.**Job Description Summary**: Accounts Payable Operational Leader, is part of the GEV centralized Accounts Payable Organization. GEV Accounts Payable is responsible for the execution of accounts payable operations across multiple GEV business units to ensure on time payment to suppliers.Role Summary/PurposeThis role, Accounts Payable Operational Leader, is part of the GEV centralized Accounts Payable Organization. GEV Accounts Payable is responsible for the execution of accounts payable operations across multiple GEV business units to ensure on time payment to suppliers. This role will include short term tactical and long-term strategic elements in order to drive continuous improvement initiatives with our internal stakeholders and with strategic third-party partners.Essential Responsibilities- Responsible owner of a specific business accounts payable operations on a regional and/or process level.- Practice effective monitoring and lean daily management to ensure payments are made on time to suppliers with the least amount of effort.- Monitor daily operations quality and efficiency against established processes and tools for AP and cross-functional teams.- Measure and lead reporting efforts of various performance indicators- Establish, implement, and document standardized procedures within the Accounts Payable function, including processes, procedures, controls, and systems.- Assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the current processes and systems to identify and implement process improvements.- Drive improvement initiatives by utilizing lean methodologies with internal and external stakeholders including buying teams, suppliers and BPO organizations which support the transactional processing.- Be a change manager: as a skilled influencer, communicate complex messages within the business. Explain difficult or sensitive information; build consensus keepingthe standard process in mind.- Support STAT, GAP and SOX audits as needed to ensure accuracy of the organization's financial documents.- Protect the business against unintentional overpayment through the owning and monitoring related process controls