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Description & Qualifications
Description
This dynamic position, residing in the Finance organization, requires a strong leader who will serve as the Global Process Owner (GPO) for Accounts Payable (A/P) and Travel and Expense (T&E). This role will have responsibility for developing strong global teams that collaborate well together and establishing strategies across these functional areas with the goal of moving towards a world class operation.
Job Responsibilities:
• Act as the Global Process Owner of the Accounts Payable and T&E teams and exhibit a high degree of customer service to internal business partners and vendors.
• Build a strong, collaborative, cohesive global team that has the skills and knowledge to support a growing, complex organization.
• Communicate effectively with team members, peers, and management by providing timely, clear, and thorough directions and responses, both in writing and verbally.
• Develop a continuous improvement strategy for the future state of the global Accounts Payable and T&E functions.
• Identify processes where innovative solutions such as robotic process automation (RPA), machine learning, and artificial intelligence can be utilized to create efficiencies.
• Execute on continuous improvement strategies through process changes and automation.
• In addition to direct reports in North America, work closely with the GFS team in Noida, India to ensure efficient and timely processing and payment of invoices and expense reports and administration of the corporate credit card programs.
• Build strong relationships with internal departments, including IT, Treasury, FIPO, and Procurement, as well as other Finance teams and the business units.
• Ensure Standard Operating Procedures are in place for all significant processes performed by the Accounts Payable and T&E teams.
• Analyze metrics and KPIs to ensure acceptable levels of performance and to identify improvement opportunities.
• Review reconciliations monthly to ensure they are completed accurately and timely.
• Assist with integrating new acquisitions, system implementations, and other special projects.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, or a related field with a minimum 10 years of management experience and 5 years of Accounts Payable experience with a large company.
• Demonstrated people leader who can build cross-functional relationships with other Finance departments and stakeholders across the company.
• Experience working with modern ERP systems (Microsoft D365 preferred), reporting tools, and business intelligence tools.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office products, especially Excel.
• Experience driving system related projects and process improvement initiatives.
Preferred Qualifications:
• MBA and/or CPA a plus.
• "Out of the box" thinker not afraid to challenge the status quo.
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills and attention to details.
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