Valneva
Accounts Payable Supervisor
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About Us
We are a specialty vaccine company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes prophylactic vaccines for infectious diseases addressing unmet medical needs. We have leveraged our expertise and capabilities both to commercialize three vaccines, including the world's first and only chikungunya vaccine, and to rapidly advance a broad range of vaccine candidates into and through the clinic, including candidates against Lyme disease and Zika.
With operations in Austria, Canada, France, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the U.S., we are committed to making a positive impact on global public health.
Together, we are a global Company which is open to people of all backgrounds. Our diverse and inclusive workforce makes Valneva a great place to work.
Job Opportunity
Our Finance team is recruiting for an Accounts Payable Supervisor.
About the Role
Our Accounts Payable Supervisor will be responsible for leading the day-to-day Accounts Payable (AP) function across multiple international legal entities, ensuring timely and accurate processing of supplier invoices and vendor payments. As well as being hands-on in terms of invoice processing, the role provides operational leadership to a team of two AP professionals, drives process improvements, ensures compliance with internal controls and local regulatory requirements, and supports business stakeholders across multiple countries.
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The position plays a key role in maintaining strong vendor relationships, managing payment cycles, supporting month-end close activities, and ensuring a high standard of service delivery within a multinational environment.
Responsibilities
- Process invoices and oversee the end-to-end accounts payable process across multiple international entities
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of supplier invoices in accordance with company policies and delegated authority limits
- Act as the primary escalation point for supplier payment issues and drive timely resolution of invoice exceptions and approval bottlenecks
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, standardization, and automation within AP processes
- Coordinate payment runs across multiple currencies and banking platforms
- Support and maintain a robust control environment, including segregation of duties and approval workflows
- Identify and mitigate financial, operational, and compliance risks within the AP process
- Ensure adherence to tax and invoice compliance requirements across relevant jurisdictions
- Coordinate AP-related month-end close activities across all assigned entities
- Build effective relationships with key internal stakeholders such as key finance contacts in each entity and Global Procurement
- Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of two Accounts Payable employees including setting objectives and conducting regular performance reviews
- Allocate workloads and ensure effective coverage during periods of absence and peak activity
- Support training and development to strengthen technical and process knowledge
- Out of hours work as required by the business from time to time to support the accounting calendar
- To undertake any other duties as requested by the line manager in accordance with company requirements
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Requirements
- Minimum 5 years' experience within Accounts Payable
- Previous experience leading or supervising a finance team
- Experience managing accounts payable processes and payment runs for multiple legal entities and countries
- Strong understanding of financial controls and month-end processes
- Experience operating automated AP solutions
- Team leadership skills and experience
- Excellent organizational and prioritization abilities
- Dynamic team player with the ability to contribute at all levels
- Ability to motivate and engage a productive and effective team
- Motivated self-starter with the ability to manage changing workload / priorities
Benefits
- Stock Options
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Gym membership OR fitness allowance
- EV Salary Sacrifice
- Many others included
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