Accounts Payable Specialist

<div class="content-intro"><div><strong>About Us</strong></div> <div> <p>At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us! </span></p> </div></div><p> </p> <p><strong>Available Locations: </strong>Mexico City, Mexico</p> <p><strong>About the role</strong></p> <p>The AP Specialist Role, will oversee a small team of AP specialists responsible for managing the full invoice lifecycle for a portfolio of global vendors. This role will be a hands-on team lead who ensures accuracy and efficiency, from initial invoice receipt through to payment processing and account reconciliation. This role requires strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills to manage team performance, maintain positive vendor relationships, and support the organization's financial goals.</p> <p><strong>What you'll do</strong></p> <ul> <li>Mentor and lead a global team of AP specialists, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.</li> <li>Provide ongoing guidance, training, and support to team members to ensure process consistency and professional growth.</li> <li>Manage daily workload allocation and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to meet service level agreements (SLAs) and productivity targets.</li> <li>Conduct performance reviews, provide constructive feedback, and identify opportunities for skills development within the team.</li> <li>Oversee the end-to-end accounts payable process, including invoice receipt, verification, coding, and entry.</li> <li>Ensure the timely and accurate processing of a high volume of vendor invoices using various Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.</li> <li>Manage weekly and ad-hoc payment runs for global vendors in multiple currencies.</li> <li>Implement and enforce AP policies and procedures to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal controls and company policies.</li> <li>Serve as an escalation point for complex vendor inquiries and payment disputes, driving issues to resolution.</li> <li>Oversee the monthly and yearly reconciliation of major vendor accounts to ensure account integrity and address discrepancies.</li> <li>Cultivate and maintain positive, long-term relationships with external vendors.</li> <li>Identify and implement opportunities for process automation and efficiency improvements within the AP workflow.</li> <li>Analyze AP performance metrics and KPIs (e.g., invoice processing time, exception rates) to pinpoint root causes of inefficiencies and implement data-driven solutions.</li> <li>Actively lead or participate in cross-functional projects focused on streamlining procure-to-pay (P2P) processes, such as the implementation or optimization of new systems and technologies.</li> <li>Collaborate with internal departments (e.g., procurement, finance, operations, and IT) to ... (truncated, view full listing at source)