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Job Requisition #:
027016 Accounts Payable Team Lead (Open)
Job Description:
Responsible for full-cycle Accounts Payable processing including examining, verifying and reconciling a variety of transactions. Supervises financial teams by reviewing transactions, preparing invoices, liaising between customers and vendors, handling wire transfers, overseeing purchase orders, preparing monthly accrual, processing foreign freight bills, and providing support to customer service departments.
Key Responsibilities
Ensure that all AP tasks completed for the supported entities (such as invoice booking and payment, expense auditing, transaction matching, write-offs, reconciliation, closing and reporting) are correct and are compliant with company policies and procedures.
Ensure all SOX controls are executed, all potential defects are proactively eliminated or action plan defined and followed up until resolution.
Prioritizing the workload according to requests from internal and external stakeholders.
Manages optimal utilization in the Team (work allocation, controlling leaves, vacation planning). Ensure business continuity, including employee administration. Define and maintain proper backup structure to ensure business continuity and service quality.
Meeting Key Performance Indicators, such as Productivity, Quality and Schedule related metrics, as well as other requirements and goals as defined by the Direct Line Manager through the goal setting process.
Proactively escalates significant issues as appropriate to Direct Line Manager.
People management of the assigned team: periodical one to ones, development or improvement plans – where applicable -, trainings, coaching, motivating.
Ensure all team members have the necessary assets and accesses to perform their day to day activities.
Accesses are regularly reviewed for Segregation of Duty conflicts.
Responsible for reviewing/approving AP entries, AP account reconciliation, payments, closing checklists.
Collaboratively partner with General Accounting Teams to regularly monitor customer satisfaction.
Provide regular feedback to colleagues about their performance and address attitude related issues when needed.
Communicates daily and motivates the team ensuring retention management.
Prepare the annual performance appraisal and hold discussion with team members (min. 2x per year).
Prepare and comment the monthly KPI's for his/her respective area.
Participate in the recruitment process by conducting interviews and evaluating candidates.
Responsible of the successful onboarding and integration of new team members while monitoring that the new team member completes all milestones during the probation period.
Cultivate a culture of continuous improvement by driving process improvement initiatives including managing key system implementations.
Organize team building activities
Education and Experience
Bachelors or Associates Degree is preferred in finance, accounting or business management.
Overall has at least 7 years of experience in the field of AP or GL and 2- year leadership experience.
People and project management experience of key team initiatives
Coaching and mentoring skills, including training inside and outside the team.
Results and appraisals are at least in the consistent solid performer category but with advanced competencies.
Proved record of professional knowledge in AP area.
Excellent communication, interpersonal and analytical skills.
Resilience, mindset of a champion, takes the ownership attitude.
Demonstrate a proactive, can-do approach to solve problems.
Put company goals and performance ahead of personal agenda.
Model the behavior of a servant leader.
Openness to change and ability to learn quickly.
Customer focused (external and internal).
Knowledge and Skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Thorough understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Thorough understanding of Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS).
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits and opportunity for growth. Greif, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, race, gender, religion, age, national origin, color, disability, or veteran status. EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran. For more information read Greif’s Equal Opportunity Policy.
