Accounts Payable Manager

Vector Talent; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vector Talent is partnering with a multinational life sciences business seeking an Accounts Payable Manager to own the Netherlands AP function and harmonise P2P across Belgium, the Netherlands and the US. The role focuses on implementing a new SAP S/4HANA environment and driving process improvements.

You will lead a small AP team, manage invoice processing, vendor data, payments and month‑end close, and report KPIs to senior finance leadership, while ensuring VAT compliance and internal controls.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Accounts Payable or P2P
• Experience in multinational, multi-entity environments
• Experience with Dutch/Belgian VAT on supplier invoices

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day Netherlands AP function, including invoice processing, vendor master data, payment runs and month-end close
• Act as the escalation point for AP and supplier issues, and reduce vendor queries at source
• Ensure compliance with statutory, VAT and internal control requirements, including Peppol e-invoicing
• Map and harmonise P2P processes across Belgium, the Netherlands and the US, working with local finance leads and IT/SAP teams
• Define and report AP KPIs, and support external audit
• Lead and develop your team through system and process change

Skills

Accounts Payable

P2P processes

Team leadership

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Coupa

Job description

Location: Netherlands, Rotterdam, hybrid, 2 days per week in the office.

Do you enjoy running a tight AP operation while fixing the processes behind it? Would you like to shape how purchase-to-pay works across three countries following a new SAP S/4HANA implementation?

Our client is looking for an Accounts Payable Manager to own its Netherlands AP function and lead the harmonisation of P2P across its Belgian, Dutch and US entities. You’ll report to the Global Executive Director of Financial Control.

About Our Client

Our client is an established international business in the life sciences sector, with operations across Europe and North America. It’s growing, and its finance function is investing in stronger processes and better systems to support that growth.

Why Join Us?

• Group-wide Influence: Design the standard P2P model for Belgium, the Netherlands and the US.
• Transformation Exposure: Automate AP workflows and increase touchless processing in a newly implemented SAP S/4HANA.
• Senior Visibility: Report to the Global Executive Director of Financial Control and present to steering committees.

Your Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day Netherlands AP function, including invoice processing, vendor master data, payment runs and month-end close
• Act as the escalation point for AP and supplier issues, and reduce vendor queries at source
• Ensure compliance with statutory, VAT and internal control requirements, including Peppol e-invoicing
• Map and harmonise P2P processes across Belgium, the Netherlands and the US, working with local finance leads and IT/SAP teams
• Define and report AP KPIs, and support external audit
• Lead and develop your team through system and process change

About You

You’re a hands‑on AP leader who’s as happy fixing the root cause of a problem as clearing the backlog, and you’re credible with senior finance, procurement and IT colleagues.

• 5+ years in Accounts Payable or P2P
• Experience in a multinational, multi‑entity environment, ideally covering Benelux and the US
• A track record of improving or standardising P2P processes
• Working knowledge of Dutch and Belgian VAT on supplier invoices
• Hands‑on SAP experience, ideally S/4HANA. Coupa or similar tools are a plus
• Fluent in English. Dutch and French is an advantageous

Accounts Payable Manager

Location: Netherlands, Rotterdam, hybrid, 2 days per week in the office.