About this role
Professionals who enjoy untangling intricate financial data and building scalable workflows for compute infrastructure will find a strong fit in this position. OpenAI seeks a hands-on operations leader to oversee payment readiness and material exceptions for high-value supplier obligations. The team connects purchasing, invoicing, and payment to support the organization's growth.
Working closely with Procurement, Treasury, Tax, and Finance Systems, the person in this role will translate complex contract amendments into accurate payments. Responsibilities include resolving supplier disputes, managing cross-system dependencies, and designing robust matching tolerances and control frameworks. This contributor will also map workloads, coach team members, and drive operational improvements using AI and workflow tools.
What you will do
- Manage the compute invoice-to-payment operating plan while prioritizing material exceptions and supplier escalations.
- Translate executed contracts and amendments regarding pricing, capacity, and credits into validation and payment requirements.
- Investigate discrepancies, missing credits, duplicate risks, and purchase order gaps across procurement and ERP systems.
- Lead payment-readiness cadences across Compute Finance and Accounting teams to resolve dependencies and track decision owners.
- Confirm supplier, tax, site, and approval readiness before releasing any payments.
- Coordinate funding forecasts and close-period payments with Treasury while reconciling invoice aging and bank evidence for Accounting.
- Design matching tolerances, validation rules, and escalation thresholds in partnership with control teams.
What you need
- Bring over 8 years of experience in accounts payable, payments, or related finance operations with ownership of complex supplier obligations.
- Demonstrate strong judgment regarding financial controls, segregation of duties, supplier verification, and reconciliations in audited environments.
- Possess the ability to interpret complex pricing, capacity, and payment terms and translate them into executable workflows.
- Have experience coordinating across multiple finance and accounting teams to manage material payments and competing priorities.
- Demonstrate a history of leading cross-functional operating improvements, demand-and-capacity plans, and delivery teams.
- Be capable of independently reconciling large financial datasets using advanced spreadsheets or comparable analytical tools.
- Show practical application of artificial intelligence in finance or operations with measurable gains in accuracy and speed.
- Have direct experience with cloud infrastructure, compute, data centers, or similarly complex supplier arrangements.
Nice to have
- Oracle Fusion experience
- Zip experience
Benefits
- Offers Equity
- Relocation assistance to new employees
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
Where is this job located and what is the remote policy?
This role is based in San Francisco, CA. The company uses a hybrid work model requiring 3 days in the office per week.
What financial systems and tools are used in this role?
The team utilizes procurement and ERP systems, with Oracle Fusion and Zip experience noted as helpful. Professionals also rely on advanced spreadsheets or comparable analytical tools to reconcile large financial datasets.
What is the compensation for this position?
The salary ranges from $216K to $240K and the compensation package includes equity.