Global Accounts Payable Manager

Greene, Tweed & Co Limited; Lansdale, Northern (Montgomery County, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k savings plan

Tuition assistance

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Greene, Tweed is seeking a Global Accounts Payable Manager in Lansdale, PA to lead a 4-person AP team and drive global AP processes, T&E governance, and system upgrades. You will partner with Procurement and cross-functional groups to optimize working capital and ensure no PO, no pay compliance.

The role requires 10+ years in corporate AP, a bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance, and strong experience with SAP S/4HANA and AP automation tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related business field is required.
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Responsibilities

• Directly manage a dedicated AP team of 4 professionals.
• Oversee regional AP & T&E for US, Europe, and Asia.
• Lead Procure-to-Pay improvements and automation initiatives.
• Drive global AP system upgrades and user testing.
• Standardize end-to-end vendor onboarding and master data processes.
• Prepare AP performance packages and cash outflow forecasts for ELT.
• Enforce global No PO, No Pay policy and drive working capital optimization.
• Collaborate with Procurement to resolve invoice-to-PO discrepancies and ensure 3-way match.
• Serve as final escalation point for global strategic vendors and payment terms.

Skills

SAP S/4HANA AP

X-Suite

DPO calculations

Cash-flow reporting

P2P metrics

Team leadership

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

SAP S/4HANA AP

X-Suite

SAP Concur

Job description

## Global Accounts Payable ManagerApply: Lansdale, PA, United States of America: Full time: Posted Today: R4876At Greene, Tweed, you'll find the cutting-edge technology, world-class polymer expertise and endless advancement opportunities you'd expect from a multi-national industry leader. You'll find them all in an environment that embraces diversity in people and opinions, moves decision making to the point of impact, and celebrates your success.If you enjoy continuous learning and are excited about working with and creating technological solutions, explore career opportunities with Greene, Tweed.**Global Operations & Transformation Projects*** **Team Leadership:** Directly manage a dedicated team of 4 AP professionals.* **Matrix Oversight:** Provide guidance and operational leadership to international accounting groups via dotted-line reporting relationships.* **Regional AP & T&E Management:** Manage full-cycle AP workflows for the US, Europe, and Asia, while completely overseeing the global Travel and Expense (T&E) management program with SAP Concur* **P2P Continuous Improvement:** Partner closely with Lean Six Sigma Black Belts on a dedicated Procure-to-Pay project to map workflows, remove operational bottlenecks, and identify automation opportunities.* **Systems Upgrades:** Drive business requirements and user testing for an upcoming global AP invoice system upgrade.* **Process Standardization:** Streamline and globalize end-to-end vendor onboarding, master data management, and invoice processing operations.**Strategic Leadership & Executive Reporting*** **Executive Visibility:** Prepare and present comprehensive AP performance packages and cash outflow forecasts directly to the ELT on a regular basis.* **Working Capital Optimization:** Drive global strategies to optimize cash outflows and master Days Payable Outstanding (DPO) metrics.* **Policy Enforcement:** Implement, communicate, and rigorously enforce global \"No PO, No Pay\" compliance policies.**Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Relations*** **Procurement Alignment:** Partner extensively with Procurement teams to resolve invoice-to-PO discrepancies and ensure smooth 3-way matching.* **Internal Collaboration:** Cultivate deep, collaborative relationships with all corporate functions to handle payment inquiries with patient, diplomatic internal customer service.* **Vendor Relations:** Serve as the final escalation point for global strategic vendors, ensuring timely issue resolution and favorable payment terms.**Qualifications & Requirements****Technical Skills & Systems*** **ERP Expertise:** Deep, functional knowledge of **SAP S/4HANA AP functionality** is required.* **Specialized Software:** Hands-on experience with **X-Suite** or similar advanced AP automation/OCR platforms is highly preferred.* **Analytical Mastery:** Advanced proficiency in DPO calculations, cash-flow charting, and P2P metric reporting.**Experience & Education*** **Experience:** 10+ years of progressive corporate AP experience, with at least 3 years leading complex system upgrades or global transformation initiatives.* **Team Management:** Proven experience managing direct reports while successfully collaborating with dotted-line international teams.* **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related business field is required.* **Soft Skills:** Outstanding emotional intelligence, exceptional patience when dealing with cross-functional stakeholders, and an analytical, bottleneck-breaking mindset.Note: This Job Description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by the Supervisor. All requirements are subject to change and updates.We also provide eligible employees with a competitive benefits package that includes health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401k savings plan, life and disability insurance, tuition assistance and more, to meet the diverse needs of all employees and their family members.