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 non-German Company’s sites in Europe.
AP Team Leader
Kraków
Nr ref.: 5941
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, knowledge of German would be an asset
- 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