Accounts Payable Director

At Ecolab, you can help take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges, delivering critical insights and innovative solutions to help our customers achieve clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments. With our worldwide reach and ambitious growth plans, you will have the opportunity to own your future and impact what matters. Are you ready to make an impact?

Ecolab is searching for a driven Accounts Payable Director for future opportunities within our Finance division in Pune, India.

Responsible for coordinating and managing the accounts payable invoice processing function,

including accurate and timely completion of processing, appropriate coding, and completion of

approvals, implemented controls related to invoice processing, and required sub-ledger.

reconciliations.

This individual manages the accounts payable invoice processing supervisors across all regions (Americas, EMEA, and APAC).

This role works closely with the procurement and payment processing teams and is a key point.

of escalation of vendor resolution involving pending invoice status.

What’s in it For You:

You will be aligned with our Global Business Services team and will be helping us in leading all aspects of the Accounts Payable team for this location, as part of the broader Source to Pay capability.

The Accounts Payable team helps drive operational efficiency and payment integrity, maximizes efficiencies, and safeguards compliance with regulatory requirements.

This team's expertise lies is in coordinating and managing the accounts payable invoice. processing function; providing review and oversight of all cash payments, bank wires, and direct payments; providing support to vendors via a vendor helpdesk that supports and responds to accounts payable inquiries; and providing audit capabilities related to all Travel & Expense processing.

What You Will Do:

Manage large sized teams and/or work efforts within Ecolab Global Business Services supporting global functions and businesses.

Analyze and solve moderately complex problems, including helping teams to prioritize issues.

Create innovative solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures.

Maintain a clear understanding of the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to team and business goals.

Support the global accounts payable service delivery leader and source-to-pay global capability leader in execution of global and regional transformational projects.

Hold monthly meaningful conversations with team members to discuss performance, coaching and feedback, training needs, and career discussions.

Monitor & drive team performance, including throughput and quality as per defined metrics.

Interact with peers and/or management levels within the business or internal stakeholders.

Understand and effectively manage the team's governance and performance.

Understand the level of risk & propose mitigation plans and partner with other support teams to resolve requests/issues in a timely manner.

Delegate to develop and groom team members for succession planning.

Maintain business relationships, interface through regular connects and emails across global stakeholders.

Understand business priorities and problems & help translate actions for the team.

Champion knowledge management efforts within the team by overseeing the identification and updating of knowledge, ensuring quality and relevance.

Facilitate continuous improvement by fostering a culture of innovation and supporting team members in implementing improvement idea.

Minimum Qualifications:

Strong understanding of accounts payable processes including invoice and payment processing, payment, and travel and expense management

Understanding of end- to- end Source to Pay concepts and ability to leverage an end-to-end process mindset.

Experience managing a team of 100+ resources.

Superior interpersonal skills: ability to build strong working relationships.

Customer service mindset for internal and external customers

Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with multiple levels of management and across functions and divisions.

Detailed oriented

Innovation and continuous improvement mindset

Operational delivery excellence with a global mindset

Ability to drive process standardization and collaboration with extended team.

Strong analytical skills and ability to perform financial analysis.

Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving ability.

Demonstrated ability to manage projects and deliver results.

Excellent time management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Proficiency in MS Office tools including Excel and PowerPoint

SAP Experience (specific S4 Hana experience a plus)

Skills:

End to End Accounts Payable Knowledge

People Management

A trusted partner for millions of customers, Ecolab is a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life. Building on a century of innovation, Ecolab has annual sales of $14 billion, employs more than 47,000 associates and operates in more than 170 countries around the world. The company delivers comprehensive science-based solutions, data-driven insights and world-class service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, and optimize water and energy use. Ecolab’s innovative solutions improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, life sciences, hospitality and industrial markets.

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