Accounts Payable/ Accounts Receivable, Lead

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Job Summary

This role will be part of a Regional Americas team with the purpose of providing development in AR/AP activities, by automatization of processes and procedures, standardizations of reports and analysis, creating a better analytical insight to continuous improvement in Finance.

Expected results: Always improve the relation with providers and customers, meeting expectations of internal and external customers, following all processes together with your team for a prompt collections and payments.

**Responsibilities**:
I. Working closely with Regional Controllers, Procurement Manager, Regional Credit Manager to ensure the development of processes and procedures are compliant with departmental and company policies and controls.

II. Develop Receivables and Payables, prepare presentations for Receivables and Payables meetings, and prepare Receivables and Payables reports, reconciliations and analyses.

III. Revision of processes with the teams and implement changes to ensure efficiency. Continuous process improvement towards greater standardization and automation together with Management.

V. Ensure all accounts operate within their credit limits as prescribed by our internal policies.

VI. Ensure new supplier accounts are set up correctly ensuring compliance to internal procedures and tax requirements.

VII. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

VIII. Ensure compliance of SOX process controls

IX. Compliance with the company's internal standards, focusing especially on those related to the integrated manual system (quality, environment, health, safety and security).

Education and experience
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, public accountant or similar:

- 5 to 10 years of experience in Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
- Minimum 2 years shared service center team experience. Willingness to build a new regional A/P & A/R team.
- Fluent in English language
- Global company experiences preferred.
- 3 - 5 years' experience in SAP FI

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