Global Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Team Leader

📍 Sofia, Bulgaria | Office-first

At SumUp, we believe in the everyday hero — the small business owner. Our mission is to build flexible, fair, and easy-to-use financial technology that helps merchants around the world accept payments, manage their finances, and grow with confidence.

Our Global Finance organization plays a critical role in enabling SumUp’s growth by ensuring accurate financial reporting, strong governance, and scalable finance operations across more than 35 entities worldwide. We work closely across functions and geographies, combining solid accounting foundations with automation and continuous improvement.

As Global P2P Team Leader, you will lead our global Procure-to-Pay function, combining strong people leadership with operational excellence. You will ensure timely and accurate supplier payments, high-quality expense reporting, and drive automation initiatives that reduce manual work and improve scalability across the group.

  What you’ll do Global P2P leadership & operations

• Lead and develop a global Procure-to-Pay team of approximately 14 professionals across Sofia and São Paulo

• Ensure timely, accurate processing and payment of supplier invoices across 35+ SumUp entities

• Own the expense accuracy of the Group P&L, including accruals and deferrals

• Oversee regular payment runs in line with supplier credit terms and treasury policies

• Act as the key point of contact for complex supplier setups, contract-related accounting questions, and escalation topics

Process excellence & automation

• Drive continuous improvement, automation, and standardisation across P2P processes

• Partner with ERP teams, Global Process Owners, and Treasury on initiatives such as:

  • Invoice recognition and approval tooling

  • Purchase order and contract management solutions

  • Payment and treasury systems

• Monitor workload distribution and team capacity, proactively identifying optimisation opportunities as automation progresses

Cross-functional collaboration

• Work closely with Controlling, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Procurement, ERP, and the wider business

• Ensure proper tax treatment of supplier spend in collaboration with Tax teams

• Support Controlling with reconciliations, variance analysis, and balance sheet quality improvements

• Coordinate closely with auditors to ensure smooth monthly and annual closings

People leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop a junior and growing team in a dynamic international environment

• Foster engagement, motivation, and retention through clear expectations, feedback, and development plans

• Support hiring, onboarding, and future team design aligned with automation and business needs

  You’ll be great for this role if

• You have 8+ years of experience in finance, accounting, or Procure-to-Pay roles with increasing responsibility

• You have proven experience leading teams in an international or multi-entity environment

• You bring a strong understanding of accounting principles, expense recognition, and month-end close processes

• You have experience driving process improvements, automation initiatives, or system implementations

• You are comfortable partnering with senior stakeholders across Finance and the wider business

• You communicate confidently in English and collaborate effectively across cultures

• You are hands-on, proactive, and thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments

Nice to have

• ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent professional qualification

• Experience in financial services or large international organisations

• Exposure to audit processes and large-scale transformation initiatives

  Why you should join SumUp 🌍

🌍 Global impact: Work with international teams supporting millions of merchants worldwide🚀 Ownership: Enrolment in our Virtual Stock Option program🏖️ Time off: 25 days paid leave, plus additional days with tenure and special leave options🏥 Wellbeing: Comprehensive health and life insurance, including dental coverage💪 Stay active: Multisport card and on-site activities🍽 Benefits: Tax-free food vouchers and flexible benefits via Re:Benefits🚌 Easy commute: Free shuttle buses to our Sofia office🌈 Inclusive culture: A diverse, people-first workplace where everyone belongs

  About SumUp

We believe in the everyday hero.

Small business owners are at the heart of everything we do. With a founder’s mentality and a team-first attitude, our diverse teams across Europe, the Americas, Australia, and beyond work together to help merchants succeed doing what they love.

SumUp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We proudly hire a diverse workforce and make employment decisions without regard to race, colour, religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other protected characteristic.

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