Accounts Payable Specialist

About Us

At Cloudflare we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the worlds 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 Magazines Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the Worlds Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.

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!

Available Locations : Mexico City Mexico

About the role

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 organizations financial goals.

What youll do

• Mentor and lead a global team of AP specialists fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Provide ongoing guidance training and support to team members to ensure process consistency and professional growth.
• Manage daily workload allocation and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to meet service level agreements (SLAs) and productivity targets.
• Conduct performance reviews provide constructive feedback and identify opportunities for skills development within the team.
• Oversee the end-to-end accounts payable process including invoice receipt verification coding and entry.
• Ensure the timely and accurate processing of a high volume of vendor invoices using various Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
• Manage weekly and ad-hoc payment runs for global vendors in multiple currencies.
• Implement and enforce AP policies and procedures to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal controls and company policies.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex vendor inquiries and payment disputes driving issues to resolution.
• Oversee the monthly and yearly reconciliation of major vendor accounts to ensure account integrity and address discrepancies.
• Cultivate and maintain positive long-term relationships with external vendors.
• Identify and implement opportunities for process automation and efficiency improvements within the AP workflow.
• Analyze AP performance metrics and KPIs (e.g. invoice processing time exception rates) to pinpoint root causes of inefficiencies and implement data-driven solutions.
• 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.
• Collaborate with internal departments (e.g. procurement finance operations and IT) to resolve invoice discrepancies address process bottlenecks and improve overall payment accuracy.
• Develop maintain and enforce standardized AP processes and procedures across all global teams to enhance consistency control and efficiency.
• Leverage AP automation tools and ERP systems to streamline processes reduce manual effort and improve accuracy.

Examples of desirable skills knowledge and experience

What Makes Cloudflare Special

Were not just a highly ambitious large-scale technology company. Were a highly ambitious large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.

Project Galileo : Since 2014 weve equipped more than 2400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work technology already used by Cloudflares enterprise customers at no cost.

Athenian Project : In 2017 we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project weve provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.

1.1.1.1 : We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Heres the deal - we dont store client IP addresses never ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers.

Sound like something youd like to be a part of Wed love to hear from you!

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.

Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their or any other persons perceived or actual race color religion sex gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation national origin ancestry citizenship age physical or mental disability medical condition family care status or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA / Veterans / Disabled Employer.

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Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Business Continuity Planning,Food Technology,ABAP,Import,Electrical & Automation,Adobe

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1