A temporary Global Accounts Payable Lead role offers the opportunity to oversee an international AP function within a fast-growing, tech-driven organisation. It provides exposure to multi-entity, multi-currency operations and the chance to drive process improvements while making an immediate impact in a scaling finance team.
Client Details
It’s a cutting-edge AI technology company transforming the way people and businesses communicate globally through advanced language solutions. With rapid international growth, a strong innovation focus and a collaborative, high-performance culture, it offers the chance to be part of a genuinely forward-thinking organisation shaping the future of communication.
Description
The key responsibilities of this Global Accounts Payable Lead role will be:
? Lead Accounts Payable Operations: Manage the full AP cycle across multiple entities, ensuring accurate invoice processing, vendor payments, and reconciliations, while maintaining strong internal controls and compliance.
? Own T&E Policy and Process: Oversee the global travel and expense function, ensuring policy compliance, timely reimbursements, and continuous improvements in employee experience and system usage.
? Drive Process Improvements: Identify and implement scalable solutions to streamline AP and T&E processes, leveraging AI agents, automation tools and best practices to support business growth.
? Enhance Systems and Tools: Evaluate, implement, and optimize finance expense platforms to drive efficiency, Ai adoption, automation, and data integrity across AP and T&E functions.
? Support Financial Reporting and Close: Collaborate with the broader finance team on month-end close activities, including AP ledger, reporting, and audit support.
? Collaborate and Enable Growth: Work closely with Finance Systems, FP&A, SOX and other internal stakeholders to align on policy, reporting, and operational needs, while helping lay the groundwork for future procurement and spend management capabilities.
Profile
The successful Global Accounts Payable Lead should have:
*Solid Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience managing Accounts Payable and Travel & Expenses functions, ideally in a fast-paced or scaling environment.
*Process Mindset: A strong track record of identifying inefficiencies and driving process improvements through AI agents, automation, standardization, or policy updates.
*Systems Fluency: Comfort working with ERP and expense management systems (e.g., WorkDay, Navan), with the ability to evaluate and optimize tools as the business grows.
*Financial Acumen: A strong understanding of accountancy principles related to AP and T&E, including accruals and their impact on financial reporting.
*Detail and Deadline Orientation: High attention to accuracy, consistency, and timeliness in payment cycles, reporting, and month-end close activities.
*Collaborative Spirit: Ability to work closely with the Accounts Payable team on daily operational matters is paramount, in addition to developing cross-functional relationships with other teams; building new capabilities to support scalable operations across the company.
Job Offer
The successful candidate will receive:
*Competitive daily rate
*Opportunity to work in a professional and established organisation within exciting AI field
*Collaborative and supportive work environment in London.
*Flexible working pattern and mainly remote working (minimum one day in office per week)
*Potential opportunity for permanent role