Accounts Payable Manager

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:
Guides and coordinates the Accounts Payable team, drives process automation and streamlining initiatives, and delivering excellent service to in-country stakeholders. Also responsible for ensuring the smooth functioning of the team, optimizing efficiency, and maintaining high-quality standards in accounts payable operations within the GSSC environment.

Role accountabilities:

• Work closely with regional finance and operational leaders to understand their specific needs and requirements. Ensure appropriate response to any performance issues or challenges, aligning accounts payable processes with regional objectives.
• Collaborate with local stakeholders to timely resolve complex accounts payable issues. Provide expert guidance, support, and problem-solving to address challenges and ensure accurate and efficient resolution. Handles hiring, fair allocation of activities and identifying training opportunities for the team members; should own the team structure and composition.
• Leads the Accounts Payable team, providing effective supervision, guidance, and support. Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the team.  This person should also influence in making final decision in performance reviews, rewards and recognition and can act as final approver on recruitment.
• Identify non-standard processes within the accounts payable function and proactively seek ways to streamline and automate them. Implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and productivity.
• Support global initiatives as defined by AP senior leadership. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and global counterparts to implement best practices, standardize processes, and achieve global goals.
• Work with Arcadis Way team to find Oracle enhancements and perform testing.
• Performs as change agent.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree preferably in Accounting, Finance, Business or equivalent
• 10+ years of relevant experience in accounts payable, with at least (3) years of managerial experience capacity in a Shared Services or multinational environment
• Strong directing and managerial abilities, with a proven track record of leading teams, setting goals, and achieving results in an accounts payable environment
• Demonstrated organizational awareness, understanding how the accounts payable function impacts the overall business and aligning strategies accordingly
• Involvement in process standardization and automation.

Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

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