About you and the role: We are seeking a detail-oriented, hands-on Accounting Lead to join our growing finance team at Passport, a shipping and logistics platform for e-commerce brands. This hybrid role leads our day-to-day accounts payable function, including our freight carrier network, vendor invoices, and corporate card compliance while also owning a defined slice of our general ledger and month-end close. The ideal candidate is as comfortable managing invoices, vendors, and payment cycles as they are in the technical detail of a reconciliation and reports directly to the Accounting Manager. What you’ll be doing: * Own the end-to-end accounts payable process — invoice intake, coding, approval routing, and payment batch preparation — ensuring vendors are paid accurately and on time. * Ensure freight carrier and vendor invoices are coded and recorded accurately, resolving data discrepancies across AP systems before invoices reach payment. * Review completed payment batches for policy compliance and appropriate approvals before submitting them to the Accounting Manager for final approval and release. * Maintain AP controls that prevent duplicate, inaccurate, or unauthorized payments. * Manage vendor onboarding, tax documentation, and vendor master data, escalating banking or payment-detail changes for independent verification. * Monitor upcoming cash requirements and payment timing, flagging funding needs to the Accounting Manager ahead of due dates. * Supervise and review the work of the AP Coordinator, and direct and quality-check the output of the external data-entry resource. * Manage corporate card compliance in Ramp, including coding accuracy, receipt enforcement, and policy adherence. * Support annual 1099 filings and related vendor tax compliance. * Lead process and automation improvements across QuickBooks Online, Tipalti, Bill.com, and Ramp to strengthen controls, improve accuracy, and shorten the close. * Partner with other departments to resolve invoice discrepancies and improve cost visibility. * Own assigned general ledger accounts and month-end close tasks end to end, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and SOX-aligned controls and meeting the close calendar. * Prepare journal entries, accruals, and supporting schedules for assigned areas, and review entries prepared by others where relevant. * Prepare and review account reconciliations — including the AP subledger to the general ledger — investigating variances and clearing reconciling items before they age. * Prepare recurring cost and shipping-spend reporting, partnering with Operations to explain variances and trends. * Maintain up-to-date process documentation for the accounting procedures you own. You have many of the following: * Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. * 4–6 years of accounts payable experience, including 1–2 years directly supervising AP staff or an outsourced resource, at a U.S.-based company, along with hands-on general accounting experience (journal entries, reconciliations, month-end close). * Solid working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, experience operating in a SOX-aligned or otherwise controls-conscious environment is a plus. * Hands-on experience with QuickBooks Online, Tipalti, Bill.com, and Ramp; advanced Excel skills. * CPA or active progress toward CPA is a plus, not required. * Strong analytical and organizational skills with a high attention to detail. * Ability to communicate effectively across departments and time zones. * Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a remote environment. * Experience in shipping, logistics, or e-commerce is a plus.

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