Freelance AP Accounting Manager

Michael Page International (Belgium); Brussel; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Michael Page International (Belgium) is assisting a food company in Belgium with an AP leadership role. The candidate will set up and structure the AP work for two newly onboarded resources, while closely supervising the Shared Service Center to ensure timely administration of invoices, POs, and payments.

Key activities include process improvement, analytics, and governance with a focus on timely month-end close, vendor master data, and strong stakeholder collaboration in French and English.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in Accounts Payable.
• Experience in managing accounting profiles.
• Proficient in French and English.
• Experience with SAP S4HANA.

Responsabilités

• Lead team leadership and structuring for two AP resources with clear priorities and escalation mechanisms.
• Coordinate and supervise the Shared Service Center for end-to-end AP processes including POs, invoicing and payments.
• Manage vendor query handling, root cause analysis and remediation plans for unmatched invoices.
• Develop and implement reporting and KPIs such as invoices to be received, work-items, vendor aging and payable trends.
• Organize regular touchpoints with Procurement and Finance/IT to improve processes and governance.
• Supervise vendor master data and ensure compliance with internal policies and VAT regulations.

Connaissances

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Process improvement

Outils

SAP S4HANA

Description du poste

• You are available asap full-time ?
• You have expertise with SAP S4HANA ? (must have)

About Our Client

Our client is a food company.

Job Description

Team Leadership & Structuring

Set up and structure the work of two newly onboarded AP resources by defining clear priorities, establishing effective ways of working, and ensuring a balanced workload allocation. Provide ongoing coaching, guidance, and quality supervision while putting in place robust escalation and issue resolution mechanisms to ensure smooth team operations.

AP Operations Oversight

Coordinate and closely supervise the Shared Service Center to ensure all activities are executed in line with established deadlines and procedures. Oversee end-to-end Accounts Payable processes, including purchase orders, invoicing, and payments, while also supervising payment cycles such as urgent and manual payments. Support month-end closing activities and ensure accurate, clean ledgers.

Issue Management & Process Control

Lead vendor query management by ensuring responses are timely, structured, and effective. Manage and monitor unmatched invoices through thorough root cause analysis, implementation of remediation plans, and consistent follow-up tracking. Ensure that critical discrepancies are resolved efficiently in close collaboration with relevant stakeholders.

Analysis, Reporting & Insights

Develop and implement meaningful reporting and KPIs, including metrics such as invoices to be received, work-items, vendor aging, and payable trends. Conduct in-depth analyses to identify inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement, and provide actionable insights to Finance and Procurement stakeholders to support decision-making.

Stakeholder Management & Process Improvement

Organize regular touchpoints with Procurement and key stakeholders to identify bottlenecks and improvement areas. Collaborate closely with Finance, IT, and the Shared Service Center to streamline processes and enhance operational flows, while fostering a continuous improvement mindset. Assess the current ways of working ("AS-IS") and define, together with the Administration responsible, an optimized Lean model ("TO-BE"), ensuring operating procedures and accounting manuals are developed and kept up to date.

Master Data & Governance

Supervise vendor master data management to ensure accuracy and consistency. Identify recurring issues and drive the implementation of sustainable remediation plans, while ensuring full compliance with internal policies, VAT regulations, and group procedures.

The Successful Applicant

• Have minimum 8 years experience in AP accounting;
• Have experience in management of accounting profiles;
• Be able to work in French and English;
• Have experience with SAP S4HANA.

What's on Offer

Interesting assignment of minimum 6 months.