Accounts Payable Team Leader Andean & Caribbean / Líder de Equipo de Cuentas por Pagar Andina y Caribe
Essity
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- Location
- Medellín (Cortezza), Colombia
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Type
- Full-time
- Seniority
- Lead
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
Accounts Payable Team Leader
Make an impact by leading people and strengthening Accounts Payable operations across multiple markets. Are you ready to develop a high-performing team, improve processes and collaborate across borders? Join Essity and help us Excel Together.
About the Role
As Accounts Payable Team Leader, you will lead the day-to-day delivery of Accounts Payable services across Colombia, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic, ensuring accurate, timely and efficient execution of end-to-end processes.
You will combine strong Accounts Payable expertise with hands-on people leadership, supporting your team through coaching, feedback and development. You will also strengthen controls, resolve operational challenges and identify opportunities to continuously improve and simplify how we work.
Working in a matrix and global environment, you will collaborate with key stakeholders across markets and functions to deliver reliable financial operations and effective solutions.
What You Will Do
- Accounts Payable Operations: Lead end-to-end invoice processing and settlement activities for the assigned markets, ensuring accurate, timely and cost-effective execution.
- Team Leadership: Provide day-to-day direction, coaching, mentoring and feedback to team members, supporting their development and enabling strong team performance.
- Controls & Compliance: Ensure Accounts Payable activities comply with applicable regulations, accounting principles, internal control standards and established ways of working.
- Quality & Performance: Monitor transactional activities, operational KPIs and accounting outputs to maintain accuracy, integrity and effective service delivery.
- Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement opportunities to simplify, standardize and improve processes, including automation and more efficient ways of working.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with internal customers, Finance teams and other stakeholders to resolve operational challenges, manage priorities and develop effective solutions in a matrix organization.
- Audit & Financial Support: Support internal and external financial audits, address findings and contribute to relevant financial planning and reporting activities.
Who You Are
- You have an associate or bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field.
- You bring at least five years of experience in Accounts Payable or related finance processes, together with demonstrated experience leading, coordinating or supervising people.
- You have solid knowledge of SAP and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and understand invoice processing, reconciliations and end-to-end Accounts Payable operations. Experience with SAP S/4, Ariba, Invoice Track or comparable Accounts Payable systems is an advantage.
- You bring strong people leadership, communication, collaboration, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills. You adapt effectively to change, navigate challenging situations constructively and continuously look for opportunities to improve how work gets done.
- You are proficient in English, both written and spoken, enabling you to communicate confidently and collaborate effectively with global teams and stakeholders.
What We Can Offer You
Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere.
Innovate for Good | Excel Together | Be You with Us
Medellín, Cortezza