Accounts Payable Lead Northern Europe

Mondelez International; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Accounts Payable Lead in Birmingham, where you'll manage significant payments and invoices while ensuring compliance with KPIs and SLAs. This role offers the opportunity to lead projects, drive continuous improvement, and enhance customer experiences. With a hybrid work model, you'll enjoy a balance of office collaboration and remote flexibility. If you're passionate about finance and stakeholder management, this position is perfect for you to grow your career in a supportive environment that values professional development.

Benefits

Annual Bonus

27 Days Holiday

Private Medical Insurance

Contributory Pension

Product and Service Discounts

Free Secure Parking

Training and Development Opportunities

On-site Staff Shop

Qualifications

• Exceptional expertise in Accounts Payable with a focus on multinational organizations.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead stakeholder management for finance, procurement, and suppliers.
• Manage relationships between Accenture and Mondelez.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives with service providers.

Skills

Accounts Payable Expertise

Stakeholder Management

SAP Knowledge

Communication Skills

Continuous Improvement Mindset

European VAT & Tax Laws Knowledge

Job description

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Matter.

Come and join Mondelez International as Accounts Payable Lead, Northern Europe based in Bournville!

In this role, you will lead one of the largest Business Units in Europe, acting as the key liaison between Mondelez and the BPO, ensuring compliance with KPIs, SLAs, and providing outstanding customer experience. You will drive continuous improvement, lead training, and manage projects. As a senior Finance professional with extensive knowledge in Accounts Payable, you will act as the subject matter expert in this area for your cluster.

In this role, you will:

1. Manage approximately 1.5 billion worth of payments with 165,000 invoices annually.
2. Manage approximately 500 million worth of exceptions with 5,000 invoices annually.
3. Lead stakeholder management for finance, procurement, and suppliers.
4. Manage relationships between Accenture and Mondelez, demonstrating excellent relationship management skills.

What you will bring:

• Exceptional Accounts Payable subject matter expertise.
• Experience in fast-paced multinational organizations.
• In-depth transaction-level SAP knowledge.
• Continuous improvement mindset, with experience in training others and creating process documentation.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build strong working relationships.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of partnering with a BPO would be advantageous.
• European geography knowledge, including local VAT & tax laws.

The role includes:

• Managing stakeholders for one of Europe's largest Business Units.
• Building local proximity with suppliers to streamline experiences and aid procurement negotiations.
• Handling Accounts Payable exceptions and query management.
• Managing day-to-day issues with internal and external stakeholders.
• Working with BPO operations to improve customer experience.
• Monitoring service provider KPIs and SLAs, ensuring compliance within industry and company standards.
• Managing Payment Term laws across European countries.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives with service providers.
• Stakeholder management with internal teams and suppliers to foster strong relationships.
• Cascading knowledge through training and process documentation.
• Taking on additional responsibilities and supporting project management tasks.
• Exercising excellent communication, interpersonal skills, judgment, and decision-making abilities.
• Engaging, inspiring, and influencing teams and stakeholders.
• Analyzing ideas and producing concise reports.

This role is based in our Birmingham (Bournville) office. We operate a hybrid model - three days in the office and two from home.

Benefits include:

• Annual Bonus
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with options to buy 5 extra days
• Private Medical Insurance
• Contributory Pension
• Product and service discounts
• Free secure parking
• Training and development opportunities
• On-site staff shop

Relocation Support Available?

No relocation support available.

Business Unit Summary

We value our talented employees and aim to support professional growth before recruiting externally. If you find this position suitable, we encourage you to apply!

Our people make all the difference in our success.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Excited to grow your career?

We strive to help our employees grow professionally and encourage you to apply if interested.

Support for Application and Interview Process: Please contact the recruiter if you need assistance.

Job Type:

Regular, Service Operations (Delivery), Global Business Services