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AboutKnightscope

Knightscope (NASDAQ: KSCP) is a security technology company building the nation's first Autonomous Security Force - autonomous machines, AI-driven software, and elite security professionals operating as one integrated managed service. The Company is on a mission to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. One Team. One Force.

Location Requirement:Full-time, Remote or on-site at Sunnyvale HQ

Job Summary

The Senior Accounting Manager will lead the Company's procure-to-pay function, driving efficient, compliant, and well-controlled procurement, accounts payable, inventory, and fixed asset accounting processes. This role will oversee the end-to-end flow from purchase requisition and purchase order creation through goods receipt, invoice matching, vendor payment, inventory capitalization, and fixed asset tracking.

This position will be responsible for strengthening procurement controls, vendor and invoice discipline, three-way match processes, inventory transaction accuracy, fixed asset capitalization, monthly reconciliations and reviews, audit readiness, and scalable process improvements as the Company continues to grow.

About the Role

The Senior Accounting Manager will own the day-to-day execution and continuous improvement of procure-to-pay activities, including procurement policy compliance, purchase order oversight, vendor onboarding support, invoice review and approval workflows, AP aging management, inventory reconciliations, fixed asset additions and disposals, and related close schedules.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on procure-to-pay and accounting leader who can manage deadlines, develop team members, improve processes and controls, and collaborate effectively with Finance, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and other accounting leaders to ensure complete, accurate, and timely accounting results.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the procure-to-pay function, including procurement operations, accounts payable, vendor master controls, purchase orders, invoice processing, payment review, inventory accounting, and fixed asset accounting
• Oversee procurement workflows to ensure purchase requisitions, purchase orders, approvals, pricing, receiving, and vendor terms comply with Company policies and internal controls
• Manage accounts payable operations, including invoice coding, approval routing, two-way and three-way matching, AP aging, payment runs, vendor inquiries, and timely resolution of exceptions
• Partner with Supply Chain, Operations, Manufacturing, and Engineering to ensure inventory receipts, transfers, adjustments, reserves, and reconciliations are accurate and properly supported
• Own fixed asset accounting processes, including capitalization review, asset tagging and tracking, depreciation, disposals, impairment considerations, and fixed asset roll forwards
• Review reconciliations, accruals, prepaid expenses, inventory-related schedules, AP subledger activity, and fixed asset schedules as part of the monthly and quarterly close process
• Coordinate audit requests, organize prepared-by-client materials, respond to auditor inquiries, and support quarterly reviews and annual audits related to procurement, AP, inventory, and fixed assets
• Maintain and improve procure-to-pay policies, approval matrices, vendor master procedures, invoice matching standards, inventory controls, fixed asset controls, and related documentation
• Develop reporting and metrics for purchase order compliance, unmatched receipts, AP aging, vendor payment status, inventory reconciliations, and fixed asset activity
• Identify opportunities to streamline procure-to-pay processes, enhance automation, strengthen controls, improve audit readiness, and scale accounting operations in a robotics manufacturing environment

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Supply Chain, or related field; CPA preferred
• 7+ years of progressive accounting, procure-to-pay, procurement operations, accounts payable, inventory accounting, or fixed asset accounting experience
• Prior people management experience, including supervising accounting, accounts payable, procurement operations, or shared services team members
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, procurement controls, accruals, accounts payable, inventory accounting, fixed assets, account reconciliations, and internal control practices
• Experience with purchase orders, receiving, invoice matching, vendor master management, payment controls, inventory reconciliations, and fixed asset capitalization processes
• Experience in manufacturing, robotics, hardware, technology, or other inventory-oriented environments preferred
• Experience supporting audits, quarterly reviews, internal reporting, and external reporting deliverables related to procurement, accounts payable, inventory, and fixed assets
• Ability to collaborate effectively with procurement, supply chain, operations, manufacturing, engineering, finance, technical accounting, cost accounting, and external audit stakeholders
• Strong analytical, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment
• Experience with NetSuite, Coupa, Bill.com, Tipalti, FloQast, or similar ERP, procurement, AP automation, close management, and reconciliation tools preferred
  

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary:$140,000 - $150,000 (DOE)
• Equity:Stock options
• Benefits:Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off
• Location Requirement:Full-time, Remote or on-site at Sunnyvale HQ