Global Process Owner Accounts Payable

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Global Process Owner Accounts Payable

Full time

London/Hybrid

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What you will be doing

The Global Process Owner for Accounts Payable (AP GPO) is accountable for the end-to-end design standardization and continuous improvement of the global accounts payable process. The role ensures operational excellence compliance efficiency governance and alignment with business and GBS strategy.

The AP GPO is accountable for designing governing and continuously improving end-to-end global processes within GBS. This role ensures standardisation efficiency compliance and automation across regions driving consistency while balancing local requirements. The AP GPO is critical in shaping the digital and process agenda acting as global custodian of process excellence.

The role requires a systemic perspective business acumen and the ability to engage stakeholders across multiple markets and functions.

The AP GPOs influence senior business leaders ensure alignment with global standards coordinate compliance and integration ensure scalability automation and operational effectiveness.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Process Ownership & Governance

• Own the end-to-end global AP process including invoice receipt processing approvals payments and supplier queries

• Define and maintain the global process framework standards and best practices

• Establish and lead AP governance forums with regional finance leads and shared services

• Ensure process compliance with internal policies and external regulations (e.g. tax laws UK SOX local statutory rules)

• Support the development of process capability within delivery teams through knowledge sharing and training

2. Standardisation & Optimisation

• Drive global standardization of AP processes and systems across regions and business units

• Identify and lead process improvements using methodologies like Lean Six Sigma or Kaizen

• Promote and support digital transformation of the AP function

• Sponsor global process improvement initiatives including automation and digital enablement

3. Performance Management

• Define and track KPIs and SLAs (e.g. DPO on-time payment rate invoice processing time)

• Monitor process performance metrics globally; identify and address risks or inefficiencies

• Benchmark performance across regions and drive improvements

• Ensure timely and accurate reporting on AP performance and compliance

4. Technology & Systems

• Partner with IT and ERP teams (e.g. SAP Coupa) to design and enhance AP solutions

• Drive global rollout of AP tools and technologies

• Evaluate and implement automation tools (e.g. OCR AI RPA e-invoicing)

5. Stakeholder Management

• Act as the global point of contact for AP process matters

• Act as the key authority for process design decisions working closely with IT Digital and Transformation teams

• Engage with functional leaders local operations managers and stakeholders to ensure effective adoption and compliance

• Collaborate with Procurement Treasury Tax and Business Units to align processes

• Manage relationships with external service providers (e.g. service providers technology vendors)

6. Risk Compliance & Controls

• Ensure appropriate internal controls and segregation of duties are in place

• Support internal and external audits

• Drive compliance with anti-bribery data safeguarding sanctions and fraud prevention policies

Why Rolls-Royce

Work with us and well welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference.

We offer excellent development a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office home or another remote location. Its a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum were all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons frequency will depend on business needs nature of role what works for the team and for the individual. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working.

Who were looking for

Being a part of Rolls-Royce youll know we put safety first do the right thing keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form our behaviours. They are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing competitive resilient business.

Experience:

• Proven experience in GBS or Shared Services with significant AP process expertise

• Proven experience in end-to-end process ownership across regions or business units

• Strong track record in change management and stakeholder engagement

• Demonstrated success in delivering process transformation and automation at scale

• Experience aligning processes with enabling technology platforms (ERP workflow tools)

• Evidence of leading cross-functional stakeholder groups to drive adoption of global standards

• Strong track record monitoring and improving process KPIs globally

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Business or related field

• Professional certification (e.g. CPA CMA or equivalent) preferred

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt desirable

We are an equal opportunities employer. Were committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have the more successful well be. By building a culture of caring and belonging we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people Rolls-Royce

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk.

The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.

It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.

We are an equal opportunities employer. Were committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have the more successful well be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

Learn more about our global Inclusion Strategy

Grade: Management Level B

Closing Date: 5 November 2025

For further information please contact: Alison Connaughton

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