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# Manager, Account Payable at Flexport

- **Company:** Flexport
- **Location:** Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- **Posted:** 2026-11-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-04
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/flexport/jobs/8336471

## Job description

About Flexport:

At Flexport, we believe global trade can move the human race forward. That’s why it’s our mission to make global commerce so easy there will be more of it. We’re shaping the future of a $10T industry with solutions powered by innovative technology and exceptional people. Today, companies of all sizes—from emerging brands to Fortune 500s—use Flexport technology to move more than $19B of merchandise across 112 countries a year.

The recent global supply chain crisis has put Flexport center stage as we continue to play a pivotal role in how goods move around the world. We are proud to have the support of the best investors in the game who believe in our mission, solutions and people. Ready to tackle global challenges that impact business, society, and the environment? Come join us.

The Opportunity

As Flexport scales its Accounts Payable operations, we are looking for a Manager, Accounts Payable based in Vietnam to lead a team of AP Associates supporting invoice processing, freight auditing, and account reconciliation. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Accounts Payable & Freight Audit, this is a hands-on leadership role that blends people management, process ownership, and technical fluency in automation and AI-driven process design. The ideal candidate combines strong AP and freight audit expertise with the ability to build practical automation solutions directly, while identifying and escalating opportunities for broader AI-enabled improvements across the function.

## What You’ll Do

## Team Leadership

- Lead and develop a team of 10–12 AP Associates across invoice processing, freight audit, and account reconciliation functions, ensuring consistent performance management, coaching, and a collaborative team culture
- Partner with the Senior Manager, Accounts Payable & Freight Audit, and cross-functional stakeholders to align on priorities, process improvements, and resourcing needs

Operational Excellence

- Oversee the accuracy and timeliness of high-volume invoice processing, freight invoice auditing, and account reconciliation across the team
- Review and resolve complex or escalated billing disputes, discrepancies, and reconciliation variances, partnering with carriers, vendors, and internal stakeholders as needed
- Ensure adherence to company policies, contractual terms, and regulatory requirements across all processing, freight audit, and reconciliation activities
- Maintain working knowledge of multi-country tax, invoicing, and regulatory requirements relevant to the team’s expanding scope, ensuring operations remain compliant as responsibilities grow

Automation & Continuous Improvement

Build and deploy practical automation tools and AI-enabled workflows directly, while identifying and escalating additional opportunities that improve AP automation, operating efficiency, and scalabilityAnalyse and report on team performance and the impact of process or automation changes, recommending continuous improvements with a focus on accuracy, efficiency, and execution speed

## What You’ll Bring

- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in Accounts Payable, freight auditing, or related finance operations, including experience managing or developing a team
- Hands-on experience with AP systems, ERP platforms (e.g. NetSuite), and freight audit tools
- Experience building or implementing automation tools or AI-enabled workflows, with the ability to identify further opportunities for improvement
- Strong understanding of invoice matching, freight rate structures, account reconciliation processes, and accessorial charges
- Working knowledge of multi-country tax, invoicing, and regulatory requirements, with the ability to apply this knowledge as the team’s scope expands beyond Vietnam
- Strong knowledge of financial controls, compliance frameworks, and audit metrics
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively in a matrixed, multi-country environment

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

At Flexport, our ability to fulfill our mission of making global commerce easy and accessible relies on having a diverse, dedicated and engaged workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, health status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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## About Flexport

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Flexport is a technology-driven freight forwarding and supply chain platform that uses AI to coordinate global logistics from factory to customer door.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series E)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2013
- **Founders**: Ryan Petersen

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Logistics, Supply Chain Technology, Freight Forwarding
- **Target customers**: B2B — enterprise and SMB businesses that import/export goods globally across industries
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "To make global trade so easy there will be more of it."

## Products & Services
- **Ocean & Air Freight**: Full-service ocean and air freight solutions with SKU-level visibility, real-time tracking, and cost management.
- **Customs Brokerage**: Licensed customs brokers using AI to review 100% of entries before submission, achieving a compliance error rate 10x better than next best in class.
- **Booking Management**: Platform to manage ocean contracts and bookings, track real-time performance, and optimize allocation strategies.
- **Buyer’s Consolidation**: Service to maximize container utilization by grouping multiple suppliers into one container, reducing freight and labor costs.
- **Supply Chain AI Platform**: AI-driven decision-making platform that automates processes, reduces freight spend by 10% or more, and deploys large language models and AI agents for real-world logistics optimization.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: 2.9x net revenue growth since 2024; serves more than 13,000 customers across 147 countries
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Ryan Petersen (Founder & CEO); major investors include Founders Fund, SoftBank Vision Fund, and others (specific lead investors not fully detailed in provided sources)
- **Growth Signals**: Rapid AI deployment in logistics; 400+ software engineers focused on AI; net revenue growth of 2.9x since 2024; expanding global presence with offices worldwide

## Competitive Advantages
- **Real-world AI deployment**: Unlike many supply chain AI startups, Flexport is deeply embedded in actual operations of moving cargo by ocean, air, truck, and rail, with proprietary data and integrations.
- **Scale and trust**: 13,000+ customers and integration with enterprise systems, logistics service providers, and governments.
- **Customs compliance**: AI auditor reviews 100% of entries, achieving 10x better error rate than next best in class.
- **End-to-end platform**: Single platform covering freight, customs, booking, and consolidation, reducing silos and complexity.
- **Data ontology**: Proprietary data ontology for global logistics, enabling powerful AI models.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-driven autonomous supply chain**: Building AI agents to create an autonomous supply chain, deploying the latest foundational AI models on top of proprietary data and integrations.
- **Customer obsession**: Prioritizing customer success and hard cost savings (e.g., 10%+ reduction in freight spend).
- **Global expansion**: Operating across continents and time zones, with offices in multiple global locations.
- **Talent development**: Aiming to hire 80% of manager and above roles from within, developing early-career talent into leaders.

## Why Work Here
- **Meritocracy**: Compensation and advancement based on value created, with rapid growth opportunities for smart, hardworking people. Many leaders started on the ground floor.
- **Learning environment**: Described as "the best company to learn about how the world works" — logistics underlies the global economy. Employees speak over 70 languages.
- **Cutting-edge technology**: 400+ software engineers deploying latest AI models in real-world logistics; roles include Senior Software Engineer: Applied AI, Autonomous Freight Systems, and Data Infrastructure.
- **Culture**: Values include "Win as a Team," "Empower the Client," "Play the Long Game," "Act Like an Entrepreneur," and "Simplify." Recognized as a Great Place to Work.
- **Global and remote-friendly**: 125 open positions across Engineering, Operations, Sales, Customs, and more, with offices worldwide and remote options.
- **Impact**: Working on the $8.6T global logistics market — "the single largest opportunity to apply AI anywhere in the world."

## Sources
1. [flexport.com](https://www.flexport.com/company/careers/)
2. [flexport.com](https://www.flexport.com/)
3. [flexport.com](https://www.flexport.com/company/about-us/)
4. [flexport.com](https://www.flexport.com/careers/jobs/)
5. [flexport.com](https://www.flexport.com/careers/jobs/?gh_src=c0d6caef1)

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