Accounts Payable Team Lead

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The Accounts Payable (AP) Team Lead is responsible for overseeing daily AP operations, ensuring timely and accurate processing of vendor invoices, and serving as an escalation point for complex issues. This role partners closely with AP management, internal stakeholders, and service providers to maintain strong controls, meet KPIs and SLAs, and continuously improve processes. The AP Team Lead provides day-to-day guidance to team members (local and/or virtual), supports optimization initiatives, and delivers clear, concise communication to leadership.

Minimum Job Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities):

• Degree or equivalent experience typically requires 4+ years of relevant professional experience

Business Experience

• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritize competing demands.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word, including creating and enhancing moderately complex Excel templates.
• Ability to research issues, analyze data, and recommend practical solutions.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build positive working relationships and influence outcomes without authority.
• Adaptable and resilient in a changing business environment.
• Understanding of how strategic business changes impact AP operations and controls.

Desired Skills

• Experience supporting shared services, outsourced, or BPO AP models.
• Prior informal or formal team lead experience.
• SAP knowledge
• Business acumen and ability to quickly learn business operations
• Self-motivated, organized, and capable of handling multiple responsibilities and leading team to achieving goals
• Critical thinking with the ability to evaluate processes and make recommendations

Critical Skills

• Embrace Digital Transformation: Demonstrate a strong digital mindset by actively seeking and implementing technological solutions to enhance business processes and drive innovation within the team.
• Diverse and Inclusive Collaboration: Foster a collaborative environment that values diversity and inclusion. Build and sustain positive relationships with stakeholders from varied backgrounds to drive professional growth and organizational success.
• Strategic and Analytical Thinking: Exhibit strong business acumen by staying informed about industry trends and aligning projects with broader organizational goals. Use data-driven insights to make informed decisions and influence positive change.
• Adaptability and Growth Mindset: Show adaptability in the face of change and a willingness to take on challenges. Continuously seek learning opportunities and demonstrate resilience to maintain high performance and support team dynamics.
• Clear and Impactful Communication: Communicate complex information clearly and persuasively across all levels of the organization. Utilize storytelling to effectively convey ideas and drive key initiatives forward.

Working Conditions:

• Traditional office environment

Physical Requirements (Lifting, standing, etc.) –

• Large percentage of time spent performing computer-based work is required

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$71,200 - $118,600

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