Global Director – Accounts Payable, Procurement

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the global procure-to-pay finance operations, which encompass procurement activities and accounts payable.

• Take responsibility for procurement intake, purchase requisitions, vendor sourcing assistance, purchase order management, vendor onboarding, invoice reception and coding, approval routing, payment processing, exception management, vendor inquiries, and accounts payable month-end tasks.

• Develop and implement global procurement and accounts payable policies, procedures, controls, service levels, approval matrices, purchasing limits, preferred vendor criteria, and process metrics.

• Collaborate with Legal, Tax, Treasury, Accounting, IT, operations, and local finance departments to ensure vendor compliance, secure necessary approvals, manage tax documentation, ensure payment accuracy, enforce purchasing discipline, enhance contract visibility, and align systems.

• Direct the centralization and automation of procurement and accounts payable processes, including purchasing workflows, vendor portals, optical character recognition (OCR), procurement intake tools, travel and expense integrations, purchase order matching, and ERP-enabled controls.

• Supervise shared services performance metrics, including work queues, productivity levels, defect rates, aging reports, turnaround times, purchase order compliance, and escalation processes.

• Manage the global corporate card and expense management systems.

• Assist in acquisition integration by mapping existing processes, transitioning vendors, aligning approval workflows, onboarding acquired entities, and stabilizing purchasing and payment operations.

• Ensure controls are maintained over vendor selection, vendor master data, segregation of duties, changes to bank details, duplicate payments, fraud prevention, necessary approvals, contract support, and document retention.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Procurement, or a related field is preferred.

• Over 8 years of experience in procurement, accounts payable, procure-to-pay processes, shared services, accounting operations, or finance leadership.

• Experience working in a multi-country or multi-entity setting.

• Familiarity with ERP systems, procurement workflows, purchasing controls, vendor master governance, workflow automation, internal controls, and acquisition integration is preferred.

• Proven track record of driving process improvements within a global or complex organizational structure is highly desirable.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

• Flexible working arrangements to promote work-life balance.

• Engaging work environment with a focus on teamwork and collaboration.