Accounts Payable Specialist

About the role:

As an Accounts Payable (AP) Specialist, you’ll help ensure Samsara’s invoices and vendor payments are processed accurately, on time, and in accordance with company policies. You’ll report to the Accounts Payable Manager and support the procure-to-pay process.

You’ll partner with colleagues across the company and with vendors to resolve questions, keep payments moving, and improve AP processes as Samsara grows.

This role can be based in an office or fully remote within Mexico.

You should apply if:

• You want to make a real-world impact. Samsara helps the industries that power our world operate more safely, efficiently, and sustainably. Your work will help support the teams and processes behind that mission.
• You’re motivated to grow. You’re interested in building your AP expertise, taking ownership of your development, and learning as the business evolves.
• You enjoy improving how work gets done. You look for practical ways to make processes clearer, more efficient, and ready to scale.
• You value working as a team. You build respectful partnerships, communicate openly, and contribute to an inclusive environment where people can do their best work.

In this role, you will:

• Invoice and payment processing

  • Process a high volume of invoices accurately and on time.
  • Process invoices in multiple currencies for domestic and international vendors.
  • Partner with colleagues across the company to ensure invoices and payments are processed appropriately and in line with company policies and procedures.
  • Support weekly payment runs and help ensure vendors are paid on time.

  Vendor management

  • Respond to vendor inquiries through the company’s email management tool.
  • Maintain accurate accounts payable vendor records.

  Reporting, month-end close, and cross-functional initiatives

  • Reconcile account statements.
  • Support the monthly AP close, including the soft-close process, AP aging reviews, and accrual preparation.
  • Assist with the AP forecast.
  • Prepare analyses, schedules, and presentations to support audits and tax filings.

  Processes, systems, and controls

  • Identify opportunities to improve AP processes and systems, and recommend changes that support scale.
  • Document AP processes in accordance with policies and internal controls.
  • Perform and maintain AP SOX and operational controls, and follow applicable policies and internal controls.
  • Model Samsara’s cultural principles: Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, and Win as a Team.

Minimum requirements for the role:

• 2–3 years of accounts payable experience.
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles.
• Ability to manage a high volume of transactions in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to partner with business stakeholders.
• Ability to identify and help resolve issues.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-through.

An ideal candidate also has:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business administration.
• Experience with ERP systems; NetSuite experience is preferred.
• Zendesk experience.
• SOX compliance experience.