Senior Lead, Accounts Payable

WW_UK - WeWork International Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

WeWork in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Accounts Payable professional to manage the EMEA AP ledger and ensure accurate vendor reconciliations. The role requires coordinating with offshore teams and supporting month-end close, with a focus on process improvements and timely supplier payments.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in AP within a multi-currency, global environment, strong attention to detail, and ability to multi-task across time zones and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Accounts Payable, ideally in a multi-currency, global environment.
• Excellent attention to detail with fast and accurate data entry into financial systems.
• Strong communicator and collaborator across functions and levels.

Responsibilities

• Oversee EMEA AP ledger accuracy and completeness.
• Perform vendor and statement reconciliations, resolve variances.
• Partner with utilities contracts team to ensure proper invoice booking and refunds.
• Coordinate with offshore teams as regional AP contact, manage escalations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Multi-tasking

Cross-time-zone experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant subject

Job description

About Us

At WeWork, we provide flexible workspace solutions to help businesses of all sizes thrive in more than 37 countries worldwide. The future of work is here, and we’re not just a part of that movement—we’re leading it. United by a desire to build a global community, our purpose is to give members the support to do their best work, and the space to take their ideas to new heights. Join us as we empower tomorrow’s world at work.

Responsibilities

• EMEA AP Ledger Management: Oversee the EMEA AP ledger to ensure complete accuracy and completeness.
• Vendor & Statement Reconciliations: Perform statement reconciliations for key vendors and lead meetings to resolve any variances or issues.
• Utility Cost Management: Partner with the third-party utilities contract management team to ensure proper invoice booking and recover any due refunds.
• Offshore Team Coordination & Performance: Act as the regional AP point of contact for offshore teams, resolving queries, managing escalations for complex issues, monitoring manual activity metrics, and providing training as needed.
• Treasury & Payment Oversight: Collaborate with the treasury team to ensure timely supplier payments and highlight urgent or material spend.
• Month-End Accounting Support: Serve as the AP point of contact for the accounting team during month-end close, identifying any supplier issues that require accruals.
• Internal Escalations & Service Continuity: Function as the main point of contact for internal regional teams, offering guidance and handling escalations to ensure uninterrupted supplier service.
• Process Improvement & P2P Streamlining: Work with the global AP team to contribute to system improvements, process optimization, and performance analysis to identify cost-reduction opportunities. Regularly review aged invoices and unreconciled cash lines to determine and execute necessary actions.

About you

• 5+ years of experience in an Accounts Payable role; ideally in a multi- currency, global environment.
• Bachelor's degree in relevant subject or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working across time zones, with different cultures and languages.
• Strong attention to detail and high accuracy and speed when entering numeric data into financial systems.
• Good communicator who can build collaborative relationships across functions and levels.
• Ability to multi-task and work with urgency to deliver.
• Comfortable in an environment of continuous improvement; able to adapt regularly to change.

Life at WeWork

Being a WeWorker is more than just a job. We believe the magic of work is sparked by the passion you bring, the places you go, the people you meet and the purpose you follow. And it starts here. Here you will brush shoulders with those who dare to dream and do. Here you will be welcomed by a community that embraces and inspires you—because together we can achieve more. Here we challenge ideas, and explore new ways of getting things done. Whether you are part of our Employee Community Groups, or part of a global project, we ask you to bring your open-minded attitude and collaborative spirit. In return, you will be part of a team where your unique perspectives are celebrated.

WeWork was founded in 2010 with the vision to create environments where people and companies come together, get inspired, and do their best work. Since then, we’ve become one of the leading global flexible space providers committed to delivering technology-driven turnkey solutions, flexible spaces, and community experiences. Learn more about what we do.