Global Director - Accounts Payable and Procurement

CAI; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversity & inclusion

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

CAI in Ireland seeks aGlobal Director of Accounts Payable and Procurement to lead the end-to-end procure-to-pay process and drive procurement excellence across the organization. You will set policy, controls, and governance across multiple jurisdictions and partner with Legal, Tax, Treasury, and IT to ensure compliant, efficient operations.

The role requires extensive experience in procurement leadership, ERP systems, and multi-country governance, with a focus on automation and shared services

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field is preferred.
• 8+ years in procurement, AP, procure-to-pay, or shared services with multi-country experience.
• Experience with ERP systems, procurement workflows, vendor data governance and controls.

Responsibilities

• Own the global procure-to-pay process from procurement intake to payment execution.
• Establish global procurement and AP policies, controls, SLAs, and KPIs across countries.
• Partner with Legal, Tax, Treasury, Accounting, IT and local finance for compliance and system alignment.
• Lead procurement and AP process centralization and automation initiatives.
• Manage shared services performance and onboarding of acquired entities.
• Maintain strong controls over vendor selection, master data, and payment approvals.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Global procurement

Vendor governance

Internal controls

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

ERP systems

OCR

Workflow automation

Job description

Are You Ready?

CAI is a professional services company established in 1996 that has grown year over year to nearly 800 people worldwide. For mission‑critical and regulated industries that need to deliver critical solutions in high‑stakes environments, we provide accelerated operational readiness and unparalleled performance at the highest standard through our rigorous approach, field‑tested processes, and elite expertise developed over 30 years.

CAI is a professional services company established in 1996 that has grown year over year to nearly 800 people worldwide. For mission‑critical and regulated industries that need to deliver critical solutions in high‑stakes environments, we provide accelerated operational readiness and unparalleled performance at the highest standard through our rigorous approach, field‑tested processes, and elite expertise developed over 30 years.

Our approach is simple because our Purpose informs everything we do:

• We act with integrity
• We serve each other
• We serve society
• We work for our future

At CAI, we believe in a relentless dedication to excellence, pushing boundaries and surpassing expectations. From the beginning, we’ve challenged ourselves to do what others wouldn’t. Not just setting industry standards, but redefining them entirely. We are bold in our thinking and creative in our approach. We operate at the intersection of wisdom and technology and thrive when they come together with humanity.

For us, operational readiness isn’t simply a goal—it’s a way of life. Tomorrow demands to be at the forefront of today. We get there through tireless effort, precision, efficiency, and an unwavering belief that there is always room for advancement. We’re not interested in how it used to be done. We’re obsessed with how it will be done.

The Global Director, Accounts Payable and Procurement leads the global Procure-to-Pay finance process and owns both procurement operations and accounts payable. This role is responsible for procurement policy, purchasing controls, vendor sourcing support, vendor master governance, purchase order compliance, invoice intake, invoice approval workflows, payment execution, expense processing coordination, AP controls, shared services performance, and AP and procurement integration for acquired companies. This role ensures that goods and services are procured appropriately, vendors are paid accurately and timely, AP records are complete, accurate, and up to date, and reliable AP information is available to support FP&A, while protecting the company through strong controls, consistent policies, transparent global reporting, and disciplined purchasing practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the global procure-to-pay process, including procurement intake, purchase requisitions, vendor sourcing support, purchase order governance, vendor onboarding, invoice receipt, coding, approval routing, payment runs, exception handling, vendor inquiries, and AP month-end procedures.
• Establish global procurement and AP policies, procedures, controls, service levels, approval matrices, purchasing thresholds, preferred vendor requirements, and process metrics across all countries and shared services resources.
• Partner with Legal, Tax, Treasury, Accounting, IT, operations, and local finance teams to ensure vendor compliance, proper approvals, tax documentation, payment accuracy, purchasing discipline, contract visibility, and system alignment.
• Lead procurement and AP process centralization and automation, including reducing manual effort, purchasing workflows, vendor portals, OCR, procurement intake tools, T&E integrations, purchase order matching, and ERP-enabled controls.
• Manage shared services performance for routine procurement and AP processing, including work queues, productivity, defect rates, aging, turnaround times, purchase order compliance, and escalation management.
• Oversee the global corporate card and expense management processes, including card administration, approval and spending controls, transaction reconciliation, policy compliance, and timely processing of employee expenses.
• Support acquisition integration by mapping legacy procurement and AP processes, migrating vendors, aligning approval workflows, onboarding acquired entities to company policies, and stabilizing purchasing and payment operations.
• Maintain strong controls over vendor selection, vendor master data, segregation of duties, bank detail changes, duplicate payments, fraud prevention, purchase approvals, payment approvals, contract support, and documentation retention.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Procurement, or related field preferred.
• 8+ years of procurement, AP, procure-to-pay, shared services, accounting operations, or finance process leadership experience, including experience in a multi-country or multi-entity environment.
• Experience with ERP systems, procurement workflows, purchasing controls, vendor master governance, workflow automation, internal controls, and acquisition integration is preferred.
• Experience driving process improvement across a global or complex organization is highly desirable.

We are an equal opportunity employer; we are proud to employ veterans and promote diversity and inclusion in our workplace. Diversity is a strength for our global company. We pledge that CAI will be operated in a way that is fair and equitable to all – our employees, our customers, and the broader society.

This job description is not all inclusive and you may be asked to do other duties. CAI will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Chance Act (FCA) / Fair Chance Ordinance (FCO).

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Average base salary range - not including benefits.