Global Director - Accounts Payable and Procurement

CAI; Milano; In loco; EUR 125.000 - 150.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

CAI, a leading professional services firm with a global footprint, seeks a Global Director, Accounts Payable and Procurement to lead the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay finance process across countries and entities.

You will own procurement policy, vendor governance, PO/invoice workflows, and AP month-end and reporting, collaborating with Legal, Tax, Treasury, Accounting, IT and local finance teams to ensure compliant, accurate and timely processing at scale.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Procurement, or related field.
• 8+ years in procurement/AP/procure-to-pay/shared services in multi-country environments.
• Experience with ERP systems, procurement workflows, vendor master governance, workflow automation, internal controls, and acquisition integration is preferred.

Mansioni

• Own the global procure-to-pay process across all countries and entities.
• Establish global procurement and AP policies, controls, service levels, approval matrices, purchasing thresholds, and process metrics.
• Partner with Legal, Tax, Treasury, Accounting, IT, operations, and local finance teams for vendor compliance, approvals, tax documentation, and system alignment.
• Lead procurement and AP process centralization and automation, reducing manual effort and enhancing workflows.
• Manage shared services performance for routine procurement and AP processing.
• Oversee the global corporate card and expense management processes with controls and timely processing.
• Support acquisition integration by mapping legacy processes and onboarding acquired entities to policy.

Conoscenze

Procurement

Accounts Payable

P2P

Shared Services

Process Improvement

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree

Strumenti

ERP systems

Descrizione del lavoro

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.

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

We exist to be the trusted solution for our clients as they strive to build a better working world and improve the human experience.

Our Foundational Principles:

• 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 globalprocure-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,purchasingthresholds, 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,purchasingdiscipline, contract visibility, and system alignment.
• Lead procurement and AP process centralization and automation, includingreducing manual effort,purchasingworkflows, 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, andtimelyprocessing of employee expenses.
• Support acquisition integration by mapping legacy procurement and AP processes, migrating vendors, aligning approval workflows, onboardingacquiredentities 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 ofprocurement,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,purchasingcontrols, 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.

€125,000 - €150,000 a year

Average base salary range - not including benefits.

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).