Title:  Account Payable Team Lead

Are you passionate about leading accounts payable activities and delivering high-quality services to internal clients? Join our Global Business Services team as Account Payable Team Lead for Kellanova in Latin America. In this role, you will lead, solve, and enhance service delivery issues within the Accounts Payable process, ensuring alignment with corporate policies and statutory requirements.

With your expertise, you will ensure high standards of financial and administrative processes, fostering continuous improvement and innovation.  This role is located in Queretaro, Mexico and offers a flexible model of work.

A Taste of What You’ll Be Doing

• Team Leadership and Development: Lead a team responsible for invoice payment processes, reporting, audit activities, and travel expense back-office operations, supporting their growth and ensuring optimal resource utilization.
• Critical Issue Resolution: Solve complex service delivery challenges using root cause analysis methodologies, driving solutions for invoice payments, reporting, travel and expense reimbursements, and month-end closure.
• Process Standardization and Automation: Lead efforts to simplify and automate processes across Latin America, enhancing service quality and efficiency while achieving SLA targets.
• Governance and Compliance: Ensure adherence to corporate policies, internal procedures, and statutory requirements for all activities, maintaining key controls within invoice processing and payments.
• Continuous Improvement Culture: Drive a culture of continuous improvement within the team, leveraging metrics, automation, and capacity assessments to enhance service delivery and achieve results.
• Audit Coordination and Reporting: Oversee internal and external audits for statutory compliance, performing SOX 404 tests and managing balance account reconciliations in line with corporate policies.

We’re Looking for Someone With

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in accounting with strong financial analytics.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office (Excel and PowerPoint) and SAP experience.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Proven ability to lead and develop a team, foster collaboration, and resolve complex issues with a customer-focused mindset.
• Experience in process optimization, with the ability to introduce simplifications and automation to meet organizational goals.
• Advanced English proficiency (mandatory). Portuguese is desirable.

What’s Next

After you apply, your application will be reviewed by a real recruiter, so it may take us a few weeks to get back with you by email or phone. Visit our How We Hire page to get insights into our hiring process and more about what we offer.

If you join our team, you’ll be rewarded for the difference you make. Our comprehensive benefits offer you the support you need through your life events, big or small. Visit our benefits page & be sure to ask your recruiter for more specific information.

Get to Know Us

At Kellanova, we are driven by our vision to be the world’s best-performing snacks-led powerhouse, unleashing the full potential of our differentiated brands and our passionate people. Our portfolio of iconic, world-class brands include Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, MorningStar Farms, Special K, Krave, Zucaritas, Tresor, Crunchy Nut, among others.

Kellanova’s Culture of Best means we bring our best to all that we do in pursuit of our vision to be the world’s best performing snacks-led powerhouse. Our culture celebrates boldness and empowers our people to challenge the status quo, achieve results, and win together.

Our focus on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) enables us to build a culture of belonging where all employees have a place at the table and are inspired to share their passion, talents and ideas to work.

Mars has agreed to acquire Kellanova in a combination that will shape the future of snacking! The transaction is anticipated to close within the first half of 2025 (subject to Kellanova shareowner approval and other customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals). The companies remain separate until closing.

You can learn more at www.futureofsnacking.com, and our hiring teams will be happy to discuss further questions if your application advances in the hiring process.

Let’s shape the future of snacking.

Kellanova is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to provide an inclusive work environment, a seat for everyone at the table, and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding our efforts to advance Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, please visit our website here.