Accounts Payable & Receivable Manager

If you're looking to grow your career at a company where creativity meets legacy, ABRAMS is the place for you. As a trailblazer in illustrated publishing since 1949, ABRAMS continues to set the standard for beautifully crafted books across art, design, culture, and children’s literature. We’re looking for an Accounts Payable & Receivable Manager to join our Finance team. 

The Accounts Payable & Receivable Manager will oversee end-to-end AP and AR operations while leading and developing an Accounts Payable Clerk. This role combines hands-on financial management with people leadership, ensuring accurate cash flow, strong controls, and positive relationships with authors, agents, vendors, and partners.

What you’d be doing:

Leadership & Oversight

• Manage, mentor, and supervise the Accounts Payable Clerk
• Establish clear workflows, controls, and priorities across AP and AR functions
• Review work for accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with internal policies

Accounts Payable Management

• Oversee invoice processing for authors, illustrators, printers, freelancers, and vendors
• Ensure accurate and timely disbursement of royalties, advances, and vendor payments
• Maintain oversight of licensing fees, production costs, and event-related expenses
• Serve as an escalation point for complex vendor issues and payment discrepancies

Accounts Receivable Management

• Oversee invoicing for bulk sales, subrights, and digital platform revenue
• Monitor incoming payments from wholesalers, retailers, and digital partners
• Track subsidiary rights income (foreign rights, audio rights, etc.)
• Prepare and review AR aging reports and lead collection outreach as needed

Expense & Corporate Card Administration

• Own the expense report process, including reconciliation and reporting of Concur charges
• Administer the corporate card program, including approvals, controls, and monthly payments

Reporting & Cross-Functional Support

• Support the month-end, fiscal year-end close, and reporting to publishing partners
• Partner closely with Editorial, Contracts, Royalties, and Finance leadership
• Respond to management inquiries, audits, and special projects

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
• 5+ years of progressive experience in accounts payable and receivable
• Prior people management or supervisory experience 
• Strong understanding of accounting controls, cash flow, and reconciliations
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise with authors, agents, and internal teams

This position is in New York, NY, and follows a hybrid work schedule, requiring in-office presence three days per week.

The base salary range for this position is $80,000 - $85,000 per year. The final offer will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications.

What We Offer:

• Generous paid holidays and Summer Fridays.
• Company-paid time off during Christmas week.
• Comprehensive health benefits, including short-term and long-term disability.
• Retirement savings (401k) and life insurance.
• Paid time off and professional development opportunities.

About ABRAMS

Founded in 1949 as the first U.S. publisher to specialize in art and illustrated books, ABRAMS has a long-standing reputation for publishing visually stunning, critically acclaimed, and bestselling works. Today, ABRAMS continues to lead in the creation and distribution of high-quality books across a wide range of categories—including art, photography, design, fashion, entertainment, cooking, craft, and popular culture—as well as award-winning children’s and young adult titles under imprints such as Abrams Books for Young Readers, Amulet Books, and Abrams Appleseed.

Headquartered in the creative heart of New York City, ABRAMS is home to a passionate team of editors, designers, marketers, and publishing professionals who bring bold ideas to life in collaboration with celebrated authors, artists, chefs, photographers, and cultural icons. Our books are distributed globally and have helped shape conversations in classrooms, kitchens, museums, and living rooms around the world.

ABRAMS is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion—both in the stories we publish and in the culture we foster. Through programs like the ABRAMS Amplify Award, we uplift and support underrepresented voices in children’s publishing. Internally, we promote inclusive hiring practices and an environment where employees of all identities, backgrounds, and lived experiences are encouraged to bring their full selves to work.

At ABRAMS, creativity, integrity, and collaboration are the foundation of everything we do. If you’re inspired by books that make a difference and want to be part of a team that values art, impact, and inclusion, we invite you to join us. Learn more at abramsbooks.com.