Our German multinational partner company is looking for an Accounts Payable Team Lead colleague for their SSC. 

The AP Team Lead is responsible for a team of 10-15 AP Accountant, and Senior AP Accountant, and participate in operative tasks as well.

The ideal candidate should have 3+ years of experience in an accounts payable role, 2+ years of team lead experience, and fluent English and German knowledge.

Benefits:

·         Working in a successful organization

·         Hybrid working: 3 days home office and 2 days office

·         Health & Safety: highest standards and a wide range of health promotion and healthcare activities (Medicover package)

·         OTP Szép Card: Gross 39.000 HUF / month and annual bonus

·         Pension: they have various financial models to give you individual support

·         Training and education programs to help you develop professionally and personally

Your tasks will be as an Accounts Payable Team Lead:

·         Lead a team of (Senior) Accountants to deliver Accounting services to all customers

·         Manage ongoing operations of the team. Plan and monitor the capacity and workload of the team, hire additional team members according to anticipated workload

·         Play an active role in the transition of accounting processes

·         Coordinate and control the knowledge transfer

·         Participate and lead projects assigned to the role

·         Stakeholder management

·         Coach and motivate team members

·         Lead by example a cross-functional collaboration, create a motivating working atmosphere and actively drive the change management 

·         Engage in collaboration with the business and stakeholders to develop a professional relationship

·         Participate and lead projects assigned to the role (incl. Process optimization)

·         Lead by example a cross-functional collaboration, create a motivating working atmosphere and actively drive the change management

·         Monitor the team’s performance against deliverables set in the Service Levels Agreements

·         Be involved in day-to-day operations and participate in the periodical closing processes

·         Identify, evaluate, and resolve issues (incl. process improvements)

·         Be adherent to agreed service levels, policies, and procedures

·         Provide qualitative customer service

Requirements:

·         Fluent English and German language skills

·         Minimum 3 years of experience in accounting and high proficiency in the end-to-end AP process

·         2 years of leadership experience

·         Accounting experience beyond AP scope beneficial

·         Excellent relationship management skills with the ability to engage, negotiate, and manage key stakeholders and suppliers

·         Working knowledge in SAP FI and Microsoft Office or equivalent tools

·         Strong continuous improvement & quality mindset

·         Experience in process automation

·         Experience in process automation and finance process transitions

·         Strong customer orientation

·         Excellent communication skills