Manager, Accounts Payable #4420

Our mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. We are working to change the trajectory of cancer mortality and bring stakeholders together to adopt innovative, safe, and effective technologies that can transform cancer care. We are a healthcare company, pioneering new technologies to advance early cancer detection. We have built a multi-disciplinary organization of scientists, engineers, and physicians and we are using the power of next-generation sequencing (NGS), population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to overcome one of medicine’s greatest challenges. GRAIL is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with locations in Washington, , North Carolina, and the United Kingdom. It is supported by leading global investors and pharmaceutical, technology, and healthcare companies. For more information, please visit .GRAIL is in search of an Accounts Payable Manager. This role will be reporting to the Associate Director of Accounting and is responsible for leading the Accounts Payable team. The Accounts Payable Manager is a key contributor in the Finance organization who manages and administers all accounts payable operations including expense reporting compliance and other ad hoc analysis as required. He / she is an accounting professional with a strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles with experience in a fast-paced private or public company environment who has demonstrated experience supporting the accounting function to meet the needs of a changing and growing business.This role requires 2 days onsite presence in our Menlo Park, CA location.

Responsibilities :

• Lead, direct and monitor all accounts payable operations, ensuring timely and accurate processing of vendor invoices and employee reimbursement in compliance with company policies and internal controls
• Conduct detailed, hands-on reviews of employee expense reports in Concur, with particular attention to HCP-related business expenses, ensuring documentation supports compliance with company policies, healthcare regulations, and transparency reporting requirements
• Collaborate cross-functionally with the Procurement,Warehouse, and Finance teams to resolve purchase order, item receipts, and vendor invoice issues promptly to ensure timely resolution of discrepancies identified
• Administer and maintain the Concur expense reimbursement system, including configuration, posting, and accrual processes
• Participate and assist in the month-end close process, preparing journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations
• Manage vendor relationships and resolve any issues or disputes related to payments or invoices
• Ownership of annual vendor 1099's filing to ensure timeliness of reporting and other AP compliance reporting requirements
• Proactive in identifying ways to improve efficiency and implementing change initiatives, including opportunities to leverage AI, in the accounts payable systems and processes to support growing business needs
• Provide guidance and training across functional departments regarding account code classifications for vendor invoices and expense reports in accordance with company guidelines and generally accepted accounting principles
• Act as the primary point of escalation for accounts payable and business process owners to ensure timely remediation of issues
• Lead, coach and develop team members to meet key metrics such as on-time and accurate invoice and expense processing and to plan and execute improvement projects
• Participate in special projects, analysis and ad-hoc tasks as required by management
• Prepare and analyze accounts payable related reports, including aging reports and cash flow projections
• Support Controller with cash management and oversight in procure to pay process including credit card management
• Assist with internal and external audits and provide required documentation and support as needed

Preferred Qualifications :

The expected, full-time, annual base pay scale for this position is $111K-$147K. Actual base pay will consider skills, experience, and location. Based on the role, colleagues may be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan tied to company and individual performance, or an incentive plan. We also offer a long-term incentive plan to align company and colleague success over time.In addition, GRAIL offers a progressive benefit package, including flexible time-off, a 401k with a company match, and alongside our medical, dental, vision plans, carefully selected mindfulness offerings.