Purchasing Team Leader
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Vonage Finance Mission
We support short- and long-term business decisions by providing timely, accurate financial information to leaders, decision-makers, and external stakeholders. We protect company assets, ensure compliance with international financial regulations, and serve as a trusted partner on economic, financial, and fiduciary matters.
What You Will Do
- Coordinate daily Accounts Payable and purchasing activities for US and international entities.
- Provide guidance, coaching, and support to team members; help prioritize work and resolve operational issues.
- Review, verify, and maintain vendor master data in Graphite for synchronization with Oracle.
- Review and approve Purchase Requisitions for conversion to Purchase Orders.
- Partner with stakeholders to resolve Purchase Requisition issues, Purchasing Holds, open invoices, and Purchase Order discrepancies.
- Support stakeholders with purchasing-process questions and promote consistent procedures.
- Assist with onboarding, training, and knowledge sharing for team members and internal stakeholders.
- Prepare monthly Purchasing KPI analysis and management reporting.
- Coordinate the annual 1099 process, including system data extraction and e-file submission.
- Prepare Account Reconciliations and investigate variances in support of financial statements.
- Monitor deliverables, identify risks or bottlenecks, and escalate issues when appropriate.
- Identify opportunities to streamline, standardize, and improve Accounts Payable and purchasing processes.
- Collaborate with Finance, Procurement, and business stakeholders to strengthen service delivery and controls.
- Support ad hoc analyses, reporting, and projects as needed.
What You Will Bring
- Experience in Accounts Payable, accounting operations, purchasing, bookkeeping, or a related finance function.
- Experience creating spreadsheets, charts, dashboards, and reports.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively at all levels.
- Positive, collaborative attitude and strong relationship-building skills.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to coordinate work, set priorities, follow up on deliverables, and support team objectives.
- Experience extracting reports from a financial or ERP system.
- High accuracy with numerical data and the ability to meet tight deadlines.
- Interest in coaching others, sharing knowledge, and contributing to a positive team culture.
- Experience leading, mentoring, or coordinating a team is preferred, but not required.
What Is Required for Application
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Minimum 1-3 years of experience in Accounts Payable, accounting operations, bookkeeping, data entry, or a related area. Experience coordinating or guiding team activities is an advantage.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ERP or accounting systems such as Oracle, QuickBooks, or SAP.
- Ability to work with US and international stakeholders across functions and time zones.
- Professional fluency in English and Spanish is preferred.
Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
Primary country and city: Mexico (MX) || Mexico City
Req ID: 792158
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