About the Team

It’s an exciting time to join our fast-growing Accounting team in Mexico, with ample development opportunities. We’re looking for an Accounts Payable Lead – P2P Payments who is excited to learn, scale, and help evolve our payments operations through strong controls and automation.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Accounts Payable Lead –  Payments to join our AP team. In this role, you will oversee the end-to-end AP payment operations, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant execution of payments across multiple methods and entities.

You will lead the resolution of payment exceptions, escalations, and root-cause analysis, while playing a critical role in strengthening controls, improving vendor experience, and driving process automation and scalability.

This position includes formal people-lead responsibilities, including task assignment, coaching, performance feedback, and backup coverage planning; previous experience is required. 

You will report to the Accounts Payable Manager in Mexico and work remotely in Mexico.
Internal applicants must be a current Senior Accounts Payable Analyst with at least 18 months tenure in their current role.

You're excited about this opportunity because...

• Lead and oversee AP payment operations, ensuring accurate and timely execution of payments (ACH, wire, checks, and other methods as applicable).
• Manage payment exceptions and escalations, including failed payments, payment holds, bank rejections, and urgent vendor inquiries.
• Act as the primary point of contact for complex payment-related issues, providing guidance and decision support to the team.
• Partner closely with Procurement, Treasury, Operations, and Accounting to resolve issues, improve handoffs, and strengthen the P2P payment workflow.
• Drive automation and process improvements across AP payments to increase efficiency, reduce manual intervention, and mitigate risk.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, internal controls, SOX requirements, and regulatory standards related to payments.
• Prepare and review AP payment reports, metrics, reconciliations, and audit support to monitor performance and identify trends.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities related to AP payments, including accruals, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Manage, train, and develop team members to build expertise in AP payments, controls, and exception management.

We're excited about you because...

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of Accounts Payable experience, with at least 2 years in a lead or supervisory role, including ownership of AP payments and people management.
• Strong knowledge of P2P payment processes, payment controls, and exception handling.
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, ZIP, NetSuite, Coupa) and AP/payment automation tools.
• Proven ability to identify, design, and implement automation or process improvements within AP operations.
• Advanced Excel skills with the ability to analyze data for trends, risks, and efficiency opportunities.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume environment with strong attention to detail and control mindset.

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About DoorDash

At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started with door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known for delivering food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods. 

DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We're committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks.

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