Accounts Payable Lead

This position will play a key leadership role within the Bunge Business Services Procure to Pay function. This individual will be responsible for the oversight and day-to-day management of the Accounts Payable function for Bunge's US and Canadian entities. Directly overseeing multiple on-site AP analysts and owning functional management of offshore Shared Services staff. The position will communicate with senior level internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:
*Manage the day-to-day operations of the Accounts Payable department.
*Lead and provide support for local and offshore AP team.
*Develop and grow relationships with Corporate and Operations management.
*Partner with Procurement and other key stakeholders on initiatives, policy and procedure changes which impact suppliers.
*Drive increased automation and systems utilization to promote ongoing efficiency improvement and user experience.

Core Functions:

*Assist with the design and execution of Bunge's Procure to Pay strategy. Lead service delivery of the Accounts Payable function, including leadership of local and offshore teams.
*Responsibility for developing strategy and execution of the digital transformation of the Accounts Payable function. Efforts will including but not limited to; EDI, Robotics (RPA) and process simplification/ automation.
*Define annual performance goals and drive teams to meet or exceed those goals.
*Create and implement a strategy to improve monthly key KPI or metric that are below acceptable levels or as identified by Procure to Pay management or BBS / Finance leadership.
*Manage internal stakeholder feedback on procure to pay organization and team performance to measure feedback for continuous improvement.
*Maintain a culture of lean process management, continuous process improvement, professional development, and cross functional knowledge sharing.
*Identify, promote, and support process optimization, standardization, and improvement to deliver cost-savings and efficiencies across the organization.
*Able to leverage a strong knowledge of AP practices, critical understand of key control environment and accounting policies and processes to maximize user experience while maintaining appropriate policy and procedures.
*Monitoring adherence to company policies for compliance; coding and processing invoices including all SOX controls for the AP function.
*Liaise with auditors and support SOX, financial and internal audit requests.
*Managing payment runs, including checks, ACH/ EFT, and wires for all US and Canadian entities.
*Manage vendor relationships which includes optimization of payment methods and terms, resolution of outstanding issues related to invoices on hold, reverse/repost, EDI errors, credit memos and any other required troubleshooting.
*Responsible for Supplier Master Data oversight which includes approval of supplier changes and review and updating of supplier information as needed (name change, remit to address, bank information, withholding status, etc).
*Responsible for the annual 1099 process, including the research of vendors to make sure they are to receive 1099's and the generation of appropriate forms and IRS files.
*Participate in process improvement projects including implementation of enhancements to our ERP systems.
*AP functional lead on acquisitions, integrations, plant closures, and divestitures.

Skills/Experience Requirements:
*Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or Business (or relevant discipline).
*Minimum of seven years of Accounts Payable or relevant experience.
*Strong interpersonal skills; previous supervisory experience highly preferred.
*Leadership experience with managing an outsourced or shared services partner/ delivery model.
*Clear understanding of US GAAP accounting principles, practices, and internal controls. Demonstrated experience applying key accounting controls within P2P functional workstream (invoice processing, payments, purchase orders, and disbursements).
*Demonstrated Continuous Improvement mentality, ability to understand interdependencies within a full end to end process, ability to influence upstream process owners and stakeholders.
*Strong analytical thinking: understanding complex subjects, decompose into comparable components, structured evaluation, and documentation.
*Excellent communication skills - verbal and written.
*Leadership skills including the ability to motivate, energize, align, and promote change in others related to a common purpose and objectives.
*Proven ability to work with minimal supervision.
*Ability to work in a high-performance driven team environment with a focus on collaboration and results.
*Strong computer skills including proficiency in SAP, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Tableau.

Bunge (NYSE: BG) is a world leader in sourcing, processing and supplying oilseed and grain products and ingredients. Founded in 1818, Bunge's expansive network feeds and fuels a growing world, creating sustainable products and opportunities for more than 70,000 farmers and the consumers they serve across the globe. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri and has 25,000 employees worldwide who stand behind more than 350 port terminals, oilseed processing plants, grain facilities, and food and ingredient production and packaging facilities around the world.

Bunge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or military or veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Bunge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled