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Head of Accounts Payable Operations (m/w/d)

Köln, NORDRHEIN_WESTFALENFull-time2026-08-05 → 2026-10-16

Core

Leading the operational management of accounts payable (creditor accounting) to ensure timely, high-quality, and efficient processing of all financial processes.

Role type

Senior IC finance operations leader (accounts payable)

Builds

Accounts payable processes and standards

Domain

Finance / Accounting / Shared Services

Required skills

Accounts payable expertise, financial process knowledge, team leadership, ERP systems proficiency, KPI analysis, risk management, process improvement

Preferred skills

Shared Services experience, finance operations background, stakeholder management

Technologies

ERP systems, MS Office

Responsibilities

Operate and optimize accounts payable processes, provide guidance on complex accounting issues, ensure compliance with legal/tax/internal standards, manage capacity and service levels, identify and mitigate operational risks, develop and implement process standards

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC