Accounts Payable Team Lead
Greif Inc.

Job Info

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Greif offers a great working environment and the opportunity to make an immediate impact at a company where your ideas are always welcome.

Job Requisition #:
017516 Accounts Payable Team Lead (Open)

Job Description:

The Accounts Payable Team Leader serves as first level in the Greif management hierarchy, leading Accounts Payable and Senior Accounts Payable Specialists and undertaking overall responsibility of the Accounts Payable activities for the assigned entities.

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
  

Experience

• Overall, has at least 7 years of experience in the field of AP or GL and 2-year leadership experience.
  
• Proven demonstrable performance in Accounts Payable Specialist and Senior Accounts Payable Specialist role.
  
  Leadership experience is an advantage.
  
• 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).
  

Education:

• Bachelors or Associates Degree is preferred in finance, accounting or business management
  

Computer Skills:

• Computer literate and able to use Microsoft Office programs to a high standard of competence.
  
• ERP LN or other ERP system knowledge.
  

Travel

• Able to travel up to 10% is a requirement.
  
• You may be required to travel to Greif locations occasionally, either to migrate further activities or maintain customer relations.
  

EEO Statement:

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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.

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