Accounts Payable – Senior Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team.
• Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations.
• Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels.
• Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.
• Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.
• Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism.
• Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.
• Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements.
• Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust.
• Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

Qualification & Requirements

Minimum Degree Required

High School Diploma

Minimum Year(s) Of Experience

10 year(s)

Required Knowledge/Skills

Oral and written proficiency in English required

Preferred Qualifications

Degree Preferred:

Master of Business Administration

Preferred Fields Of Study

Accounting,Business Administration/Management

Preferred Knowledge/Skills

Demonstrates in-depth abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team leader with the following:

• Drive the strategy of the AP function globally;
• Lead strategic AP initiatives and be a Strategic Advisor for broader P2P and other firm strategic initiatives impacting the AP function;
• Standardize and align processes, systems and operations across multiple entities and geographies;
• Manage a global team working closely with the Service Delivery Manager and Team Leaders to execute a successful delivery of AP function (Vendor creation and maintenance, invoice processing, payment processing, foreign accounts payable, IT/HSPS orders, etc.);
• Mitigate business risk & ensure compliance; and,
• Strategically manage relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.

Drive Operational Excellence By

• Defining KPIs and management reporting and being accountable for meeting SLAs and expected results;
• Identify trends, providing regular reports to stakeholders, highlighting achievements and areas for improvement;
• Fostering a continuous improvement culture across the global AP team;
• Evaluating operational processes and resourcing for territories that are being brought into the GBS model;
• Understanding industry benchmarks and technology innovations in the market; and,
• Understanding Firmwide business intelligence resources and making them available to the Service Delivery Managers and global team to enhance operations.

Benefits

• Insurance, Health & Wellness
• Financial & Retirement
• Family & Parenting
• Vacation & Time Off
• Other Perks & Benefits…