Head of Spend Operations

Page Executive; New York; Presencial; GBP 112.000 - 142.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive Package

Descripción de la vacante

Page Executive is seeking a senior leader to run accounts payable, procure-to-pay, and travel expense operations for a global, regulated environment. You will direct onshore and offshore teams, drive automation of P2P and T&E, and ensure strong financial controls and reporting.

You will champion policy compliance, vendor master management, and stakeholder collaboration while delivering improvements in efficiency and service quality across geographies.

Formación

• 6–10 years of experience in AP, procure-to-pay, expense management, finance operations, or transformation.
• Proven leadership experience managing global or distributed teams.
• Expertise in process automation, ERP systems, expense platforms, and financial controls.
• Strong analytical capabilities with reporting, data analytics, AI, or EPM technologies.
• Demonstrated success implementing operational improvements within regulated or fast-paced environments.

Responsabilidades

• Lead accounts payable and corporate expense functions, ensuring accurate, efficient payments and policy compliance.
• Manage recurring vendor payments, address invoice gaps, and coordinate with stakeholders to avoid delays.
• Maintain vendor master records, including banking and tax documentation.
• Oversee corporate card and travel expense programs, ensuring timely reimbursement and issue resolution.
• Establish spend policies, approvals, and financial controls; ensure SOX compliance and audit readiness.
• Develop analytics-driven monitoring to identify policy violations, anomalies, and fraud risks.
• Support tax and controllership with reporting, including 1099s and sales/util tax compliance.
• Drive automation and modernization of procure-to-pay and T&E processes; evaluate ERP solutions.
• Create KPI dashboards and spend analytics to improve visibility into operational performance.
• Lead onshore and offshore teams to ensure consistent service delivery across geographies.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Global teams

ERP systems

Automation

Analytics

Herramientas

ERP systems

Descripción del empleo

• Competitive Package
• Based in New York

About Our Client

Global Investment Bank

Job Description

Leadership & Operations

• Lead the firm's accounts payable and corporate expense functions, ensuring payments and reimbursements are processed accurately, efficiently, and in compliance with company policies.
• Manage recurring vendor payments, proactively addressing invoice gaps and coordinating with business stakeholders to avoid payment delays.
• Maintain vendor master records, including banking and tax documentation.
• Oversee corporate card and travel expense programs, ensuring timely reimbursement and issue resolution.

Controls & Compliance

• Establish and maintain spend policies, approval workflows, and financial controls.
• Ensure compliance with SOX requirements, audit standards, and record-retention obligations.
• Develop analytics-driven monitoring processes to identify policy violations, anomalies, and potential fraud risks.
• Support tax and controllership teams with reporting requirements, including 1099 reporting, sales and use tax compliance, and regulatory documentation.

Transformation & Process Improvement

• Drive automation and modernization of procure-to-pay and T&E processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Support technology evaluations, vendor selections, and implementation of AP, expense management, and ERP solutions.
• Develop KPI dashboards and spend analytics to improve visibility into operational performance and expenditure trends.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on increasing automation, reducing processing times, and enhancing service quality.

Team Leadership

• Manage and develop onshore and offshore teams responsible for spend operations.
• Ensure consistent service delivery, accountability, and operational excellence across geographies.
• Communicate operational performance, risks, and strategic transformation initiatives to senior leadership.

The Successful Applicant

• 6-10 years of experience in AP, procure-to-pay, expense management, finance operations, or transformation.
• Proven leadership experience managing global or distributed teams.
• Expertise in process automation, ERP systems, expense platforms, and financial controls.
• Strong analytical capabilities with experience leveraging reporting, data analytics, AI, or EPM technologies.
• Demonstrated success implementing operational improvements within regulated or fast-paced environments.

What’s on Offer

Competitive Package