Description

As a Team Lead in Invoice Controlling, you will guide a high-performing team to ensure accurate invoice processing while collaborating with various departments. This role involves driving operational excellence, managing vendor relationships, and supporting international growth through scalable processes.

Requirements

• •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• •At least 3 years of professional experience in Accounting or Accounts Payable
• •Prior experience in an Accountant role or similar accounting responsibility
• •Experience leading, mentoring, or coordinating a team
• •Solid experience handling invoices with varying VAT rates
• •High level of ownership and accountability
• •Excellent organizational skills and proactive leadership style
• •Strong passion for process optimization and automation
• •Clear and confident communication skills
• •Fluency in English; German and Spanish are a strong advantage

Tasks

• •Lead and develop the Invoice Controlling team
• •Ensure high performance, accuracy, and compliance with SLAs and KPIs
• •Own and present team and company KPIs and OKRs
• •Translate performance insights into improvement initiatives
• •Monitor productivity and quality, identifying gaps
• •Implement corrective actions to raise standards
• •Act as the main contact for internal and external audits
• •Manage relationships with international vendors
• •Ensure timely and accurate processing of goods invoices
• •Oversee and improve the end-to-end 3-way matching process
• •Resolve price and quantity discrepancies with vendors
• •Manage and escalate invoice-related queries
• •Prepare reports, analyses, and management summaries
• •Review monthly reporting on aged payables and vendor reconciliations
• •Lead a hybrid and non-hybrid team, including task allocation and coaching
• •Interface with internal stakeholders to clarify issues
• •Collaborate with vendors on invoice accuracy
• •Support internationalization strategy with scalable Accounts Payable processes
• •Partner with Tech and ERP teams for automation initiatives
• •Ensure accurate bookkeeping and integration between Accounts Payable and General Ledger
• •Support preparation of financial statements in line with IFRS and German GAAP
• •Analyze financial and operational data for decision-making
• •Contribute to month-end closing activities

Benefits