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Where Is The Work: Monday to Thursday, work onsite with your colleagues. Fridays, choose your work location, balancing what your work requires.
What’s In It For You
The Accounts Payable leader is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity and efficiency of end‑to‑end accounts payable processes. Key focus areas include GRNI, MDI, escalation and stakeholder management while supporting/leading the migration of activities into centralised services. The successful candidate will maintain strong reporting and analytics within their area, applying the 9‑step MDI problem‑solving methodology to identify root causes and drive continuous improvement. This role leads a team of GRNI dispute specialists whose contributions directly support weekly AP MDI performance metrics and ongoing process improvement efforts, strengthening the organisation’s lean culture. A core responsibility of the position includes strict adherence to internal controls, compliance requirements, and SOX requirements.
What You Will Do
Build and maintain strong and lasting working relationships across internal teams to ensure high service levels for customers of Accounts Payable
Drive GRNI process improvements using 9-step problem solving methodology to address challenges and identify root causes
Produce reports and data analytics for weekly AP team GEMBA sessions
Ensure accounts payable activity complies with our internal management controls & SOX requirements
Manage escalations effectively to uphold strong customer and stakeholder service levels
Support and co-ordinate AP Projects including but not exclusively migrations to centralised services, R12 Go Lives & E-Invoicing in EMEA
Support and co-ordinate Audit requests from PWC / TCS
Lead the GNRI team in alignment with PDC guidelines, including goal setting and development support
Complete additional tasks at the request of the AP Leader
High Level Focus Areas
GRNI and Dispute Resolution
Lead the GRNI team to manage GRNI tasks, ARC’s Reconciliations and metrics for EMEA ensuring adherence to current standard work/deadlines
Ensure all GRNI activity complies with internal controls and SOX requirements
Quarterly and Monthly GRNI ARC’s Rec Approvals
Drive process improvements for GRNI using the 9-step problem solving tools of MDI and embed our lean culture
Projects
Lead / Support key AP initiatives including but not exclusively entity migrations, R12 Go Lives and E-Invoicing deployments for EMEA
Identify and demonstrate process Improvement opportunities using MDI problem solving and process mapping
Other
Support the EMEA AP Leader in covering tasks for leave including but not exclusively
Oversight of TCS 3rd party support for outsourced services including but not exclusively settlements, logistics, coupa, invoice processing and dispute resolution
ARC’s approvals (other than GRNI)
Team management and general support
Escalations and stakeholder management
Audit co-ordination and compliance tasks
Essential: What you will bring
Minimum three years relevant experience in a multinational Accounts Payable organisation; Experience with Oracle R12, reconciliations (supplier and B/S)
MDI & metric management for performance
Desirable
Degree/Diploma in the financial field / Qualified or Part Qualified Accountant ACCA/CIMA/CPA
Technical skills & Competencies
Strong business partnering ability with a proven record of supporting stakeholders
Ability to work to tight deadlines and manage competing priorities
Strong problem-solving mindset and continuous improvement focus
Metric driven approach to performance
High level of professionalism and service orientation
Sound financial judgement in decision making
Excellent communication and influencing skills
Effective team player and inspirational leader
Computer skills
Proficient in Oracle R12 & BI Reporting
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office including intermediate Excel skills
Desirable Computer skills
Advanced Excel skills
Proficient in TAP
Proficiency with Tableau
Language skills
English
Any other European language
We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.
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