Accounts Payable Supervisor (7-months Temp)

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

Join us at Lonza and be part of a team that is genuinely making a difference in the world. This is your chance to showcase your leadership skills and contribute to our world-class operations! Lead the accounts payable team at Lonza, Costa Rica during a temporary 7-month assignment, driving process improvements and efficiencies.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead, motivate, and train the team to ensure flawless execution of tasks.

• Develop strong rapport with internal and external customers to drive collaboration and outstanding service.

• Gather and report on departmental processing metrics, determining relevant statistical data for measurement.

• Foster a team environment, encouraging collaboration and innovation.

• Implement process improvements to improve efficiency and effectiveness in accounts payable operations.

• Ensure compliance with internal controls and company policies.

• Manage the reconciliation of supplier accounts and other key financial data.

• Coordinate month-end close procedures and ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.

Key requirements:

• Degree in Business or Finance, or equivalent experience.

• Proven supervisory experience in an accounts payable or customer service environment.

• Direct industry experience, ideally within Shared Services or service-related operations strongly preferred.

• Proven track record of managing teams during periods of substantial change and experience leading migration projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Strong understanding and working knowledge of balancing accounts and maintaining strict internal controls.

• Proficiency with SAP, Excel, and OCR systems.

• Experience with Invoice track preferred.

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Lonza is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with a disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law