Senior Manager, Travel & Expense (T&E) and Accounts Payable (AP)

About the position

Join Axon and be a Force for Good. At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.

Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

Reporting to: VP, Accounting

Location: Boston (4 days on-site)

The Senior Manager, Travel & Expense (T&E) and Accounts Payable (AP) will be responsible for the oversight and management of global T&E and AP functions. This includes leadership of international teams, ownership of global employee expense policy, process, and reimbursements, vendor set-up, payments, and management, and a commitment to exceptional customer service. This dynamic leader is expected to identify and implement process improvements in a continuous effort to scale operations and enhance service delivery, with a particular focus on leveraging AI strategically. This role requires strong leadership skills in building global, best-in-class accounting operations teams and fostering effective and collaborative cross-functional relationships.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the global T&E and AP functions, including policy compliance, expense report review, reimbursement, and reporting, vendor set-up, invoice processing, and payments.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, audit requirements, and policy across T&E and AP operations globally.
• Collaborate with global business and cross-functional leaders, including Finance, Payroll, Tax, IT, and Internal Audit, to coordinate workflows, lead M&A integration for procure to pay, and drive operational excellence in T&E and AP.
• Build and develop high-performing global teams, establish scalable processes, and continuously improve efficiency, service delivery, and stakeholder experience.
• Design and oversee KPIs and productivity metrics related to T&E and AP.
• Assist in cross-functional projects such as system upgrades, global policy revisions, SOP enhancements, and implementation of new controls, standards, and technologies.

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive experience in finance, accounting operations, or related fields with direct leadership of AP and/or T&E functions.
• BS or equivalent in accounting, finance, or business administration.
• Accounting experience managing through M&A at complex and fast-paced multi-national publicly-traded companies.
• Experience with T&E and AP systems (Expensify, Workday) and reporting tools (D365, OneStream, Microsoft Office Suite, Sigma).
• Proven ability to drive process optimization and automation, including application of lean, specifically continuous improvement, efficiency and value creation.
• Demonstrated success leading and developing global teams with a strong customer service orientation.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization and technology skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, bonus scheme and 401k with employer match.
• Discretionary paid time off.
• Paid parental leave for all.
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans.
• Fitness Programs.
• Emotional & Mental Wellness support.
• Learning & Development programs.
• And yes, we have snacks in our offices.