Global Payments Operations Lead (AI-enabled)

Morgan McKinley; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is seeking a Payments Operations Analyst/Finance Analyst in Dublin with hybrid work. The role focuses on end-to-end accounts payable and payment operations, owning process areas, and mentoring teams, while driving improvements and data-driven decisions.

You will manage daily payments, escalations, and SOX controls, work with offshore delivery teams, and collaborate across functions to optimize payment accuracy and cycle times.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Minimum 5 years of Accounts Payable / Procure-to-Pay experience, depth in payment and disbursement operations preferred but not required.
• Experience with ERP/AP systems (e.g., Oracle Fusion) and payment platforms.
• Demonstrated experience operating at a global or multi-region scope.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with attention to detail and the ability to interpret operational metrics to drive data-informed decisions.
• Demonstrated understanding of internal controls and SOX compliance.
• Demonstrated experience applying AI tools to analysis, reporting, and documentation work.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Act as subject matter expert on accounts payable policies, processes, and controls, owning assigned global process areas end to end and mentoring team members.
• Contribute to the AP continuous improvement strategy and KPI targets, maintain performance reporting, and analyze payment data to identify exceptions and cost savings.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to advise on complex payment matters and drive upstream data quality.
• Direct, review, and train offshore delivery teams, escalate systemic performance issues, maintain desktop procedures and knowledge content, and retain hands‑on proficiency to execute their processes.
• Execute, validate, and approve daily payments across all payment channels, meeting bank deadlines and coordinating with Treasury on exceptions.
• Own end-to-end resolution of payment exceptions and duplicate payments, including direct debits, and remediate root causes
• Oversee complex invoice processing, holds, rejections, and cancellations, and ensure correct withholding tax and VAT/GST treatment.
• Own aging across end-to-end accounts payable, driving aged items to resolution and eliminating the causes of aging.
• Execute and evidence SOX and internal controls over accounts payable, and support internal, external, and tax audits.
• Serve as an escalation point for payment failures and processing errors, lead root cause analysis, and drive down case volume through deflection and automation.
• Identify repetitive, rules‑based steps in payment and invoice workflows that are candidates for automation, and document clear requirements for the Engineering/Product team.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Global experience

AI tools experience

SOX compliance knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field

Tools

Oracle Fusion

Job description

Morgan McKinley is seeking a Payments Operations Analyst/Finance Analyst in Dublin with hybrid work. The role focuses on end-to-end accounts payable and payment operations, owning process areas, and mentoring teams, while driving improvements and data-driven decisions.

You will manage daily payments, escalations, and SOX controls, work with offshore delivery teams, and collaborate across functions to optimize payment accuracy and cycle times.