Team Lead Accounts Payable (all genders) - in Prague
Want your story to be part of our story?
Let’s be inspired together by the joy of storytelling, while also continuing to tell the story of Schleich – and its journey from traditional toy manufacturer to a globally loved brand. Be part of our amazing transformation story.
We will support you, give you ownership, and the opportunity to work internationally and digitally in a dynamic environment. Let’s take on and master all the challenges that lie in store for us. Take the opportunity to grow with us and achieve something tangible.
Working at Schleich. Make your mark.
Team Lead Accounts Payable (all genders) - in Prague
Please note that this position is based in Prague and follows our hybrid working model. Relocation support is not offered.
The following adventures await you at Schleich:
- Team leadership: Lead, coach and develop the AP team, set clear priorities and ensure balanced workloads, regular follow-ups and transparent responsibilities.
- Invoice processing: Manage the end-to-end invoice-to-payment process in SAP and VIM, including invoice receipt documentation, workflow monitoring and resolution of coding errors, missing information and approval bottlenecks.
- Open items and backlog: Regularly review open VIM items and aged or blocked invoices, ensure clear ownership and next actions, and drive backlog reduction.
- Payment management: Oversee payment runs, approvals, manual and urgent payments, ensure timely posting, and align payment priorities and funding requirements with Treasury.
- Reconciliations and closing: Take ownership of vendor account reconciliations, resolve unmatched payments and credits, and ensure timely completion of AP closing activities, including accrual and audit support.
- Approvals and compliance: Ensure compliance with internal controls, approval limits and segregation of duties. Work with relevant stakeholders to improve approval matrices, purchase order requirements and coding standards, and coordinate AP-related tax and authority matters with General Ledger and Tax.
- Payment terms and travel expenses: Ensure correct payment terms and proper administration of direct debits and travel expenses, and assess opportunities to use approved, economically appropriate early-payment discounts.
- Communication and escalations: Act as the first escalation point for AP matters, ensure professional supplier communication and coordinate solutions with Procurement, Controlling, General Ledger, Treasury, local Finance teams and business approvers.
- Reporting and improvement: Monitor relevant AP KPIs, such as invoice ageing, payment timeliness, backlogs and process quality. Translate findings into improvements, document standards and drive automation and the reduction of manual work.
Your story so far:
- Several years of professional experience in Accounts Payable, preferably in an international company or Shared Service Center.
- Experience leading, developing or coordinating an AP team, with the ability to build trust and foster a positive, collaborative culture.
- Strong knowledge of end-to-end AP processes, including invoice workflows, payments, vendor account reconciliations and travel expense administration.
- Hands-on experience with SAP, particularly FI/MM, and VIM, plus a good understanding of approval workflows, internal controls and VAT requirements.
- A structured, practical and solution-oriented approach, with high levels of accuracy, accountability and service orientation.
- The ability to manage operational priorities while driving process improvements.
- Confident communication skills when working with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Fluent English and German for daily collaboration in an international environment.
No kingdoms nor mountains of gold, but many other rewards:
- Work in a dynamic, diverse environment that offers individual career and development opportunities. All our employees also have access to numerous online courses via our training platform
- Let’s write the Schleich story together. Be part of a motivated team of people who support and inspire each other and celebrate success together
- Your start with us pays off! You can look forward to fair and attractive salary, supplemented by additional benefits that we regularly review and adjust
- Enjoy the benefits of a hybrid working model: 3 days in the office, 2 days remote
- Stay active! With a MultiSport membership, you get access to a wide range of sports and leisure activities throughout the Czech Republic
- Appetising. Depending on your location, you will receive a food allowance (up to €75.00 net per month in Munich and 82,60 CZK per working day in Prague)
- Every hero must retire one day. That’s why we offer a company pension scheme
- You can also enjoy great discounts on our schleich® products – a great bonus for kids and adults alike
- Save even more with corporate benefits in munich and discover a world of exclusive discounts for various brands and activities
- Speaking of savings: For the Munich location, we also subsidize the leasing of a bicycle
- And what about your adventures outside of Schleich? You can count on 30 days of paid leave per year and a hybrid working model with no core working hours
Would you like to play a part in our story?
Got questions about what the role involves? Want to check the status of your application? Feline Marie will be glad to assist you further: Feline.Wilkens@schleich-s.com
