Senior Accounts Payable Analyst, EMEA
Senior individual contributor responsible for executing and scaling global Accounts Payable operations across invoices, payments, reconciliations, and exceptions. The role also redesigns workflows, configures AP systems, and implements controlled AI and automation improvements in partnership with cross-functional teams.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Execute global Accounts Payable processes, including invoice processing, multi-entity and multi-currency transactions, VAT/GST handling, and complex invoice exception resolution.
- Support global payment cycles, ensuring payments are accurate, approved, secure, and timely.
- Perform and improve AP subledger, payment, and supplier-account reconciliations; investigate and resolve discrepancies.
- Map end-to-end AP and procure-to-pay processes, identify root causes of manual work, and redesign workflows for scale.
- Own AP requirements, workflow design, and AP-side configuration across Zip, NetSuite, and connected systems.
- Partner with IT and Business Systems on integrations, data quality, testing, and technical issue resolution.
- Identify, test, and implement AI and automation opportunities while maintaining accounting, tax, and payment controls.
- Establish AP performance metrics, including touchless rate, exception rate, processing time, payment timeliness, reconciliation quality, and manual effort.
- Create process and control documentation establishing repeatable global standards as the company enters new countries.
Requirements
- Substantial hands-on international Accounts Payable experience.
- Strong knowledge of VAT/GST, multi-entity and multi-currency AP, global payments, and AP reconciliations.
- Experience improving AP systems and workflows through process redesign, automation, or streamlining.
- Strong systems fluency and ability to translate AP requirements into system configurations and improvements.
- Practical experience using AI or automation to improve finance or operational workflows, including applying appropriate controls.
- Process-improvement mindset, root-cause analysis skills, and ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-scaling environments.
- Clear communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with US Accounts Payable and related requirements.
- Experience with NetSuite, Zip, or comparable ERP and procure-to-pay platforms.
Skills
Accounts Payable, Vat/Gst, Multi-Entity Accounting, Multi-Currency Transactions, Global Payments, Account Reconciliations, NetSuite, Zip, ERP Systems, Procure-To-Pay, Workflow Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Process Mapping, Data Quality, Root-Cause Analysis
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