Global Accounts Payable Team Leader

Coloplast; Szczecin; Hybrid; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A global medical device company in Szczecin seeks a Global AP Team Leader to oversee the Accounts Payable team and processes for 40+ entities globally. The role includes managing people, ensuring compliance, and driving efficiency through digitalization. Candidates should possess strong finance skills, leadership experience, and project management abilities. The position offers a long-term contract with a flexible hybrid working environment, excellent benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

No probation period

Flexible working hours

Private medical care

Restaurant card

Transportation co-funding

Fantastic work atmosphere

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in leading people.
• Experience in project management and finance transitions.
• Strong experience in digitalization and automation.

Responsibilities

• Manage and recruit the AP team located in CPBC.
• Act as primary contact for Business Support stakeholders.
• Ensure AP processes compliance with IFRS and local standards.

Skills

Finance competencies

Leadership skills

Project management

Efficiency implementation

Communication skills

Job description

Coloplast develops products and services that make life easier for people with very personal and private medical conditions. In Szczecin we have our Business Centre that works with global financial operations, orders administration, HR and IT support, Legal & Business Ethics, marketing & data analysis activities, and many others. If you have the right profile and the right amount of curiosity and ambition you can be a part of this exciting challenge. Curiosity works here!

About the department

The AP team is mainly responsible for processing, booking and paying Coloplast's liabilities, creation and updating of vendor master data, vendors invoice verification and handling invoice queries for 40+ entities globally.

About the role

Global AP Team Leader is responsible for AP team located in CPBC and global AP processes for 40+ entities. The responsibility includes people management of the team, team strategic planning, day to day operations as well as the development and implementation of effective and efficient finance processes including implementation of automation.

Responsibilities

• Managing and recruiting AP team located in CPBC
• Acting as the owner of Coloplast global AP processes and the primary contact to Business Support stakeholders
• Accountable and responsible for global payments, accounts reconciliations, Travel and Expense settlements
• Ensuring AP processes alignment and AP books compliance to both IFRS and local standards
• AP group reporting and financial year end close of AP books for all served entities
• Representing AP processes in front of internal review and external audit
• Execution of global finance strategy, projects and transitions
• Leading and supporting development of AP processes and methods
• Driving the transition of Global Accounts Payables into modern and automated area
• Identifying opportunities within AP area and between other departments
• Keeping close dialogue with business support group, group reporting and controlling, IT, Global Tax & Compliance, Treasury, Procurement
• Managing relationships with key stakeholders during projects

Requirements

• Strong finance competencies
• Solid experience in project management and finance transitions
• Natural leadership skills, ability and passion to motivate and manage people
• At least 1-2 years’ experience in leading people
• Business experience from an international organization working across borders
• Strong experience in efficiency implementation (includes digitalization and automation)
• Strategic business understanding
• Communication and interpersonal skills

We offer

• No probation period – long-term contract from the start
• Onsite/hybrid work from our office in Szczecin
• Flexible working hours, Mon-Fri
• International work environment with Scandinavian culture
• Opportunity to use and develop foreign languages in daily work
• Fantastic work atmosphere full of respect and partnership
• Internal trainings
• Great company events
• Sports card
• Private medical care
• Restaurant card
• Holiday bonus and occasional cards
• Modern workplace
• No dress code zone
• Delicious coffee and fresh fruits
• Transportation co-funding

Recruitment details

Please apply online with your CV in English. We will review all applications continuously and invite selected candidates further to the recruitment process. We will close the offer down once we find the best match to the role.

Coloplast is committed to being an inclusive organization, where people bring their differences to work each day, fulfil their potential and have a strong sense of belonging because – and not despite – of their differences. We therefore encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of gender, age, race, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious belief or physical ability.