Accounts Payable Manager

Description

Job Summary: Leads the Accounts Payable area, ensuring compliance, adoption of tools, and continuous improvement of the Procure to Pay process within a dynamic environment. Key Highlights: 1. Lead and develop the Accounts Payable area. 2. Identify improvement opportunities in the Procure to Pay process. 3. Be part of an entrepreneurial company. At Mercado Libre, we are democratizing commerce, money, and payments across Latin America. In Administration \& Finance, we manage a business growing at double-digit rates, making investment decisions and managing the growth of all business units—directly impacting our bottom line. As a publicly traded company, we report our financial statements quarterly on NASDAQ, complying with all required standards. Our interdisciplinary team comprises professionals collaborating across roles including Planning \& Reporting, Tax, Procurement, Administrative Systems, and Office Management \& Facilities. We take intelligent risks that enable us to deliver results to our shareholders. **We have a challenge for those who:** * Embody entrepreneurial energy: driven by curiosity, never giving up, and focused on surpassing their own limits. * Give their utmost because they enjoy working with commitment and dedication. * Embrace change as opportunity and learn from their mistakes. * Prioritize excellence and execution in how they get things done. * Foster a positive work environment, contributing joy and fun. * Know how to build alongside others and enjoy working in teams. Imagine leading challenging, dynamic, and innovative projects—and being accountable for: * Leading and developing the Accounts Payable area. * Ensuring local compliance and alignment with corporate policies and processes, and tracking regional initiatives. * Guaranteeing adoption of Accounts Payable management tools. * Managing, supervising, and reporting Accounts Payable performance metrics—such as on-time payment, late payment interest, among others—and taking actions enabling their continuous evolution. * Identifying end-to-end improvement opportunities in the Procure to Pay process to establish country-specific standards, automate processes, and implement best practices that optimize operations and support scalability. **Requirements:** * Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or related fields. * Minimum 6 years of experience in similar positions. * Advanced knowledge of the Accounts Payable process—including invoice processing, payment proposal, and disbursements within organizations—as well as experience with outsourced or shared services in the PTP environment and cutting-edge Procure to Pay practices. * Experience with SAP Accounts Payable module and ARIBA Network. * Proficiency in Portuguese; familiarity with regulatory frameworks across other Latin American countries is desirable. **We Offer:** * The opportunity to join an entrepreneurial company where we love thinking big and long-term. * A chance to be the protagonist of your development in an environment rich in opportunities, learning, growth, expansion, and challenging projects. * Collaboration and learning alongside top professionals and specialists. * An excellent work environment, equipped with everything needed for you to have a great experience. :)