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Vego Garden
Greater Houston, TX, US
Source: Vego Garden careers · View original posting
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Vego Garden is making gardening as accessible and sustainable as possible, while encouraging gardening to be an avenue for personal and community development!
Since its successful launch in 2020, Vego Garden has quickly become the leading brand in raised garden beds and one of the fastest-growing consumer brands in the country. In just five years, our rapid growth has led to the establishment of a 200,000-square-foot headquarters and distribution center, along with a beautiful 5-acre farm.
Today, Vego Garden proudly employs over 100 dedicated team members across the U.S. and internationally. Our high-quality raised garden beds are recognized for their durability, eco-friendly materials, and safety for both children and pets. We are proud to be partnering with Costco, ACE Hardware, Home Depot, Menards, Lowe’s, Wayfair, and Amazon.
We owe our success to our loyal customers and passionate team. Through our Vego Garden Kids and Giving Back Program, we have donated more than 3,500 garden beds to schools, underserved communities, and other philanthropic initiatives - helping to grow gardens and give back across the nation by making gardening easier anytime, anywhere! We're proud to be a certified Great Place to Work company!
Vego Garden Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, or marital status.
We are seeking an Accounts Payable Manager to lead and strengthen our AP function as our business continues to grow. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for managing a small AP team, overseeing the end-to-end procure-to-pay process, and improving the controls, workflows, and cross-functional coordination that support accurate and timely payments.
Working closely with Accounting, Purchasing, Operations, Warehouse, and Logistics partners, this person will establish consistent processes, resolve complex exceptions, and drive accountability across the organization. The ideal candidate brings strong technical AP expertise, sound judgment, and the ability to build scalable processes in a fast-paced, growing business.
Team Management
Manage, coach, and develop a two-person AP team, including reviewing work for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with established procedures.
Own the AP ticketing system, review incoming tickets and assign them across the team.
Own the monthly allocation of duty, logistical shipping and freight within team members and process the highest-complexity or disputed classification items personally.
Serve as the escalation point for invoice exceptions and vendor disputes.
Operations Coordination & Exception Processing
Own vendor onboarding and enforce dual-control verification for any change to vendor banking details (fraud prevention control).
Drive purchase order (PO) discipline across the company; design and enforce an approval escalation path for invoices received without a PO.
Handle exception-level review and final judgment on AP related invoices.
Track and escalate recurring Operations-driven bottlenecks to SM, with the goal of reducing them over time.
Cross-Functional Leadership
Partner with Purchasing to enforce PO-before-order practices and reduce unmatched invoices.
Partner with Warehouse/Operations to ensure timely, accurate receipt posting.
Manage relationships with freight, logistical shipment vendors and 3PL providers; lead resolution of billing disputes.
Payments & Cash
Prepare and provide weekly payment batches to SM for review and approval, ensuring payments are accurate, complete, and aligned with cash management priorities.
Manage payment terms, capture early-payment discounts, and manage payment methods for overseas vendors.
Month-End Closing Support
Review Credit Card and monthly reimbursements transactions done by team members
Reconcile the AP aging schedule to the general ledger.
Prepare the unbilled/accrued liabilities schedule
The salary range is $95,000 - $115,000.
Flexible Paid Time Off.
12 PTO days per year, accrued bi-weekly, with annual increase.
7 paid Holidays.
401k contribution match of 4%.
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance plans. The Company pays 100% of premiums for its employees for Dental, Vision, Life, and select Medical plans.
Toll Roads Allowance of $100 per month.
Phone Allowance of $50 per month.
Company-sponsored breakfasts and lunches.
We offer great culture, supportive leadership, engaging activities, employee appreciation, and other perks that make every day at work more rewarding!
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