Manager, Accounts Payable
Relativity Space
Long Beach
At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.
Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.
About The Team
This group is the backbone of financial operations managing all things operational, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit management, and sales and use tax support. Their work is primarily outward-facing, dealing with transaction-oriented processes to ensure smooth and efficient financial activities. The group includes a mix of exempt and non-exempt employees based on their scope and level.
About the Role:
- Own Invoice Payment: Run end-to-end AP — intake/entry (PO & non-PO), 2/3-way matching, payment runs, aging — resolving escalations and blockers while keeping controls and segregation of duties intact
- Lead the AP Team: Manage AP Specialists' priorities and workload; drive growth through 1:1s, feedback, performance reviews, and training/cross-training
- Drive Performance: Track AP metrics (on-time rate, cycle time, match rate, aged backlog); use data to fix root causes and document scalable processes
- Manage Vendors & Partners: Resolve vendor/payment disputes; partner with Supply Chain, Plant Controllers, and Receiving on PO issues and cash/payment forecasting
- Champion AP Automation: Drive automation/AI use cases in invoice processing; partner with Systems/Data to build and adopt new capabilities
About You:
- Bachelor's Degree or higher, preferably in accounting or finance-related fields
- 6+ years of Accounts Payable or accounting operations experience in a fast-paced and high-volume environment, including 3+ years in a supervisory or team lead role
- Strong understanding of the end-to-end procure-to-pay (P2P) process, including PO and non-PO invoicing, 2 & 3-way matching, and payment execution
- Proven track record of managing AP performance metrics and driving measurable improvements in payment timeliness and accuracy
- Experience implementing AP automation, OCR, or AI-enabled invoice processing tools
- Proficiency with ERP systems, Microsoft Office Suite (advanced Excel), and invoice automation or workflow tools
- Acute attention to detail, ability to prioritize effectively, and clear communication with team members, vendors, and cross-functional partners at all levels
Nice to haves, but not required:
- Certified Accounts Payable Professional (CAPP), CPA, or advanced degree
- Fast-growing start-ups and/or manufacturing industry experience – space manufacturing even better!
- Infor LN ERP specific experience
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At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at [email protected].
Please note: Relativity Space does not accept unsolicited resumes, candidate profiles, or referrals from recruitment agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited submission - via email, our website, social media, or directly to an employee - will be deemed the property of Relativity Space, and no fee will be owed absent a current, fully executed agreement with Talent Acquisition that specifically authorizes submissions for the applicable role.
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