Accounts Payable Manager

Sabre

Dallas, TX

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JOB DETAILS

SKILLS

Accounting, Accounts Payable, Affirmative Action, Alliance/Partner Management, Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Associated Press, Automation, Banking Services, Business Administration, Coaching, Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional, Data Quality, Documentation Standards, Due Diligence, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Ecosystems, Expense Management, Finance, Forecasting, IRS (Internal Revenue Service), International Business, Leadership, NetSuite, Operational Strategy, Oracle, People Management, Performance Metrics, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Purchasing/Procurement, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Submissions, SAP, Spanish Language, Succession Planning, Talent Management, Tax Regulations, Tax Software, Team Lead/Manager, Travel Industry, Treasury Accounting, Trend Analysis, Vendor/Supplier Evaluation, Vendor/Supplier Management, Willing to Travel

LOCATION

Dallas, TX

POSTED

7 days ago

Sabre Corporation is a leading technology provider to the global travel and tourism industry. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, USA, Sabre operates offices in approximately 60 countries around the world. At Sabre, we make travel happen. Positioned at the center of the business of travel, our platform connects people with experiences that matter in their lives. Today, Sabre is creating a new marketplace for personalized travel. It is our people who develop and deliver powerful solutions that meet the current and future needs or our airline, hotel and travel agency customers. Join our journey!

The Accounts Payable Manager provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for AP functions across North America(NA) and Latin America (LATAM). This role focuses exclusively on execution governance, rigorous vendor management, and performance optimization.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Leadership & Governance

+ Execution Governance: Lead day-to-day AP operations for NA and LATAM, ensuring consistent execution and adherence to documented policies, standards, and payment readiness.

+ Performance Accountability: Serve as the primary owner for AP and vendor master performance metrics, ensuring regional outputs align with global business objectives.

+ Audit & Controls: Strengthen the control environment by maintaining rigorous documentation standards, approval evidence, and consistent issue remediation processes to ensure audit readiness.

+ Automation & AI Integration: Identify and champion opportunities to integrate AI-driven solutions and automated workflows into the AP lifecycle to reduce manual touchpoints.

People & Performance Leadership

+ Direct Supervision: Lead a specialized team of AP and Vendor Management Specialists, fostering a culture of accountability, inclusion and belonging.

+ Talent Development: Drive the full talent lifecycle—including coaching, individualized development plans, and succession planning—to build a high-performing regional team.

+ Operational Capacity: Monitor workload distribution and exception trends to proactively resolve bottlenecks and ensure seamless coverage.

Tax Compliance & Regulatory Filings

+ 1099 & 1042 Reporting: Direct the annual preparation and filing of IRS Forms 1099 and 1042/1042-S

+ Unclaimed Property: Oversee the identification, due diligence, and state-specific escheatment filings for unclaimed property.

Vendor Management & Process Optimization

+ Vendor Ecosystem Management: Oversee the end-to-end vendor lifecycle, ensuring data integrity aligns with AP standards and downstream payment requirements.

+ Workflow Transformation: Harvest team insights to eliminate redundancies, streamline workflows, and drive continuous improvement to minimize rework.

+ Strategic Partnerships: Collaborate with Procurement, Compliance, Treasury, Accounting, and IT to bridge functional gaps and resolve systemic issues in vendor data quality.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

+ Bachelor’s Degree Required: Preferably in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.

Experience

+ Professional: 7+ years of progressive experience in Accounts Payable.

+ Leadership: 3–5 years of direct people management, specifically managing senior-level individual contributors.

+ Technical Compliance: Proven track record of managing 1099, 1042-S, and Unclaimed Property filings.

+ Systems: Advanced proficiency in enterprise ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite), Advanced Excel, OCR platforms, banking portals, tax compliance software and business spend management platforms (e.g. Coupa)

Skills

+ A strong, effective communicator who expertly navigates all levels of the organization.

+ Ability to manage up by distilling complex operational data into concise, actionable insights for senior leadership.

+ Strong analytical ability to interpret exception trends and forecast capacity needs.

+ Expertly navigate cross-functional partnerships

+ Spanish Speaking a Plus

Benefits/Perks:

+ Competitive compensation

+ Generous Paid Time Off (5 weeks PTO your first year!)

+ 4 days (one per quarter) of Volunteer Time Off (VTO)

+ Year-End break from Dec 26th – Dec 31st

+ We offer comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and Wellness Programs

+ Paid parental leave

+ An infrastructure that allows flexible working arrangements

+ Formal and informal reward, recognition, and acknowledgment programs

Reasonable Accommodation
Sabre is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. Applicants applying for a Sabre position with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact Sabre's Compliance Office at compliance.office@sabre.com
Affirmative Action
Sabre is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans, and disabled individuals. EEO IS THE LAW
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