Accounts Payable Team Leader

Are you a people-focused leader who thrives on developing talent, driving operational excellence, and making a real impact on a global organisation? If you're energised by leading high-performing teams, improving processes, and contributing to meaningful finance transformation.

This could be the role for you! 

About the Role

This is your opportunity to step into a dynamic leadership role at the heart of Swiss Re's global finance operations. As Accounts Payable Team Leader, you'll lead a team of 9 skilled professionals, ensuring the timely and accurate processing of accounts payable and travel expense activities across Swiss Re locations worldwide. You'll be a key player in shaping how global finance operations run - influencing processes, driving transformation, and developing the next generation of finance talent. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and inspire a team of 9 professionals, ensuring timely and accurate handling of accounts payable and travel expense activities across global Swiss Re locations 
• Identify, develop, and retain talent through coaching, performance management, career development conversations, and succession planning
• Drive operational stability by meeting critical deadlines including reconciliations, quarterly closings, and timely supplier payments
• Partner closely with fellow Team Leaders and global stakeholders to align priorities, share best practices, and deliver consistent, high-quality service across the organisation
• Liaise with local offices and suppliers to ensure all invoices are properly accounted for in line with local requirements and paid on time
• Participate in and contribute to global projects and finance transformation initiatives, bringing fresh ideas and solutions to improve how things are done
• Support your team with day-to-day queries, removing blockers and enabling them to deliver on set targets 
• Represent the team at workshops, cross-functional and cross-location meetings, building strong relationships with other Swiss Re departments
• Leverage finance systems and data to support decision-making, identify trends, and drive continuous improvement 

About the Team

Our Accounts Payable & Travel Expenses team is a diverse, collaborative group of finance professionals based in Bratislava, supporting Swiss Re locations around the world. We are responsible for the accurate and timely processing of supplier invoices and employee travel expense reimbursements and reconciliation. Work that is critical to maintaining Swiss Re's strong reputation with suppliers and ensuring a positive experience for our colleagues globally. 

We are a team that values innovation, continuous improvement, and working together. We actively contribute to global projects and transformation initiatives, and our culture is one of openness, support, and shared ambition.

We're looking for a leader who will help us grow even further.

About You 

You are a confident, empathetic leader who brings both operational rigour and a genuine passion for people development. You communicate clearly and authentically, build trust across diverse teams and stakeholders, and are comfortable navigating a complex, international environment. You bring a continuous improvement mindset and are not afraid to challenge the status quo when better solutions are possible. 

We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:

• University degree in Finance, Banking, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• Minimum 2 years of managerial experience in a Team Leader or Deputy Team Leader capacity, ideally within a finance or shared services environment
• Fluent English communication skills — both written and verbal — with strong presentation abilities (any other European language is an advantage)
• Hands-on experience with finance systems and data analysis, with the ability to use data to drive decisions, identify trends, and support continuous improvement
• Proven ability to manage operational processes including accounts payable, travel expenses, reconciliations, or similar finance operations 

These are additional nice to haves: 

• Experience working in a multinational or shared services environment
• Familiarity with SAP or similar ERP systems
• Track record of leading or contributing to process improvement or automation initiatives
• Experience with stakeholder management across multiple geographies and time zones
• A natural coaching and mentoring style with a genuine interest in developing others 

For Slovakia, the base salary range for this position is between 1.800 Eur and 3.000 Eur for a full-time role. 

The specific salary offered considers: 

• the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role
• the applicant's own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience 

In addition to your base salary, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognise your achievements. Furthermore, you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits. Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 15,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

We may use AI-powered tools to support the review and evaluation of applications for this position. These tools provide additional insights to our recruitment teams, but all hiring decisions are carefully reviewed and made by people. To learn more about how we use AI in recruitment and how we handle your personal data, please review our Data Privacy Statement before applying.

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