Join Our Team as an Accounts Payable Team Leader
Location: Porto, Hipercentro Areosa Business Park
Working from home/office - Hybrid working model (3 days per week in office)
Closing date: Wednesday 19th March
“Come join our amazing team” Joao - hiring manager
Benefits:
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* Career development support getting involved in all phases of the global project lifecycle, and through 1:1 and tools such as unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning, Excel, and Language courses on-site
* Dynamic multi-cultural environment (23 nationalities, 12 languages)
* Employee Assistance Programme
* 1 Day paid volunteering
* Modern office facilities (social, dining, and relaxing areas)
* Various discounts across retailers and services
What will you do in this role?
The role is responsible for promoting the best environment, allowing the team to ensure supplier’s invoices are processed timely and accurately to be read for payment according to the SLAs and in line with the GKN policies. The role will also review exception items and escalate pertinent issues if required.
Key responsibilities include:
* Lead a team (<15 people) of a functional specialists and manage a daily workload for assigned entities
* Build strong relationship with local team and broader GKN Automotive organization to support and coordinate the business
* Be responsible for operational process delivery
* Analyze and Identify trends to ensure accurate and on-time handling of incoming invoice volumes and analysis to oversee trends or issues which enable reaching target KPI’s
* Reconciles accounts payable total to the general ledger along with other applicable records
* Coordinate a Month End Closing activities assigned to AP
* Identify opportunities for process enhancements and work with continuous improvement mindset
* Be responsible for people and skill development with the support of our HR team
What are we looking for?
* 3-5 years of experience in accounting, preferably within a Global Business Services (GBS) or shared services environment
* Experience as an Accounting Team Lead, with Strong financial, analytical and communication skills
* Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices
* Knowledge of ERP systems, processes and workflow technology
* Ability to work unsupervised and deliver high quality work to tight deadlines
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