P2P Lead - Northern Europe

Galent Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International travel opportunities

Career progression plan

Exposure to global finance operations

Job summary

GALENT is recruiting a P2P Lead for a major international media organisation in Central London. This permanent senior leadership role begins with a six-month phase as Head of Accounts Payable, providing hands-on team leadership before expanding to a wider Northern European P2P remit.

You will oversee end-to-end purchase-to-pay, partnering with Finance, Procurement, Treasury, Tax and the Global Process Owner to drive standardisation, SAP S/4HANA implementation, automation and continuous

Qualifications

• Senior P2P leadership experience in a multinational or shared services environment.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders across countries and legal entities.
• Hands-on AP leadership remit before taking wider process ownership.
• Experience with SAP/ERP transformations and automation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end purchase-to-pay activity across Northern Europe.
• Manage invoice processing, purchase orders, vendor master data, payment controls and service performance.
• Collaborate with Finance, Procurement, Treasury, Tax and Global Process Owner to drive standardisation and automation.
• Support SAP S/4HANA implementation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Progress from Head of AP to P2P Lead after six months as per transition plan.

Skills

P2P Leadership

Leadership

Stakeholder Mgmt

Process Improvement

Vendor Governance

Automation

Tools

SAP/ERP

Job description

GALENT are recruiting for a P2P Lead with a major international media organisation in Central London. This is a permanent senior leadership opportunity with an intentional first-six-month phase as Head of Accounts Payable, providing hands‑on team and operational leadership before moving into a wider Northern European P2P mandate with involvement in global change.

The opportunity

Following the initial AP leadership phase, you will help govern end-to-end purchase-to-pay activity across Northern Europe, spanning invoice processing, purchase orders, vendor master data, payment controls and service performance. You will work with Finance, Procurement, Treasury, Tax and the Global Process Owner to advance standardisation, SAP S/4HANA implementation, automation and continuous improvement.

What you will bring

• Senior P2P, AP or finance operations leadership experience in a multinational, GBS or shared services environment.
• Proven capability across countries and legal entities, including controls, compliance, supplier governance and payment operations.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders, managing dispersed teams and improving KPIs and service delivery.
• Comfortable starting with a hands‑on AP leadership remit before taking on wider process ownership.
• SAP/ERP and transformation experience preferred; an understanding of e‑invoicing and automation is valuable.

Working arrangements and progression

Based in Central London, with three days a week in the office and very occasional late working. European travel will be required as the remit develops, potentially Monday-Thursday in Germany approximately monthly, with additional visits to markets such as Poland and the Netherlands. The exact frequency will be confirmed. The appointment is intended to progress from Head of AP into P2P Lead after approximately six months, subject to the agreed transition plan.

This is an opportunity to combine credible people leadership with meaningful international process responsibility in a business where change is a constant.