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Team Lead Accounts Payable (All Genders)

Zooplus SE


Job Location:

Vienna - Austria

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 12 August 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 9 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Finance

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced and hands-on Team Lead Accounts Payable to lead our AP team in Vienna and support the continued development of our wider Finance Operations organization.

You will take ownership of daily AP operations develop the team manage workload and priorities and ensure invoices and supplier topics are handled accurately and on time. You will also help us standardize processes strengthen controls use data more effectively and increase automation across Accounts Payable.

What you will do

  • Lead coach and develop the AP team in Vienna

  • Manage daily operations workload priorities and backup coverage

  • Monitor invoice queues aging blocked invoices exceptions and escalations

  • Support the team with complex AP supplier and system-related topics

  • Set clear responsibilities and build consistent ways of working

  • Use KPIs and reporting to improve quality speed and operational performance

  • Identify recurring issues and drive practical lasting improvements

  • Work closely with Procurement Vendor Management Master Data Treasury Accounting Logistics and IT

  • Support process standardization and stronger cooperation across different locations

  • Drive the effective use of SAP OpenText VIM reporting and automation


Qualifications :

  • Several years of end-to-end Accounts Payable or Procure-to-Pay experience
  • Proven experience leading AP or business operations teams in a Shared Service Centre Global Business Services or centralized operations environment

  • Experience managing high-volume operations across multiple entities countries or business units

  • A background in e-commerce retail consumer goods marketplaces or another fast-moving industry is strongly preferred

  • Strong understanding of PO and non-PO invoices three-way matching credit notes payment blocks vendor reconciliations invoice exceptions and month-end activities

  • Good practical knowledge of SAP ideally SAP S/4HANA

  • Experience with OpenText VIM or a comparable invoice automation solution is a strong advantage

  • Experience using KPIs service levels and operational reports to manage workload and performance

  • A successful track record in process improvement standardization automation or finance transformation

  • Strong people-management skills including coaching feedback development and conflict handling

  • Ability to lead teams through change while keeping daily operations stable

  • Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills

  • Analytical and structured approach to solving problems

  • Professional English skills; German is a strong advantage

  • A degree in Finance Accounting Business Administration or a related field is preferred; relevant professional experience may be considered instead

What describes you

  • You take ownership and follow topics through to completion

  • You are visible approachable and close to the daily operation

  • You give people clarity support and honest feedback

  • You remain calm and practical when priorities change

  • You use facts and data to make decisions

  • You look for root causes rather than repeatedly fixing the same problem

  • You can balance people leadership operational delivery and process improvement

  • You enjoy making processes simpler clearer and more effective


Additional Information :

Headquartered in Munich with offices across Madrid Krakow Wroclaw London and Vienna we collaborate because we genuinely love working together - so youll be at the heart of an incredible multinational team. We trust each other to get the job done which means youll benefit from hybrid working spending 60% of your time in the office and 40% at home. Theres an option to work for 20 days abroad in approved countries too.

Add to that development opportunities that help you to shape your own career path excellent training and support wellbeing offers subsidised transport or bike leasing plus 20% discount across all our products and youll begin to get a sense of what sets us apart. Find out more about the specific benefits at your local office in our blog posts.

A note on compensation: We believe in being transparent about salary ranges. The range shown reflects the full scope that the role can grow into over time depending on experience skills and impact. Most offers are positioned around the midpoint of the range ensuring a fair and consistent approach across our teams.

At zooplus we believe in equal opportunity and support everyone to fulfil their potential. We recognise the power of listening and learning from each other and embrace diversity and inclusion of all.

#LI-Hybrid


Remote Work :

No


Employment Type :

Full-time


About Company

More than 20 years ago, zooplus was one of the first to bring the pet category into the world of eCommerce. Today, we stand strong as Europe’s leading online pet platform, delivering moments of happiness to more than 9 million pet parents each year. We're on a mission to create joy f ... View more

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