000
- [Director - Assistant  Global Controller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/721dc34c-95e2-43f1-a776-6ffcb34accf8/director-assistant-global-controller-at-beckman-coulter) at [Beckman Coulter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/beckman-coulter) — Full-time, $160,000 – $180,000
- [GOE Real Estate Controller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0b225c19-a2df-4cd9-b2bc-8da9a4cdd425/goe-real-estate-controller-at-american-international-group) at [American International Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/american-international-group) — $132,000 – $168,000
- [Plant Controller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7d9bd9f5-f871-42ae-9565-684fc63f9c19/plant-controller-at-adient) at [Adient](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/adient) — West Point, GA
- [Director, Corporate Controller](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/rev/b6a34bbb-8b06-4990-8bd9-5d4832f7a3cd/application) at [Rev](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/rev) — Austin, TX · Remote (listed on Rev's own careers site)
- [Sr. Director, Assistant Controller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5b92e97d-555d-4524-beb7-5a573edc6958/sr-director-assistant-controller-at-launchdarkly) at [LaunchDarkly](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/launchdarkly) — Oakland, CA · Remote, $182,600 – $251,020
- [Controller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/56228e8e-92e7-425f-a964-76427fea6b9f/controller-at-dippin-dots) at [Dippin' Dots](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/dippin-dots) — Carrollton, TX, $120,000

## Roles similar to Accounts Payable Manager (72)

From [Accounting Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/accounting-manager), [Accounting Supervisor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/accounting-supervisor), [Accounts Receivable Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/accounts-receivable-manager), [Billing Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/billing-specialist), [Payroll Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/payroll-manager), [Tax Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/tax-manager).

- [Manager, Accounting Specialty](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7a63bf2c-5b73-4067-b2cc-041ab0055596/manager-accounting-specialty-at-blue-shield-of-california) at [Blue Shield of California](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/blue-shield-of-california) — Long Beach, CA
- [Billing Specialist](https://stvinc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/stv/job/Douglassville-Pennsylvania/Billing-Specialist_JR6146) at [STV Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/stv-group) (listed on STV Group's own careers site)
- [Accounting Manager](https://boards.greenhouse.io/blacksky/jobs/8756760002?gh_jid=8756760002) at [BlackSky](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/blacksky) — Herndon, VA (listed on BlackSky's own careers site)
- [Accounting Manager](https://flir.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/flircareers/job/US---Hawthorne-CA-TDY/Accounting-Manager_REQ36548) at [FLIR Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/flir-systems) — Hawthorne, CA (listed on FLIR Systems's own careers site)
- [Accounting Manager](https://frostbank.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/external/job/San-Antonio-TX---Downtown/Accounting-Manager_R261617-1) at [Frost Bank](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/frost-bank) — San Antonio, TX (listed on Frost Bank's own careers site)
- [Tax Manager](https://nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite/job/US-CA-Santa-Clara/Tax-Manager_JR2021343) at [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — Santa Clara, CA (listed on NVIDIA's own careers site)
- [Accounting Manager](https://jabil.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Jabil_Careers/job/Nhon-Trach/Accounting-Manager_J2462019) at [Jabil](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/jabil) — Nhon Trach (listed on Jabil's own careers site)
- [Accounts Receivable Manager](https://cambria.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/cambria_careers/job/Belle-Plaine-MN/Accounts-Receivable-Manager_R-103345) at [Cambria](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cambria) — Belle Plaine, MN (listed on Cambria's own careers site)
- [Accounting Manager](https://adtran.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ADTRAN/job/Adtran-Huntsville-HQ/Accounting-Manager_R005859-1) at [Adtran](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/adtran) — Adtran Huntsville HQ (listed on Adtran's own careers site)
- [Payroll Manager](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/honeycomb/jobs/5397518008) at [Honeycomb](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/honeycomb) — Remote - United States (listed on Honeycomb's own careers site)

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