Accounts Payable Team Lead

<p><strong>This is Adyen</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&amp;M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster.</span></p> <p><strong>Team Lead Accounts Payable</strong></p> <p>Adyen is looking for a Team Lead Accounts Payable to grow the Group Finance team in Amsterdam, overseeing two functions: Accounts Payable Process (part of Procure to Pay) as well as General Ledger (Record to Report) Accounting. You will not just manage processes; you will motivate and coach a team of 8 people to elevate their impact from operational activities toward full operational accounting ownership.</p> <p>Your goal is to ensure the "financial engine room" runs with absolute precision, overseeing that all invoice data is received in an audit-proof manner, correctly booked in the ledger, and paid timely. You will be the driving force that empowers the team to own the operational and capital expenditure ledgers, and ensure the integrity of the General Ledger within Adyen’s trial balance, ensuring our finance organization scales effectively as we grow.</p> <h4><strong>What you’ll do</strong></h4> <h4><strong>People:</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Lead and mentor the direct reports, act as a role model for the organization and cultivate a winning culture, facilitate learning and development, manage and plan resources, and oversee the team’s day-to-day way of working.</li> <li>Stakeholder Management: Collaborate across Group Finance (Financial Controlling, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, and Tax) and with non-finance stakeholders (Procurement, Legal, Infrastructure, and HR).</li> <li>Cross-functional Alignment: Work closely with global leads, operational teams, and the broader finance organization.</li> </ul> <h4><strong>Process:</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Operations Optimization: Optimize and scale core processes such as supplier invoice processing, payments, and reconciliations.</li> <li>Automation &amp; Accuracy: Drive automation initiatives to streamline functions and improve data accuracy.</li> <li>General Ledger Management: Manage GL activit