Team Lead Accounts Payable

Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we make the world cleaner, healthier, and more comfortable and offer our 52,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.

Freudenberg Performance Materials is a leading global supplier of innovative technical textiles for the automotive, building materials, apparel, energy, filter media, healthcare, building interiors, shoe and leather goods, and specialty markets. The company generates sales of approximately 1.6 billion euros, has 32 production sites in 14 countries worldwide, and has more than 5,000 employees. Freudenberg Performance Materials attaches great importance to social and ecological responsibility as the basis for its business success.

You support our team as:

Team Lead Accounts Payable

Responsibilities:

• Manage Accounts Payable processes across different international B2B markets;
• Analysis and distribution of workload and responsibilities for team members;
• Coordinate daily activities of the AP department and solve escalated issues;
• Ensuring compliance with internal regulations;
• Identify opportunities to enhance internal processes and lead to overall performance improvement and organizational efficiency;
• Booking of goods in transit;
• Coordinate and implement transition projects;
• Managing process documentations and updates;
• Support the implementation of projects of strategic importance for the internal customers;
• Collection, analysis, and interpretation of data to derive actions and strategies;
• Performance and development management for team members;
• Participation in the recruitment process of new hires;
• Coordinate onboarding and training of new team members;
• Talent and performance management for team members;
• Coaching of team members, including individual action plans when needed;
• KPI reporting and analysis;
• Other administrative tasks.

Qualifications:

• University Degree in Economic Studies (or related);
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in Accounts Payable and at least 3 years of proven leadership experience;
• Fluency in English is required; German language skills are considered an advantage;
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office programs (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.);
• SAP knowledge;
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail;
• High ambition and customer orientation in the B2B area;
• Good communication and presentation skills;
• Ability to understand and optimize processes and structures;
• Experience in the execution of projects and project management;
• Team spirit and a healthy emotional intelligence are required to preserve a positive working environment.

If you like to make a difference and if you would like to be a part of a growing, successful company, then this is the moment to join Freudenberg and become part of a great team!