Head of Accounts Payable , NY

Beast Industries is a multifaceted media and entertainment company founded by Jimmy Donaldson, popularly known as MrBeast, the most watched person in the world. Renowned for revolutionizing digital content creation, Beast Industries encompasses a diverse portfolio of ventures that extend far beyond its origins on You Tube. With a mission to entertain, inspire, and create significant social impact, Beast Industries operates across various domains including digital media, philanthropy, consumer products, and innovative business initiatives.

At Beast Industries, we believe in the transformative power of digital media and its potential to entertain, educate, and effect positive change. Our commitment to innovation, creativity, and philanthropy drives us to explore new frontiers, create unforgettable experiences, and build a legacy that inspires future generations.

Play a pivotal role building and leading the company-wide accounts payable and T&E function for Beast Industries; owning the Ramp spend platform, accelerating procure-to-pay, and building rigorous payment controls as the organization continues to scale.

Reporting to the Corporate Controller, the Head of Accounts Payable will own accounts payable and travel & expense across all Beast Industries business units — media production, consumer products, fintech, and emerging ventures — and lead the team that keeps a high-volume, multi-entity payables operation running with accuracy and control. This role owns the Ramp platform end-to-end including corporate cards, bill pay, procurement and T&E workflows, along with vendor management and payment controls.

The Head of Accounts Payable will lead and develop an A/P and T&E team while partnering with business leaders to accelerate the procure-to-pay cycle. The ideal candidate is a hands-on operator with deep procure-to-pay expertise and a builder mentality who can accelerate processes and enhance controls.

• Own end-to-end accounts payable across all entities and business units
• Own the Ramp platform: corporate card programs, bill pay workflows, procurement, approval hierarchies, and T&E administration
• Lead, mentor, and develop the A/P and T&E team across locations
• Accelerate the procure-to-pay cycle across vendor onboarding, PO discipline, invoice processing, and payment execution
• Administer the company’s T&E and spend policy, including exception management, audits, and policy iteration with Finance leadership
• Design and maintain rigorous payment controls, including segregation of duties, payment approvals, and fraud prevention
• Own vendor master governance: onboarding, W-9/W-8 collection, banking verification, and 1099 reporting
• Partner with treasury workflows on payment runs, cash forecasting inputs, and banking relationships
• Drive automation across invoice capture, coding, and matching within Ramp and Net Suite
• Serve as a key point of contact for external auditors on A/P, T&E, and payment control matters

• 12+ years of progressive accounts payable / procure-to-pay experience, including leadership of multi-entity A/P functions
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA or relevant certification a plus but not required
• Deep expertise with Ramp and Net Suite
• A track record of building payment controls and segregation of duties
• Demonstrated success accelerating P2P cycle times without sacrificing accuracy or control
• Experience leading and developing distributed teams with a hands-on, player-coach approach
• Strong vendor management instincts, including 1099 compliance and vendor risk practices
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to partner effectively with non-finance stakeholders
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving,…