Accounts Payable Manager
Katowice Accounts Payable Manager
Katowice
NR REF.: 1085829
At Guardian , we share one Vision – to create value for our customers and society, and to constantly innovate to improve the value we create. Guardian and its family of companies employ 17,000 people that live and work in over 25 countries across five continents, playing diverse roles in multiple industries.
Guardian is a subsidiary of Koch Industries - one of the largest private companies in America with a presence in about 60 countries, employing more than 120,000 people worldwide. Based in Wichita, Kansas, Koch owns a diverse group of companies involved in refining, chemicals, and biofuels; forest and consumer products; fertilizers; polymers and fibers; process and pollution control equipment and technologies; electronics; information systems; commodity trading; minerals; energy; glass; ranching and investments.
By applying the same shared values that unleash prosperity in free societies – such as value creation, integrity, responsibility, free speech and tolerance – we encourage each other to take initiative and to challenge.
One team with one ultimate goal: One World. Made Better.
The AP Managermanages, monitors, confirms, and reports required metrics and manages Accounts Payable team to achieve operational objectives.
DUTIES
• Play key role in setting up the accounts payable function in the shared service centre,
• Play key role in optimizing the performance of the centralized Accounts Payable environment,
• Manage daily workflow of Accounts Payable processing to ensure that daily SLAs are within expected ranges,
• Facilitate and drive process standardization, optimization, and consistent reporting and analysis of shared services activities,
• Produce and analyze weekly/monthly KPIs, dashboards and analytics to measure and improve performance,
• Act as Shared Service Center point of contact for escalations and urgent matters related to Accounts Payable
• Maintain, enforce and enhance Desktop Procedures, including streamlining and improving the quality of inputs to Shared Services processes
• Develop and retain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees
• Manage team performance through coaching, counseling, planning/monitoring, and appraising job results
• Liaison with Procurement on issues related to vendors and purchase orders
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Ideal candidate would have Bachelor's Degree and experience in a mid-market or larger Shared Services function.
• Will only consider candidates with 5+ years of relevant and similar experience.
• Ability to travel (50% to 60% during transition period, 10% to 20% beyond)
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills - capable of executing through others (influence vs. control)
• Resilient in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Demonstrated change/project management skills -- can effectively lead projects by establishing priorities, building and executing project plans, and delivering on commitments,
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to problem solve and use technology to improve the efficiency of the team
• Experience with procure to pay software solutions
• Experience with workflow solutions
• Proven ability of implementing best practices in a shared services environment
• Excellent Microsoft Office Suite skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience with developing, implementing, managing, and monitoring effective internal controls
Katowice
NR REF.: 1085829
At Guardian , we share one Vision – to create value for our customers and society, and to constantly innovate to improve the value we create. Guardian and its family of companies employ 17,000 people that live and work in over 25 countries across five continents, playing diverse roles in multiple industries.
Guardian is a subsidiary of Koch Industries - one of the largest private companies in America with a presence in about 60 countries, employing more than 120,000 people worldwide. Based in Wichita, Kansas, Koch owns a diverse group of companies involved in refining, chemicals, and biofuels; forest and consumer products; fertilizers; polymers and fibers; process and pollution control equipment and technologies; electronics; information systems; commodity trading; minerals; energy; glass; ranching and investments.
By applying the same shared values that unleash prosperity in free societies – such as value creation, integrity, responsibility, free speech and tolerance – we encourage each other to take initiative and to challenge.
One team with one ultimate goal: One World. Made Better.
The AP Managermanages, monitors, confirms, and reports required metrics and manages Accounts Payable team to achieve operational objectives.
DUTIES
• Play key role in setting up the accounts payable function in the shared service centre,
• Play key role in optimizing the performance of the centralized Accounts Payable environment,
• Manage daily workflow of Accounts Payable processing to ensure that daily SLAs are within expected ranges,
• Facilitate and drive process standardization, optimization, and consistent reporting and analysis of shared services activities,
• Produce and analyze weekly/monthly KPIs, dashboards and analytics to measure and improve performance,
• Act as Shared Service Center point of contact for escalations and urgent matters related to Accounts Payable
• Maintain, enforce and enhance Desktop Procedures, including streamlining and improving the quality of inputs to Shared Services processes
• Develop and retain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees
• Manage team performance through coaching, counseling, planning/monitoring, and appraising job results
• Liaison with Procurement on issues related to vendors and purchase orders
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Ideal candidate would have Bachelor's Degree and experience in a mid-market or larger Shared Services function.
• Will only consider candidates with 5+ years of relevant and similar experience.
• Ability to travel (50% to 60% during transition period, 10% to 20% beyond)
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills - capable of executing through others (influence vs. control)
• Resilient in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Demonstrated change/project management skills -- can effectively lead projects by establishing priorities, building and executing project plans, and delivering on commitments,
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to problem solve and use technology to improve the efficiency of the team
• Experience with procure to pay software solutions
• Experience with workflow solutions
• Proven ability of implementing best practices in a shared services environment
• Excellent Microsoft Office Suite skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience with developing, implementing, managing, and monitoring effective internal controls
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