Accounts Payable Team lead

<p style="text-align:left"><b>Work Schedule</b></p>Standard (Mon-Fri)<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b>Environmental Conditions</b></p>Office<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b><u>Job Description</u></b></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p>At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are important to our business and functional teams to make educated, sound decisions that drive our Mission and make us a stable and trusted industry leader. From Financial Planning &amp; Analysis, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Audit, Investor Relations, Strategy &amp; Corporate Development to Accounting, our Finance functions have a diverse and global presence, providing significant opportunities to develop outstanding career experiences and perspectives.</p><p></p><p><span>Position Summary:</span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span>This multifaceted role is responsible for overseeing Travel &amp; Expense Administration in APAC/EMEA/AMER. It provides training, administrative support, and oversight for business processes and contact management systems serving both employees and external partners. The position also monitors, prepares, and reviews periodic statistics and reports, ensuring timely and accurate compliance with schedules and KPI requirements.</span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span>Key Responsibilities:</span></p><p></p><p><span>· Provide daily leadership, guidance, and support to the Travel &amp; Expense team, including oversight of day-to-day activities to ensure accuracy, policy compliance, and timely delivery of all work outputs.</span></p><p></p><p><span>· Deliver comprehensive training and ongoing coaching to team members on Travel &amp; Expense processes, systems, and policies to ensure continuous skill development and operational excellence.</span></p><p></p><p><span>· Perform and supervise all functions associated with the Travel &amp; Expense workstream, including report audits, exception handling, system maintenance, and issue resolution.</span></p><p></p><p><span>· Monitor and manage daily workload distribution, adjusting resources as needed to maintain service levels and meet departmental deadlines.</span></p><p></p><p><span>· Ensure adherence to Internal Audit and Compliance requirements, addressing findings, supporting audit activities, and preparing required reports or documentation.</span></p><p></p><p><span>· Maintain high-quality customer service standards, ensuring prompt, professional, and effective support to internal stakeholders and external partners.</span></p><p></p><p><span>· Prepare, analyze, and review operational metrics, KPI dashboards, and periodic reporting, providing insights and recommendations for process improvement.</span></p><p></p><p><span>· Identify, propose, and implement process enhancements to improve efficiency, strengthen controls, and enhance the employee experience.</span></p><p></p><p><span>· Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Finance, HR, Payroll, Procurement, and regional business leaders to resolve issues and streamline end-to-end processes.</span></p><p></p><p><span>· Oversee system administration and contact management tools, including user access, process documentation, updates, and coordination with IT or third-party providers.</span></p><p></p><p><span>· Manage special projects and ad-hoc reporting within the functional area, ensuring successful execution and alignment with business objectives.</span></p><p></p><p><span>· Lead all aspects of people management, including hiring, onboarding, performance evaluations, goal setting, disciplinary actions, coaching, career development, and succession planning for team members.</span></p><p></p><p><span>· Ensure strong communication and stakeholder alignment, escalating critical issues when necessary and ensuring transparency on progress, risks, and trends.</span></p><p></p><p><span>· Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and teamwork, encouraging knowledge sharing and promoting best practices across the group.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>