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Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth. At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences. Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

We are looking for a highly motivated Accounts Payable Team Lead to manage the daily operations of a team of Accounts Payable (AP) Analysts and assist in optimizing team productivity and efficiency.  The ideal candidate is a strong leader, detail-oriented, communicative, able to work independently and is a team player with a solid working knowledge of AP and Expense operations.  This role will be successful by being meticulous, personable, and able to both take direction and take initiative.  

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Effectively lead day-to-day operations for AP Analysts
• Monitor AP related metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for operational decision making through daily, weekly, and monthly reporting to on-shore management
• Act as a subject matter expert for all AP and Expense related duties
• Provide operational guidance for AP Analysts and serve as main point-of-contact for team; train, coach, monitor, support, influence, and promote discipline among the team members
• Resolve, communicate, and escalate issues to on-shore management
• Ability to jump in and process high volume of supplier invoices with accuracy and audit expense reports to ensure compliance to T&E policies, as needed.
• Participate in ad hoc projects

Required Skills / Desired Experience:

• 5+ years of Accounts Payable and/or relevant experience, with 1+ years leading a team
• College degree required with courses in accounting desirable
• Ability to retain and understand intent of company policies
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Possess strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work closely with various teams throughout the company
• Capable of taking initiative to drive process change and improvements
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic setting while maintaining accuracy and delivering against deadlines
• Motivated to work cross-functionally in a customer service-oriented capacity
• Knowledge of cloud based systems (Workday Expenses, Coupa and Netsuite) from end user and administrative perspective desired

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What you can look forward to as an Okta employee!

• Amazing Benefits
• Making Social Impact
• Fostering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Okta 

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please use this Form to request an accommodation.

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