VP - Head of Spend Operations (Finance)
Core
Own and innovate the firm's accounts payable (AP) and corporate expense functions end-to-end, focusing on data & analytics, performance indicators, and improving employee experience.
Role type
VP / Head of Spend Operations (Finance)
Builds
Modernized and automated procure-to-pay and travel-and-expense (T&E) stacks
Domain
Financial Services / Corporate Finance Operations
Deliverable
production ML models | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Accounts payable operations, Spend/expense management, Procure-to-pay processes, Finance transformation, People management (5+ years), Internal controls (SOX), Data analytics, Vendor management, ERP/Spend-management systems implementation, KPI dashboarding
Preferred skills
CPA, APP/CAPP, Lean/Six Sigma, AI/EPM tools (Anaplan, Adaptive, Pigment)
Technologies
Workday, Concur, Coupa, SAP, Oracle, Anaplan, Adaptive, Pigment, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end accounts payable operations ensuring accurate, timely, and policy-compliant payments; Manage recurring spends and proactively address gaps in expected payments; Design, document, and enforce AP and expense policies and spend controls; Drive continuous modernization and automation of the procure-to-pay and T&E stack; Oversee spend operations team spanning onshore and offshore locations; Build spend visibility through KPI dashboards and spend analytics.
Seniority
VP / Head of Function, strategic leadership with hands-on operational ownership
