About Faire

Faire is an online wholesale marketplace built on the belief that the future is local — independent retailers around the globe are doing more revenue than Walmart and Amazon combined, but individually, they are small compared to these massive entities. At Faire, we're using the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe. Picture your favorite boutique in town — we help them discover the best products from around the world to sell in their stores. With the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so that small businesses everywhere can compete with these big box and e-commerce giants.

By supporting the growth of independent businesses, Faire is driving positive economic impact in local communities, globally. We’re looking for smart, resourceful and passionate people to join us as we power the shop local movement. If you believe in community, come join ours.

About this role

Faire is looking for an experienced and hands-on Accounts Payable (AP) Manager to own and scale our Accounts Payable function as we strengthen our financial operations for public company readiness and beyond. This role is responsible for providing internal leadership, governance, and oversight for AP while operating a hybrid model that leverages outsourced processing for high-volume transactions.This is a high-impact role focused on building a stable, well-controlled, and scalable AP function. The AP Manager will play a critical role in strengthening our control environment, improving consistency and execution, and supporting the operational rigor expected of a public-company-ready organization.

What you’ll do

Own end-to-end Accounts Payable operations, including invoice processing oversight, payment execution, vendor setup governance, and exception management.
Lead and manage a hybrid AP model, providing day-to-day oversight and performance management of outsourced processing partners.
Design, document, and maintain scalable AP processes, controls, and approval workflows aligned with SOX and audit requirements.
Serve as the internal escalation point for AP-related issues, vendor inquiries, and cross-functional questions.
Ensure accurate and timely AP activity, including proper coding, approvals, and cutoff, in alignment with accounting policies.
Collaborate with Procurement, Legal, and FP&A to support vendor onboarding, spend governance, and contract alignment.
Identify and drive process improvements and automation opportunities to increase efficiency, reduce manual work, and improve data quality.
Develop KPIs and reporting to monitor AP performance, quality, and timeliness.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
6+ years of progressive experience in Accounts Payable or accounting operations, including ownership of AP processes.
Strong understanding of AP-related internal controls, approvals, documentation, and audit requirements.
Experience operating or managing a shared services or outsourced AP model.
Proven ability to bring structure, consistency, and accountability to operational processes.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent communication skills and comfort partnering cross-functionally.
Familiarity with accounting systems like Netsuite, close tools (e.g. FloQast) and spend management systems (e.g., Ramp, Zip, Concur)

Nice to Haves

Experience working with shared services or offshore teams.
Exposure to multinational operations or intercompany accounting.
Experience in a high-growth or tech-forward environment.
Interest in or experience applying AI or automation tools to improve accounting. workflows.

San Francisco and Remote: The pay range for this role is $125,000 to $171,500 per year.

This role will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Actual base pay will be determined based on permissible factors such as transferable skills, work experience, market demands, and primary work location. The base pay range provided is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Hybrid Faire employees currently go into the office 3 days per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and a third flex day of their choosing (Monday, Wednesday, or Friday). Additionally, hybrid in-office roles will have the flexibility to work remotely up to 4 weeks per year. Specific Workplace and Information Technology positions may require onsite attendance 5 days per week as will be indicated in the job posting.

Applications for this position will be accepted for a minimum of 30 days from the posting date.

Why you’ll love working at Faire

We are entrepreneurs: Faire is being built for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. We believe entrepreneurship is a calling and our mission is to empower entrepreneurs to chase their dreams. Every member of our team is taking part in the founding process.
We are using technology and data to level the playing field: We are leveraging the power of product innovation and machine learning to connect brands and boutiques from all over the world, building a growing community of more than 350,000 small business owners.
We build products our customers love: Everything we do is ultimately in the service of helping our customers grow their business because our goal is to grow the pie - not steal a piece from it. Running a small business is hard work, but using Faire makes it easy.
We are curious and resourceful: Inquisitive by default, we explore every possibility, test every assumption, and develop creative solutions to the challenges at hand. We lead with curiosity and data in our decision making, and reason from a first principles mentality.

Faire was founded in 2017 by a team of early product and engineering leads from Square. We’re backed by some of the top investors in retail and tech including: Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Forerunner Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, and DST Global. We have headquarters in San Francisco and Kitchener-Waterloo, and a global employee presence across offices in Toronto, London, and New York. To learn more about Faire and our customers, you can read more on our blog.

Faire provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

Faire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. To request reasonable accommodation, please fill out our Accommodation Request Form (https://bit.ly/faire-form)

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Accounts Payable Manager