JOB DESCRIPTION

Name: ID number: Department: Job Title:

AP AP Team Leader

Reports to: Required minimum Required Knowledge and skill requierements:

qualification: experience in the The successful candidate is an experienced
Graduation in field: financial leader with previous experience in a
AP Manager commerce is graduate in accounts payable process and some exposure to a
required and a commerce or Shared Service environment. A good
professional related is required understanding of the Purchase to Pay processes is
qualification CPA is and a professional preferred. Practical experience of ERP and PC-
preferred qualification: CPA based computer systems is desired. Experience
is preferred , with the creation of Key Performance Indications.
Experience: The candidate should have excellent interpersonal
Minimum of 3 and organization skills and be results oriented
years previous in with a proven track record of successfully
Accounts Payable participating on high performing teams, working
Team effectively with different organizational functions
Leader/Supervisor and departments. Strong communication skills
role would be and a good understanding of written and spoken
highly regarded English is essential for the job holder to become
proficient in this role. Strong team working and
relationship building skills and ability to prioritise
own workload is essential. Demonstrates ability
to perform accurate and detailed work. Is able to
work on different tasks at the same time. Knows
how to prioritize and get things done (manage
their own workload and help the AP team get
their work done). Able to work independently, be
a self starter and work with deadlines. Manage
and be aware of mutual dependencies between
processes, people and organizational units.
Constructive thinker focused on improving daily
work next to applying strategic thinking.
Demonstrated capability to quickly learn to work
with systems and processes, being open and
flexible to changes, in a multinational
environment.
Job description:

 Develop and maintain effective working relationship with local Business Units and external vendors to
facilitate efficient invoice processing to meet targets, being aware of the wide range of payment terms
applied to the vendor base.
 Effectively lead the invoice processing team in line with the department targets and performance levels,
whilst continually looking at improvements to departmental tools and processes.
 Show day to day leadership and management of a team performing AP invoice activities, monitoring
inbound telephony activity on behalf of Lear locations in Europe.
 Record all transactions according to local accounting principles and corporate instructions and processes
 Coordinate European monthly and ad-hoc reports and provides advice and conclusions to (Senior)
management

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  Ensure staff adheres to invoice processing policy and procedures, and undertake quality audit
performance reviews on a monthly basis for each individual, and provide feedback in a positive manner
working to resolve any issues identified.
 Create development plans for each individual in the team ensuring they have clear objectives to achieve
each month.
 Proactively challenge the processes and procedure in place, and work closely with all teams to
continually refine work methods in order to meet the demands set by the Management team.
 Identify and escalate potential systems and process improvements to the AP Manager in order to
promote continuous improvement and increased efficiency.
 Follow up and solve exception handling regarding AP issues (including contacting vendors).
 Identify opportunities for process improvement within the accounts payable process.
 Promote and maintain positive and professional image by building strong relationships with internal and
external customers and vendors and by leading by example.
 Train, mentor, evaluate and develop staff to ensure employees are motivated and are consistently
delivering results.
 Provide monthly and on request analyses and reports to the AP Manager and internal Lear contacts and
vendors.
 Contribute to improving vendor relationships together with the Lear sites being serviced.
 Support both internal and external audits to ensure internal control and Sarbanes Oxley requirements are
being met.
 Actively participate in projects assigned by the AP Manager to improve the AP process.
 Prepare and review payment proposals and forward this to the local payment approvers.

Accountabilities and competences:

 The AP Team Leader will be responsible for a team of clerks within a high volume processing
environment. Key aspects for the role include coaching and developing people, planning and prioritizing
their work loads, monitoring and implementing KPIs and working to tight deadlines. In addition the role
includes giving support to the AP and SSC Manager on projects, policy development, service levels
maintenance and goal setting.

Additional responsibilities:

The jobholder has a key role ensuring the management of the Purchase to Pay / AP process and results on a day-to-day
basis to achieve the agreed service provided to Lear Europe BU’s.
 Responsibility for ensuring work safety, work discipline and order in the workplace, compliance with H&S
rules, regulations and guidelines on health and safety at work.
 Responsibility for carrying out activities in the required quality and in accordance with generally binding
legal regulations and internal regulations of the company.
 Responsibility for the utilization of labor resources entrusted to use for their work in accordance with the
generally binding legal regulations and internal regulations of the company.

Prepared by:
Signature: Date: .
HR Manager

Approved by:
Signature: Date: .
AP manager

Employee: Signature: Date: .

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