P2P Lead

GALENT are recruiting for a P2P Lead with a large, internationally established organisation in Central London. This is a permanent senior leadership opportunity offering a combination of operational management, strategic process ownership and international finance transformation. The position will initially focus on leading the Accounts Payable function before transitioning into a broader P2P leadership remit.

The opportunity

You will initially take responsibility for leading and developing an established Accounts Payable function, ensuring effective operational performance, strong financial controls and continued team development.

As the role evolves, you will assume wider responsibility for end-to-end Purchase-to-Pay processes across multiple international operations, covering invoice processing, purchase orders, supplier management, payment governance and service performance.

Working collaboratively with senior finance and operational stakeholders, you will contribute to process standardisation, systems improvements, automation and wider business transformation initiatives.

What you will bring

• Senior P2P, AP or finance operations leadership experience within a large, complex or international organisation.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end P2P processes, financial controls, compliance and supplier governance.
• Proven experience leading and developing teams, managing stakeholders and improving operational performance.
• Ability to balance hands-on operational leadership with strategic process improvement and wider business objectives.
• Experience of ERP systems, finance transformation and process automation would be advantageous.

Working arrangements and progression

Based in Central London with hybrid working arrangements, this position offers the opportunity to develop from operational finance leadership into a broader international process management role.

Some international travel will be required as responsibilities develop, with the frequency determined by business requirements.

The successful candidate will initially focus on strengthening the Accounts Payable operation before transitioning into wider P2P leadership responsibilities, providing an opportunity to influence processes, systems and operational performance across an established international business.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance operations professional seeking a senior leadership position that combines people management, process ownership and meaningful business transformation.