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**To achieve the ambition, we have set for ourselves, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to live our ethos every day.
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**BAT Costa Rica IS LOOKING for a BANKING OPERATIONS TEAM LEADER**
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FUNCTION**: Finance
- ** SUB FUNCTION**: Procure to pay
- **SALARY RANGE**:Competitive Salary + Excellent benefits + market leading bonus
- ** LOCATION**:Heredia, Costa Rica
**ROLE POSITIONING AND OBJECTIVES**
**What are the key objectives and expectations from this role?
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- Process the ad-hoc requirements related to BO process.
- Execute the necessary KPI's follow during the month.
- Ensures all BO processes and internal controls are followed.
- Define, create, and analyse Banking Ops reports.
- Review and adjust workload allocation to ensure timely processing of payments.
- Coordinate month/quarter/year end activities to ensure completion of close activities on time.
- Serve as escalation path to resolve Banking Ops issues.
- Lead the team and be a key resource, directly overseeing a team member.
- Meets with stakeholders, other departments personnel, addressing or complex accounts payable issues.
- Provide support and help to EM and internal stakeholder on all accounts payable related topics.
- Measure KPI's to assess team performance and report achievements or deficiencies to the BO process.
- Maintain training and develop BO team.
- Create and preform annual reviews of BO team members.
**What is the direct impact of this role on the team or organization?
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**Reports to**
Banking Operations Assistant Manager
**Number of Direct Reports
**5
**Core Relationships**
Internal - AP, End market - Request initiator, BCT, GTO, MD, Bank Recs and GBS - collaborate closely with other GBS's
External - Internal and External Auditors - On audit work, External banking service providers (global and local banks)
**Geographic Scope
**Americas
**WHAT YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR**
- Tasks processed within SLA agreed with end markets.
- KPIs are met and differences are managed effectively.
- Issues are escalated following escalation process.
- Processes are adhered to RACM and Internal Controls.
- Achieved a high degree customer satisfaction at year end.
- Continuous Improvement initiatives and quantify benefits once implemented.
- Trainings and development plans are reviewed constantly.
- Review performance and people objectives twice a year to develop your business and leadership capabilities.
**ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE**
**Experience Required**
- At least 2 years of experience in BO processes
- Experience supervising and leading teams.
- Problem solving and attention to details
**Technical / Functional / Leadership Skills Required**
- Medium/Advanced knowledge in transactional platforms (ERP, SAP).
- MS Office - Medium/Advanced level.
- MS PowerPoint - Medium level of knowledge.
- Coordinate and plan activities by using time efficiently.
- Prioritize and give visibility on the workload in a given time - any coordination to distribute tasks within the team must be reviewed with your team leader.
- Capable of backing up any market within the team.
- Understand responsibility and capable of making decisions.
- Communicate with peers, managers and stakeholders effectively.
- Escalate issues and provide possible solutions to your line manager.
- Able to listen.
- Communicates fluently and clearly with stakeholders.
- Manage time and identify time constraints to be escalated for resolution.
- Able to assess risks when not completing tasks accurately or out of time.
- Analysis provided with accuracy and insights.
- Aware of potential impacts on not completing tasks on time.
- Negotiate and propose new deadlines aligned with expectations.
- Understand internal and external customers' requirements.
- Capable of communicating effectively with customers.
- Maintain a proactive attitude.
- Follow up and provide solutions to customers timely.
- Advanced knowledge of processes.
- Evaluate potential impacts in other areas and expose concerns to other before making decisions.
- Understand GBS different functions and roles.
- Develop and propose new ways of working to improve processes.
- Own any issue identified, look for solutions and escalate to line manager when required.
- Propose new ideas and constantly innovate in the current role.
**Education / Qualifications / Certifications Required**
- Technical Degree in accounting or finance background accounting or business administration
- English B1-B2
**BENEFICIAL**
- Portuguese-Intermediate
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