Accounts Payable Team Lead

GEP Worldwide; Cundinamarca; Presencial; COP 60.000.000 - 120.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

GEP is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Accounts Payable Team Lead to oversee AP operations for a Latin America client. You will lead a team of 10–15 AP specialists, ensuring timely invoice processing and accurate coding across LATAM entities.

The role requires strong accounting knowledge, leadership, and ability to drive process improvements, automation initiatives, and vendor relationships with Procurement, Treasury, and FP&A. English proficiency is required; Portuguese is a plus.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field (required).
• Professional certification (CPA, CMA, or LATAM equivalent) is a plus.
• 5–8 years of progressive experience in Accounts Payable or related finance operations.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a team lead or supervisory role.
• Demonstrated experience managing AP operations across multiple Latin American countries.

Responsabilidades

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 10-15 Accounts Payable specialists.
• Oversee end-to-end AP processing including invoice receipt, validation, coding, approval routing, and payment execution.
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of high-volume invoices (PO and non-PO) across multiple LATAM entities.
• Manage payment runs (wire transfers, ACH, checks) in accordance with payment terms and cash flow requirements.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of AP operations.
• Drive automation initiatives including OCR/AI-based invoice processing, workflow automation, and electronic payments.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders (Procurement, Treasury, FP&A, Business Units).

Conocimientos

Team Leadership

Accounts Payable

Process Improvement

Automation & OCR/AI

Vendor Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA or CMA certification

Descripción del empleo

Who We Are

GEP, with over 30 offices internationally, is the fastest growing procurement and supply chain solutions firm – consulting, software and managed services. GEP has succeeded by being smart and creative; solving complex problems and finding opportunities for the world’s largest organizations.

Welcome to GEP

GEP, with over 30 offices internationally, is the fastest growing procurement and supply chain solutions firm – consulting, software and managed services. GEP has succeeded by being smart and creative; solving complex problems and finding opportunities for the world’s largest organizations.

Who We Are

GEP, with over 30 offices internationally, is the fastest growing procurement and supply chain solutions firm – consulting, software and managed services. GEP has succeeded by being smart and creative; solving complex problems and finding opportunities for the world’s largest organizations.

How You Grow At GEP

We recognize people who make a genuine difference, work hard and drive achievements. Results are noticed and rewarded. It’s how you will grow a career at GEP, and in a much shorter time frame than at other firms.

Celebrating Everyone

GEP succeeds through the ideas and creativity of our team members so we embrace people of all experiences, nationalities, abilities, cultures, races, gender identities, sexual orientations and ages. What makes you unique and different is celebrated and will help GEP stand out even more. And we are a women-founded and -owned company so our foundation is making GEP a great place to work for women, a place where women can learn, advance and give back.

Are You One of Us

Position Summary

We are looking for an experienced and detail-oriented Accounts Payable Team Lead to oversee the AP operations for one of our clients in the Latin America region. This role is responsible for leading a team of AP specialists, ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices, managing vendor relationships, and driving process improvements. The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting knowledge with leadership skills and a deep understanding of Latin American regulatory and tax environments.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 10-15 Accounts Payable specialists
• Oversee end-to-end AP processing including invoice receipt, validation, coding, approval routing, and payment execution
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of high-volume invoices (PO and non-PO) across multiple LATAM entities
• Manage payment runs (wire transfers, ACH, checks) in accordance with payment terms and cash flow requirements
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of AP operations
• Drive automation initiatives including OCR/AI-based invoice processing, workflow automation, and electronic payments
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders (Procurement, Treasury, FP&A, Business Units)

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field (required)
• Professional certification (CPA, CMA, or equivalent LATAM certification) is a plus

Experience

• 5–8 years of progressive experience in Accounts Payable or related finance operations
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a team lead or supervisory role
• Demonstrated experience managing AP operations across multiple Latin American countries

Language Requirements

• English — Professional proficiency (required)
• Portuguese — Proficiency is a PLUS