This role will report to the Director of shared service centre in Madrid and lead the global centralized accounts payable and expense reimbursement.
This role is a people manager yet also needs to be hands-on and detail oriented.
Key Responsibilities Own the processing of global vendor invoices and employee expense reports to ensure timeliness, accuracy, and compliance of company policies.
Closely monitor the Finance email inbox and timely respond to inquiries from vendors and employees.
Process recurring payment runs for accounts payable and employee expense reports to ensure timely payments.
Mentor, coach, develop and support a team of three AP analysts.
Strictly re-enforce operating metrics and instil a result-driven culture; promote equity and inclusiveness in the workplace.
Support the AP-related month-end close tasks, such as accruals, and AP-related account reconciliations.
Relentlessly identify operational bottlenecks and drive operational excellence.
Communicate effectively with vendors, key stakeholders, and cross-functional teams in resolving any operational issues to ensure business continuity.
Lead the M&A integration of the AP work stream.
Assist in ad-hoc projects for the controlling department whenever needed Qualifications Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
Minimum of eight years of P2P experience with a large global public company.
A strong people manager, with minimum of three years of people management experience.
High proficiency in both English and Spanish; Dutch and Portuguese preferred.
Hands on, detail-oriented, organized and structured.
Effective communicator, transparent yet thoughtful.
Thrives in a fast-pace, dynamic and unstructured environment.
Experience with major P2P systems (e.g.
SAP).