Job Description

About Kerry

Kerry is the world\'s leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers\' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

Global Business Services (GBS) manages the financial processes for Kerry. Our multilingual and customer-focused employees concentrate on supplying cost effective, compliant and value add services to ensure sustainable growth for Kerry. Here in GBS, we work alongside our site colleagues to support the following services; Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Site Support, MDG, Finance and Inter-Company Invoice Processing, amongst other functions.

Reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager, the Accounts Payable Team Lead is responsible to lead and enable the Procure to Pay (PTP) function and to partner with his / her Finance and business counterparts to ensure that business objectives are sufficiently met.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and lead team of AP Executives within the assigned GBS region. Ensure that the process tasks are executed within the set controls procedures of the group.
• Ensure service delivery is completed in line with relevant service levels and quality standards.
• Drive productivity amongst the relevant AP team.
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders including site staff and suppliers.
• Ensure all nominated general ledgers are reconciled and reported within reporting guidelines during month end.
• Measure, monitor, and publish KPI\'s related to the team\'s process area.
• Involved in SAP migration, data cleansing activities and data ownership transfer.
• Identify and implement process improvements based on best practice of Shared Services.
• Ensuring all the data is accurate for reporting purposes.
• Mentor, coach and develop team members and support workplace learning.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Supply Chain, Site Finance on monthly basis on top vendors invoices and payment status. Providing detailed Invoice Failure Analysis and defaulters and agree on resolution.
• Work closely with other GBS teams in Finance, Procurement.

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Minimum 7 years of Accounts Payable experience with exposure to working in GBS / Shared Services environments and prior supervisory skills.
• In-depth process understanding of Invoice Processing, Payments and Helpdesk.
• Strong and proven people management / supervisory background with end-to-end AP process knowledge.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Must have in depth knowledge of SAP systems.
• Advanced MS Office experience, specifically in Excel, PowerPoint and Visio.
• Lean / Six sigma qualification highly desirable.
• Experience of working in a / within a multicultural, international environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate in fluent English, in a clear manner to colleagues and customers.

Kerry Group