Global Director of Payables & Procurement

CAI; United States; On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CAI is a professional services company established in 1996 that has grown year over year to nearly 800 people worldwide. For mission-critical and regulated industries, we provide accelerated operational readiness and unparalleled performance at the highest standard through our rigorous approach, field-tested processes, and elite expertise developed over 30 years.

CAI is a global finance leader; the Global Director, Accounts Payable and Procurement leads the procure-to-pay process and owns

Qualifications

• 8+ years leading procurement, AP, or finance operations across multiple countries.
• Experience with ERP systems and procurement workflows.
• Strong internal controls and global purchasing governance.

Responsibilities

• Own global procure-to-pay process including procurement intake, vendor sourcing, purchase orders, invoice receipt, payment runs, and AP month-end procedures.
• Establish global procurement and AP policies, procedures, controls, service levels, approval matrices, thresholds, and vendor requirements.
• Partner with Legal, Tax, Treasury, Accounting, IT, operations, and local finance teams to ensure vendor compliance, proper approvals, tax documentation, payment accuracy, purchasing discipline, contract visibility, and system alignment.
• Lead procurement and AP process centralization and automation, including workflows, vendor portals, OCR, integration tools, and ERP-enabled controls.
• Manage shared services performance for routine procurement and AP processing, including queues, productivity, defect rates, aging, turnaround times, and escalation.
• Oversee the global corporate card and expense management processes, including card administration, approval controls, reconciliation, and compliance.
• Support acquisition integration by mapping legacy processes, migrating vendors, onboarding acquired entities to policies, and stabilizing purchasing and payment operations.

Skills

procurement

accounts payable

procure-to-pay

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

CAI is a professional services company established in 1996 that has grown year over year to nearly 800 people worldwide. For mission-critical and regulated industries, we provide accelerated operational readiness and unparalleled performance at the highest standard through our rigorous approach, field-tested processes, and elite expertise developed over 30 years.

CAI is a global finance leader; the Global Director, Accounts Payable and Procurement leads the procure-to-pay process and owns