Account Payable Specialist

About the Role

Join our international Purchase to Pay team as an Accounts Payable Specialist and take your career global.

You'll manage financial operations across 13 countries, with primary focus on our key entities in France, the US, and the UK. This is more than invoice processing-it's a high-visibility role where your work directly impacts our global operations and vendor relationships.

Reporting directly to the Global Purchase to Pay Director at our Paris headquarters, you'll be at the center of our invoice-to-payment cycle, where accuracy and efficiency matter.

What You'll Do

Supplier Invoice Management

• Take ownership of supplier invoices: verify data, ensure compliance, and accurately record them through multiple channels (PO-based, direct entry, or bulk upload)
• Partner with HQ to actively monitor and resolve disputed invoices, maintaining clear communication and swift resolution
• Safeguard our financial integrity by auditing purchasing card transactions and validating supporting evidence on the Pcard platform

Travel & Expense Management

• Ensure compliance by reviewing employee travel and expense reports against our Group Travel Policy
• Be the go-to person for T&E support through our ticketing system
• Empower employees through practical training sessions that simplify the T&E process

Accounting Excellence & Innovation

• Play a key role in month-end and year-end closing: prepare accruals and support payables reconciliations
• Keep our supplier accounts clean and accurate through systematic reconciliation
• Be proactive: identify and propose improvements to make our Purchase to Pay processes more efficient and scalable

What You Bring

Must-have:

• Accounting diploma or equivalent qualification
• Strong grasp of end-to-end accounts payable processes
• Proven ability to work effectively in complex, multi-entity international environments (shared services experience is a definite plus)
• Fluent English-clear communication is essential in our global setup
• Advanced Excel skills: PivotTables, VLOOKUPs, and other functions you can use confidently
• 3-4 years of hands-on experience in a similar role

Great to have:

• Experience with Procure-to-Pay platforms like Ivalua, Pivot, or ZIP
• Working knowledge of Workday (our main ERP) and Concur (or similar T&E tools)
• Analytical problem-solving approach and natural adaptability in dynamic environments

Why This Role?

Real international exposure. Meaningful impact. Room to grow and improve processes. If you're detail-oriented, enjoy working in a global context, and want to develop your career with a dynamic team, this is your opportunity.