AP Manager

Remote, APAC This role is part of our Central Finance Team at saas.group.

What is saas.group?

Think of us as the driving catalyst behind your favorite software success stories. saas.group, established in 2017, is on a mission to turbocharge promising B2B SaaS ventures, unlocking their full potential. As a Software-as-a-Service portfolio powerhouse, we specialize in acquiring small software treasures and polishing them into industry stars. With a dynamic, fully remote team of nearly 400+ colleagues spanning 45 countries we are truly global and we are rewriting the playbook on SaaS innovation and collaboration. We grow 24 exciting brands under our umbrella. Feel free to explore ourCandidate's Hub to get an insider's view, dive into our culture, gain valuable insights into our teams and how we work.Also, dont forget to follow saas.group on LinkedIn to stay up-to-date on our job openings, podcast episodes, and with all things happening at our company.

Profile Overview

We are looking for our firstAP Managerto join our Central Finance team! This is auniquely hybrid and highly hands-on role. In this role, you will report directly to our Director of Accounting & Tax and own the Accounts Payable function across a rapidly growing group of 15+ international entities. Because this is the first dedicated AP hire in our central team,the AP function will be built from the ground up. This means you will be responsible for both strategic process/system design and the daily, ground-level execution. You will design the workflows, build the integrations, and implement the internal controlsbut you will also be the onedirectly processing the invoices, coding credit card transactions, and running the payments yourself. If you are an experienced accounting professional who loves setting up efficient systems but also enjoys rolling up your sleeves to get the daily operational work done, this is the perfect opportunity to make a massive impact

Your immediate impact in the first 3-6 months will be:

• Successfully take over all Accounts Payable processes from the GL accounting team across all 15+ international entities.
• Map out and standardize the procure-to-pay (P2P) workflow across central systems, specifically integrating NetSuite, Ramp, and Pleo.
• Draft and deploy a group-wide expense policy and approval matrix to ensure robust internal controls and clear segregation of duties.

Your responsibilities

• Build & Design the AP Function:Take complete ownership of the AP lifecycle, transitioning responsibilities from GL accountants to build a centralized function from scratch.
• Hands-on AP Operations:Own the day-to-day execution of the AP ledgermanually processing and coding vendor bills, managing credit card transactions, and executing payment runs yourself.
• System Integration & Automation:Streamline workflows across NetSuite, Ramp, and Pleo. Identify automation opportunities using AI and native integrations to make manual data entry as efficient as possible.
• Implement Internal Controls:Design and execute a group-wide approval matrix, expense policy, and system permissions to ensure compliance and proper segregation of duties.
• Reconciliation & Close:Manage month-end accruals, perform AP aging analyses, reconcile credit card accounts, and support the central accounting team during the month-end close.
• Document & Enable:Document standard operating procedures (SOPs) and build lightweight training materials to onboard our brand leaders and central teams onto your newly designed AP processes.

What You bring to the table

Must-Have Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance or related field with at least 5 years dedicated experience in accounts payable or general accounting ideally within multi-entity environment.
• Hands-on proficient administration experience with NetSuiteand Ramp.
• Proven track record of building scaling or heavily optimizing an AP function (including workflows approvals internal controls).
• Active experience leveraging AI tools automation to optimize financial workflows eliminate manual processes.
• Good familiarity with VAT treatment compliance for European entities.
• Exceptional English communication skills coupled with independent highly structured analytical approach to remote work.

Nice-to-Have Requirements:

• Familiarity with Pleo or similar spend/expense management platforms.
• Experience drafting rolling out company-wide expense policies.
• Experience onboarding newly acquired entities or brands onto shared finance systems.

What's in it for You

• Ultimate flexibility: We’re 100% remote. You can work from wherever you like whenever you like. You should be available to overlap work between CET 9:00 0b1 2 hours to 18:00 1 2 hours.
• Freedom and autonomy: We’re a high-trust team you’ll be given lots of flexibility solve problems your own way with plenty help from team when need it.
• Minimum bureaucracy: We don’t like get bogged down meetings red tape. We like efficient keep momentum steady & sustainable.
• Small & friendly team: We help each other out have fun joke around.
• Our network: We community entrepreneurial SaaS professionals regularly exchange ideas knowledge learningand expertise internally.
• Flexible time off: We want recharge batteries when needed.

We don’t just simply offer “take job with us” but rather “join us journey” build world's largest platform independent SaaS companies. Sounds like something you’re up for? Feel free apply even if don’t check all these boxes. Believe power diversity fresh perspectives spice up team. Your application might just missing ingredient! — saas.group committed creating diverse inclusive workplace. Proud Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration employment without regard race color religion gender gender identity expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age veteran status. Celebrate diversity committed creating inclusive environment employees. If passionate working team values innovation excellence fairness encourage apply. Believe fair transparent pay. Salary ranges saas.group location-adjusted targeting local market medians remote-first environment shared potential future employees writing before first interview - have everything need evaluate opportunity.