Global Accounts Payable Transformation Lead

Instant Impact; Kraków; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Instant Impact represents a leading global Financial Services firm seeking an Accounts Payable Manager to design and run the global AP operating model across multiple countries. You’ll lead policy design, centralisation, migration projects, and build dashboards, while developing the AP team and partnering with stakeholders across the business.

You will drive process improvements and automation, act as a senior escalation point, and guide recruitment and onboarding as the function scales globally.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in establishing, centralising, migrating or transforming an AP function.
• Experience supervising an AP function is preferred.
• Strong Procure-to-Pay process knowledge and global exposure.

Responsibilities

• Establishing and implementing the global Accounts Payable operating model
• Designing and embedding AP policies, procedures, controls and governance frameworks
• Managing end-to-end AP operations across multiple countries and entities
• Leading process migration and centralisation activities
• Developing reporting, service metrics and performance dashboards
• Driving process improvements and automation opportunities
• Acting as a senior escalation point for complex supplier matters
• Building relationships with stakeholders globally
• Directly supervising and developing the AP Assistant with coaching
• Supporting recruitment, onboarding and training as the function grows

Skills

AP transformation

Procure-to-Pay

Stakeholder management

Cross-border AP

Team leadership

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

Workday

Job description

Instant Impact represents a leading global Financial Services firm seeking an Accounts Payable Manager to design and run the global AP operating model across multiple countries. You’ll lead policy design, centralisation, migration projects, and build dashboards, while developing the AP team and partnering with stakeholders across the business.

You will drive process improvements and automation, act as a senior escalation point, and guide recruitment and onboarding as the function scales globally.