Team Lead Accounts Payables (m/f)

Air Liquide Europe Business Services (ALEBS) was created in 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal with the mandate to provide financial services for Air Liquide European entities. In the space of 4 years, it has expanded to over 400 employees based in 3 office locations: Lisbon, Tomar and Guarda. The geographical scope was extended to include, besides the European affiliates also entities located in Africa, Middle-East and India, and the operational scope was extended and includes today not just Finance, but also Human Resources.

 

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

 

Take the helm of our Accounts Payables operations! As Team Lead, you will be the driving force behind cost-effective operations, fostering a high-performance and engaged team. Your leadership will be pivotal in delivering the best quality service, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance across all AP functions.

 

• Supervise and coordinate invoice booking processes, ensuring strict adherence to the Service Level Agreement (SLA).

• Supervise and coordinate supplier queries, ensuring timely resolution within defined service times.

• Supervise and coordinate regular and urgent payments, liaising closely with the Treasury and Master Data teams to ensure payments are made within SLA.

• Liaise and coordinate with Procurement to solve queries and improve processes (e.g., pending workflows, No PO No Pay/Paper vs PDF, PO closing, etc.).

• Liaise and coordinate with Internal Control to ensure full compliance with all policy requirements (e.g., SAT, OTV process, Direct Finance process, Duplicates, etc.).

• Supervise and coordinate accounts payable records to ensure accuracy and compliance with core organizational finance controls (e.g., debtors balance, supplier reconciliation, GR-IR, etc.).

• Manage KPIs, monitor performance rigorously, and proactively promote corrective actions if needed.

• Strategically manage resource allocation to maximize team efficiencies.

• Strengthen collaboration and promote clear communication channels with all external and internal stakeholders.

• Act as the second point of escalation for complex issues, providing expert resolution.

• Secure the company's best interest, representing both the Shared Service Center and the Country entities.

• Ensure the SLA (contract) is up to date (RACI, FTE allocation, etc.) and that any service updates are duly signed and agreed by all parties.

• Manage Country escalations and drive the related action plans to completion.

• Report potential risks/issues and follow up on action plans with the Country teams.

 

Are you a MATCH?

 

• Degree in Accounting / Financial / Management / Economy (Nice to have).

• From 6 to 8 years of extensive experience in the Accounts Payable area.

• Previous experience with team management, coordinator, or supervisor tasks is a significant plus.

• Experience in a Business Services Center is a plus.

• Experience in a multinational company is desirable.

• Upper Intermediate/Proficiency in English (written and spoken) is essential for global coordination.

• Extra languages are valued.
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