For our Client - the global company focused on providing dissolving wood pulp, paper based solutions to customers in more than 100 countries, which opened in Cracow growing Shared Service Center – we are currently looking for an experienced Leader who will join our Shared Service Center in Krakow to support further growth of our centralized Finance department. As a Team Leader you will be building, leading and developing our AP Team responsible for cash outflows and vendors books management from invoice receipt up to payments. You will support German Company’s sites of Europe.
AP Team Leader with German
Kraków
Nr ref.: 5943
Requirements:
- Accounting, Finance or Business related Master degree
- 5+ years of professional experience in P2P/AP area on a senior position
- Experience in team management
- Knowledge how to manage change, you aim to improve process and are able to motivate staff to do the same
- Strong communication, negotiation and leadership skills
- Advanced knowledge of SAP systems (FI/AP), knowledge of OCR applications is a plus
- Well developed financial & analytical skills and advanced knowledge of MS Excel
- Fluent knowledge of English and German
- Customer, service oriented and results driven
- Excellent time management abilities and are oriented on timeliness
Responsibilities:
- Manage performance of AP Team through training, guiding, engaging and coaching your team members
- Maintain proactive communication and good team spirit
- Schedule, prioritize and allocate work to the team
- Manage invoice process ensuring that i.e.: all documents are booked/matched in the correct way, all payments to vendors are prepared and execute on-time
- Monitor reconciliation of trade payables accounts (including GR/IR) to make sure all items are cleaned and followed up
- Provide accurate and relevant reports in order to monitor and supervise AP process, implement procedures and controls to improve AP performance
- Follow up regularly on problems related to R2C Process and support the resolution
- Lead and support Continuous Improvement initiatives by standardizing existing processes and systems to increase automation and improve overall AP performance
- Manage Travel Expense process, controls and payments to ensure expenses are reviewed and timely refund to employees
We offer:
- Intensive introduction training
- Attractive remuneration and benefits package (including private medical care, life insurance, Sodexo, MultiSport card)
- Friendly atmosphere and team-work oriented culture
- Work-life balance
- Fresh fruits and vegetables