Team Leader Accounts Payable - Bucharest 2 office days/week

Proficiency in SAP S/4HANA & MS Office (xls advanced)
Excellent English knowledge; additional EU language (German, French, etc) is a plus
Minimum 5 years experience in Accounts Payable within a SSC/BPO, with at least 2 years in a leadership role
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
Self-starter with a positive, can-do attitude; constructive, independent, co-player
Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
Travel availability in EU countries

Reports to: Transition & AP Manager
Direct Reports: ~ 10 AP Data Analysts

General Scope: manages Accounts Payable Analysts and ensures timely and accurate processing of assigned AP and T&E transactions, in order to ensure high standard delivery of agreed services for the affiliates
Participates in transitions, documenting the existing processes within the affiliates.

Key individual Performance Indicators:

• 100% accuracy of processed data
• 0% delays versus agreed SLAs
• Team productivity and effective workload management
• Team recruitment, engagement, skills development and retention
• Minimum 4.5 (out of 5) Satisfaction Level (of affiliates) for delivered activities

Main responsibilities:
Coordinates, mentors and develops team members, fostering a positive and productive work environment
Fully responsible for the performance of P2P processes by all team members, overseeing the P2P team, ensuring timely and accurate processing of the assigned P2P (AP) daily operations:
Procure-to-Pay (P2P): ensures timely and accurate execution of invoice and payment operations within the Procure-to-Pay cycle:

• Invoice processing – PO and non-PO invoice validation and posting in SAP;
• Invoice issue resolution – handling price/quantity mismatches, blocked invoices, and duplicate entries;
• Goods Receipt/Invoice Receipt (GR/IR) follow-up – coordination with local affiliates for discrepancies;
• Vendor open items reconciliation – monthly reconciliation of vendor line items, clearing aged balances, and investigating discrepancies;
• Credit note and reversal processing – ensure proper matching and documentation in SAP;
• Payment status tracking – monitoring payment runs and updating vendors/affiliates as needed;
• Payment runs – execution of scheduled and urgent vendor payments;

Travel & Expense (T&E): ensures accurate review and posting of employee reimbursements and card transactions in line with company policies:

• Travel Expense report validation – verify receipts against Travel policy ;
• Exception handling – identify discrepancies or incomplete submissions and follow up with users to request missing documentation or clarifications;
• Corporate card reconciliation – ensure monthly submission and matching of card expenses against statements;
• Follow-up on policy breaches – flag non-compliant expenses to local stakeholders;
• Employee support – respond to T&E-related queries and provide guidance;
• Employee account reconciliation – reconcile and follow-up on any open items on the employee account;

Supports the transition of activities and processes from other Servier’s affiliates, ensuring a seamless integration into our local operations;
Drafts and finalizes P2P procedures (SOPs) and contributes to reviewing the SOPs for other processes;
Identifies and implements process improvements, working TOGETHER with other colleagues and relevant parties;
Cooperates efficiently with internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues and ensure smooth operations;
Ensures compliance with policies and regulatory requirements;
Prepares regular reports and on-demand reports about P2P performance.