Accounts Payable Team Lead

Synopsis
The candidate's role will be to act as the subject matter expert for specific
invoices types. They will manage a small team of AP processing staff who will
support them in timely and accurate booking of invoices and completion of
supplier recs.
The role will also require the candidate to oversee supplier communication and
ensure the highest quality of customer experience on day to day matters.
Accountabilities
* Manage a small AP team to ensure operational excellence in delivery of day to day AP activities. Specific focus on supporting the productivity of AP processing team and competition of accurate and timely supplier recs.
* Support AP accounting processes, ensuring books are up-to date and show accurate position. Month closing, including submission of all key schedules and vendor reconciliations must be done as per agreed time lines
* Act as the subject matter expert on the specific invoice area and recommend process improvement and change targeted to creating efficiency
* Escalation point for low/medium level queries, with a focus on providing an excellent customer experience.
* Support training and development needs for AP processors, with focus on day to day operating activities.
* Alignment to wider AP team objectives and KPI's e.g. paying suppliers on time
* Support timely delivery of ad-hoc reporting/MIS types requests
Education & Experience
* Finance related Bachelor's Degree as a minimum / Finance qualification preferable
* Minimum of ‎4+ Years of related experience required

About Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, was formed in ‎2003 and
quickly went on to become one of the world's leading airlines. From its home
in Abu Dhabi, Etihad flies to passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle
East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Together with
Etihad's codeshare partners, Etihad's network offers access to hundreds of
international destinations. In recent years, Etihad has received numerous
awards for its superior service and products, cargo offering, loyalty
programme and more. Etihad is recognised as one of the world's leading
airlines in response to COVID-‎19 and was the first airline in the world to
fully vaccinate its crew on board.
Etihad sees tackling the climate crisis as the most important issue of our
time, and through strategic partnerships with major global aviation brands and
OEMs, Etihad is relentless in its pursuit of industry decarbonisation.
To learn more, visit etihad.com
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