Accounts Payable Team Leader at SC Johnson

About the role

Reporting to the Finance Accounting Manager as part of the EMEA Shared Service Centre.  You’ll be accountable for the leadership, management and performance of a team of Accounts Payable analysts. You’ll actively encourage and empower them to achieve high performance levels, as well as assisting the team in the resolution of internal business partners and external supplier queries.  You’ll actively support the Finance organization in the identification and implementation of process improvements.

RESPONSIBILITIES

People Management

• Provide clear leadership, direction and empowerment to a multicultural team through a combination of objective setting, one-to-one coaching and training, so they can perform to the expected standards
• Continuously build capability within the team through coaching and development
• Help to build an environment to stimulate creative thinking and innovation towards continuous improvement using LEAN methodology
• Foster a “great place to work” environment
• Active participation and accountability on recruitment and onboarding processes for new starters.

Functional Leadership

• Strong accounts payable technical knowledge to support the team

Quality and integrity of financial information provided by the SSC

• Ensuring compliance with SOAR, global policies and local regulations, and that the appropriate controls are operational in order to maintain the quality and integrity of financial information.

Business Relationship Management

• Responsible for direct contact with business partners.
• To develop and sustain these relationships, understanding countries evolving needs and situations, while ensuring process compliance and effectiveness.

Performance Leadership

• Ensure that team processes perform to agreements levels and reach objectives and key performance indicators on monthly base.
• Perform query management, identification, problem solve and resolution of issues
• Performing ad-hoc analysis as required
• Ensure completion of Month End tasks and reporting, such as account analysis and KPI/Metric reporting
• Supporting the company in any projects designed to improve the SSC Accounts Payable or Procure to Pay process.

Process excellence

• To deliver effectiveness and efficiency process improvements using Lean tools and methodology
• To ensure through active role modelling that OPEX (Operational and Process Excellence) methodology is embedded in the DNA of the team

Experience you’ll bring

• Accounting/book-keeping diploma or other relevant qualification or studying towards diploma relevant qualification.
• Strong previous experience of working within/with an accounts payable department for a multi-national organisation
• Previous experience of managing an accounts payable team would be an advantage and ideally in a multicultural company environment
• Customer Financials / Sales Finance experience in a multinational blue-chip organisation, preferably from the FMCG sector.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Excel + PowerPoint + ideally SAP R/3.
• Fluent in English

Behaviours you’ll need

• Strong experience of working with SAP
• Experience of working to tight deadlines
• The ability to use initiative and be proactive in anticipating problems which may occur
• A sense of urgency
• Adopt a LEAN/OPEX mindset in all areas of the team