Leader, Accounts Payable chez Restoration Hardware Enterprise
Restoration Hardware Enterprise · Corte Madera, États-Unis d'Amérique · Onsite
- Senior
- Bureau à Corte Madera
RH is seeking a Leader, Accounts Payable, Merchandise, to oversee and elevate the end-to-end merchandise payables function across our global organization. This role serves as a critical connector between Accounts Payable, Merchandising, Planning, Inventory Accounting, and Finance, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and timeliness across all merchandise-related financial activity. The ideal candidate is detail-driven, analytical, and collaborative, with a strong appreciation for process excellence and cross-functional partnership. This role supports both the day-to-day operations and the long-term evolution of our Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes, strengthening vendor relationships, enhancing financial accuracy, and enabling scale across our global footprint.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead and oversee the end-to-end merchandise Accounts Payable process, including invoice matching, vendor reconciliations, approvals, and coordination with onsite and offshore teams
- Partner closely with Merchandising, Planning, Inventory Control, Inventory Accounting, and Finance to resolve discrepancies and ensure accurate cost, tariff, discount, rebate, and coding alignment at the SKU and category level
- Ensure timely, accurate vendor payments while maintaining strong supplier partnerships and optimizing payment terms
- Manage deposits across the PO lifecycle, including initiating payments, maintaining balances, reconciling vendor accounts, and escalating recovery risks
- Lead vendor claims and RTV processes, including negotiating and validating deduction plans, clearing RTV claims, tracking recoverability, and preparing monthly roll-forwards for Inventory Accounting
- Administer vendor loans, including payment processing, balance tracking, and monthly reconciliations with Legal and Inventory Accounting
- Reconcile prepaid inventory with international vendors and proactively identify risks related to prepayments, rerouted goods, or matching anomalies
- Drive process improvement and automation initiatives to enhance AP workflows, matching accuracy, reporting, and overall P2P performance
- Own merchandise AP sub-ledger reconciliations and support month-end close across US and EMEA locations
- Maintain SOX controls, uphold AP policies, and serve as a subject matter expert across systems, tools, and cross-functional processes
- Support the month-end close process, including ownership of merchandise AP sub-ledger reconciliations across US and EMEA
- Serve as the subject matter expert on merchandise AP systems, tools, policies, and procedures
- Model operational excellence and partner with the team to uphold accuracy, consistency, and elevated service across the AP function
OUR REQUIREMENTS
- 5+ years of experience in Accounts Payable, ideally within retail, wholesale, or consumer products
- Supervisory or team lead experience overseeing AP, P2P, or cross-functional operational processes
- Strong understanding of merchandise payables, inventory accounting, procurement, and P2P workflows
- Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or comparable platforms)
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with automation tools (Coupa, Zip, Tipalti) or data visualization platforms (Power BI, Tableau)
- Strong understanding and experience with SOX controls and compliance frameworks
- Experience managing deposits, vendor claims, or vendor loans strongly preferred
- Exceptional communication and vendor-management skills, with the confidence to partner across all levels
- Analytical problem-solver with a high level of accuracy, ownership, and attention to detail
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Comfortable working in the office Monday through Friday, based out of our headquarters in Corte Madera, CA
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Lift and carry up to 10 pounds as needed (such as files, laptops, or office materials)
- Communicate effectively in person, over video, and via digital tools
Company
RH is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by federal or state law or local ordinance.
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At RH, we are committed to promoting pay equity. Rate of pay is determined based on each individual's experience, qualifications, and the geographic location of the role.
