About ZepzZepz is the group powering two leading global remittance brands: WorldRemit and Sendwave. Since 2010, we have been disrupting an industry previously dominated by offline legacy players with our relentless focus on reducing the cost of remittances and increasing safety and convenience for our users. Every day, our people work to unlock the prosperity of cross-border communities through finance and technology - driven by our vision of a world that celebrates migrants’ impact on prosperity, at home and abroad.In 2023, our brands helped cross-border communities send over $15bn from 50 countries to recipients in 130 countries. We operate over 2800 money transfer corridors worldwide and employ over 1,000 people globally. Zepz is a remote-first employer, with team members located across six continentsCome join us! Our Commitments: We act like owners - We are relentlessly delivering for our users and spending money thoughtfully. We embrace embarrassing honesty - We function best when we're open and honest with one another — especially about our challenges and doubts. We have a bias to action - We get to first outcomes quickly, iterate and learn. We strive to be better - We may make mistakes, but always learn from them.We are inclusive - to better reflect and serve our users. Global Accounts Payable ManagerAbout ZepzZepz is the group powering two leading global remittance brands: WorldRemit and Sendwave. Since 2010, we have been disrupting an industry previously dominated by offline legacy players with our relentless focus to reduce the cost of remittances and increase safety and convenience for our users. Everyday, our people work to unlock the prosperity of cross-border communities through finance and technology - driven by our vision of a world that celebrates migrants’ impact on prosperity, at home and abroad.Our brands helped cross-border communities send over $15bn from 50 countries, to recipients in 130 countries in 2022. We operate over 5,000 money transfer corridors worldwide and employ over 1,200 people globally. Zepz is a remote-first employer, with team members located across six continents.Our vision is to create a world that celebrates migrants’ impact on prosperity, at home and abroad. Our purpose is to unlock the prosperity of cross-border communities through finance and technology.Our Commitments: We act like owners - We are relentlessly delivering for our users and spending money thoughtfully. We embrace embarrassing honesty - We function best when we're open and honest with one another — especially about our challenges and doubts. We have a bias to action - We get to first outcomes quickly, iterate and learn. We strive to be better - We may make mistakes, but always learn from them.We are inclusive - Both as a team and to our users, we believe in being part of the narrative of growth for Zepz, regardless of who you are, where you are from and how you show up - as long as it is to better reflect and serve our users. About the role:Global Accounts Payable ManagerThis finance position is one of the key roles within the Financial Control Team managing not only accounts payable day to day operations, but also working closely with budget owners and other stakeholders on making the buying and vendor payments process as smooth as possible. Zepz are looking for a highly driven Global Accounts Payable Manager reporting into the Procurement and Financial Operations Director. This role will manage: Accounts Payable incl. invoice to pay, travel & expenses, continuous improvement (AP KPIs, end users training & compliance) plus driving controls and balance sheet hygiene for all AP related accounting events;Lead a global AP Team, helping the teams to growth and maintain the proper balance between acting as a AP controls & processes safe guardian and Business Partner focusing on AP related C-SAT. Performance assessment, coaching, training and development of the team members to improve individual and overall team productivity;Ensuring that systems, policies, and procedures adhere to company policies while functioning with accuracy and timeliness. Identifying continuous process improvement opportunities to ensure that systems and processes are best-in-class and operate effectively. Managing key projects such as business integrations, system implementations, audit preparations;Building strong positive relationships with key internal business partners and suppliers. Close collaboration with Procurement Team in line with the common Procure to Pay goalsWorking closely with Procurement and Financial Controllers and Finance Business Partners ensuring that AP Framework is in full synergy with other key WorldRemit processes and controls.Leading procurement negotiations for new deals and renewal of existing contracts. Most of the purchases are related to external tools and services (mostly from Finance, Technology and Operations area)There are potential progression opportunities, both within the team and wider Finance function;Through personal commitment and drive, you will embody Zepz’s values at all times. What you will own: Oversee operations of the global AP Team;Setting up process and controls driven business objectives for the team and making sure, that they have all the support needed in order to achieve those (either through establishing right processes or controls for the team, finding ways to keep the team acting as a business partner with the focus not only on back office accounting activities, but also on C-SAT);Working closely (for both upstream i.e. Procurement, as well as downstream so invoice to pay) with various key stakeholders, like Financial Controllers, Treasury, Finance Business Partners, budget owners to drive the P2P agenda forward, as well as directly addressing those key stakeholders needs;Driving continuous improvement agenda & mindset, improving both quality as well as perception over the function within internal and external stakeholders. What you bring to the table: Extensive Accounts Payable experience; experience in Procurement would be additional plusExcellent people management skills across different locationsAttention to detail, willing to maintain and improve controls within the processStrong knowledge of finance and accounting functions, ideally with relevant qualificationExperience working in an international business, working with foreign currency transactionsContinuous improvement mindset, seeking for opportunities within the process as well as on the touchpoints surrounding itExcellent communications skills, ability to interact well with senior management team and Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships across functions and regionsTechnology/IT skills: Strong all round knowledge of accounting ERPs and MS/GoogleSuite tools. Oracle Netsuite ERP products as an additional plus What we offer you:Please note that the benefits below will apply to permanent roles. We have five core benefits for our talent in the US, UK, Philippines, Poland, and South Africa. If you're not in one of those regions, don’t worry - the Talent team can let you know what is available for you specifically: Unlimited Annual Leave: Most Zepz team members are eligible for unlimited annual leave. Colleagues in customer-facing roles, receive a competitive holiday allowance and four recharge days a year. Feel free to make the most of your time off and maintain a healthy work-life balance! Private Medical Cover: You can opt-in to a Private Medical Insurance scheme. This provides you with access to thorough medical coverage, so you can feel confident in your health and well-being. Retirement: We offer pension schemes to help you plan for and secure your future. Life Assurance: Life assurance is available to give you peace of mind and protect your loved ones in case of the unexpected.Parental Leave: We offer competitive parental leave schemes to ensure you are spending as much quality time with your new bundle of joy as possible. We are also remote-first as an organisation, offering flexibility for you to work where you need to be most productive. In many locations, we have workspaces, which you can use as you desire. Most roles in the Philippines are predominately office-based, with this we offer free meals for those 100% on-site. In addition to the above, you will discover that we have a range of secondary perks (such as the cycle-to-work scheme and employee discounts) depending on your location, to help you thrive at Zepz! Why choose Zepz? Our team of over 1,000 employees is fully distributed across the world. We are working from coffee shops, homes, and co-working spaces — making us one of the larger fully distributed growth-stage startups in the world but we also offer workspace in our talent cluster locations - spaces we can meet, collaborate and connect.We are proud parents, community organizers, farmers, band members, yoga teachers, YouTube influencers, former Olympians, and serial entrepreneurs.We collectively speak over twenty languages, including Akuapem, Amharic, Bengali, Ewe, Fante, Ga, Igbo, Kalenjin, Luganda, Oromo, Somali, Swahili, Wolof, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish.At Zepz, embodying our commitments binds us together. We are collectively passionate about striving to achieve our vision and purpose - to continue to provide the best service to our users. Ready to Apply?Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. If interested, please submit your resume along with a cover letter (optional), highlighting why your experience demonstrates you meet the requirements of the role. Please also indicate the countries in which you have work authorization.Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. Zepz is a place where everyone can thrive. So however you identify and whatever background you bring with you, and if at all you might need any form of support to make the process as comfortable as possible, please let us know and give us a shot by applying. We want you to be excited to wake up to make an impact every day.
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