Accountant - Accounts Payable & Controls Specialist

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Bird launched micromobility. Now we’re shaping its future.

We’re Bird, and we’re on a mission to transform the way the world moves one ride at a time. Our products, services, and people share one common goal: to make cities more livable by empowering people and communities everywhere to move freely, discover new possibilities, and create a cleaner, more connected future. To cleaner air. To calmer streets. To cities built for people.

Who We Are

Bird is a global leader in micromobility, dedicated to shaping the future of urban movement. Our cleaner, affordable, and on-demand mobility solutions are available in over 200 cities worldwide.

We take a collaborative, community-first approach to micromobility. Bird partners closely with the cities in which it operates, leveraging our experience and safety-first technology to help them meet their shared mobility and climate goals and provide a reliable, affordable, and responsible transportation option for people who live and work there.

Our award-winning electric vehicles have empowered more than eighty-seven million rides in cities around the world and helped riders take carbon-free trips in more than 200 cities globally. And our teams are constantly pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo in pursuit of a brighter future.

Job Summary

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Accountant - Accounts Payable & Controls Specialist to support and oversee key AP operational processes in a global environment. This role is not focused on invoice processing, but rather on controls, vendor management, system ownership, and issue resolution across Accounts Payable and Accounting.

This is a fully remote role requiring a high level of ownership, autonomy, and continuous engagement.

Responsibilities

Payments & Vendor Management

• Support and oversee weekly payment runs
• Act as escalation point for payment inquiries and vendor issues
• Reconcile vendor balances and resolve discrepancies
• Own and monitor the Company’s Top vendors, performing monthly reviews, variance analysis, and balance adjustments when required
• Manage vendor credits, refunds, and prepayments

Coding control and validation

• Review and monitor invoice coding to ensure accuracy and consistency across GL accounts, departments, markets, amortization schedules, and periods.
• Partner with Accounting to design and implement a consistent invoice coding process 
• Identify and correct miscoding, working closely with Accounting
• Proactively flag recurring coding issues and drive standardization and control improvements
• Own AP ledger, AP reconciliations, corporate credit cards, and expense report accounts

Controls & Reporting

• Review and monitor the AP register
• Perform regular controls over bill credits, journal entries and vendor balances
• Support month-end close activities related to AP
• Actively identify process gaps, errors, and control weaknesses
• Assist with accrual analysis

Systems Ownership

• Act as system owner for:
• Navan (employee reimbursements)
• BREX (Corporate Credit Card platform)
• Support implementation of OCR solutions for invoice automation
• Partner with Accounting and IT on system improvements and integrations

Cross-functional Support

• Support 1099 preparation and review
• Assist with purchasing-related AP activities
• Partner with Accounting to resolve AP-related differences and operational issues
• Provide ad-hoc support for other payment-related activities as needed

Must Haves

• 4–7 years of experience in Accounts Payable, AP Operations, or related roles
• Strong understanding of AP controls, vendor reconci