Global Accounts Payable Transformation Lead

Instant Impact; Poland; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Instant Impact partners with a leading global financial services firm to appoint an Accounts Payable Manager in Poland. You will shape the AP operating model, drive centralisation across countries, and design governance frameworks to support a major transformation journey.

You will lead end-to-end AP operations, recruit and develop the team, and deliver dashboards and metrics to stakeholders worldwide. The role offers autonomy and exposure to international processes within a fast-growing

Qualifications

• Proven track record of establishing, centralising, migrating or transforming an AP function.
• Experience supervising an AP function preferred.
• Strong Procure-to-Pay process knowledge.
• Experience operating across multiple jurisdictions.
• Business-level English (written and spoken).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Passion for continuous improvement and building high-performing teams.

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 and stakeholder matters.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across the business globally.
• Directly supervising and developing the AP Assistant, providing day-to-day guidance, coaching and performance management.
• Supporting in recruitment, onboarding and training of new team members as the function grows.

Skills

AP leadership

Procure-to-Pay

Multi-jurisdiction

Stakeholder management

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

Workday

Job description

Instant Impact partners with a leading global financial services firm to appoint an Accounts Payable Manager in Poland. You will shape the AP operating model, drive centralisation across countries, and design governance frameworks to support a major transformation journey.

You will lead end-to-end AP operations, recruit and develop the team, and deliver dashboards and metrics to stakeholders worldwide. The role offers autonomy and exposure to international processes within a fast-growing