<div><div>About Us</div> <div> At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.  We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us!  </div></div>  Available Locations: Mexico City, Mexico About the role The AP Specialist Role, will oversee a small team of AP specialists responsible for managing the full invoice lifecycle for a portfolio of global vendors. This role will be a hands-on team lead who ensures accuracy and efficiency, from initial invoice receipt through to payment processing and account reconciliation. This role requires strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills to manage team performance, maintain positive vendor relationships, and support the organizations financial goals. What youll do <ul> <li>Mentor and lead a global team of AP specialists, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.</li> <li>Provide ongoing guidance, training, and support to team members to ensure process consistency and professional growth.</li> <li>Manage daily workload allocation and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to meet service level agreements (SLAs) and productivity targets.</li> <li>Conduct performance reviews, provide constructive feedback, and identify opportunities for skills development within the team.</li> <li>Oversee the end-to-end accounts payable process, including invoice receipt, verification, coding, and entry.</li> <li>Ensure the timely and accurate processing of a high volume of vendor invoices using various Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.</li> <li>Manage weekly and ad-hoc payment runs for global vendors in multiple currencies.</li> <li>Implement and enforce AP policies and procedures to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal controls and company policies.</li> <li>Serve as an escalation point for complex vendor inquiries and payment disputes, driving issues to resolution.</li> <li>Oversee the monthly and yearly reconciliation of major vendor accounts to ensure account integrity and address discrepancies.</li> <li>Cultivate and maintain positive, long-term relationships with external vendors.</li> <li>Identify and implement opportunities for process automation and efficiency improvements within the AP workflow.</li> <li>Analyze AP performance metrics and KPIs (e.g., invoice processing time, exception rates) to pinpoint root causes of inefficiencies and implement data-driven solutions.</li> <li>Actively lead or participate in cross-functional projects focused on streamlining procure-to-pay (P2P) processes, such as the implementation or optimization of new systems and technologies.</li> <li>Collaborate with internal departments (e.g., procurement, finance, operations, and IT) to resolve invoice discrepancies, address process bottlenecks, and improve overall payment accuracy.</li> <li>Develop, maintain, and enforce standardized AP processes and procedures across all global teams to enhance consistency, control, and efficiency.</li> <li>Leverage AP automation tools and ERP systems to streamline processes, reduce manual effort, and improve accuracy.</li> </ul> Examples of desirable skills, knowledge and experience <ul> <li>Experience: Proven experience in a senior AP or accounting operations role, with a minimum of 2+ years in a leadership or supervisory capacity.</li> <li>Education: A bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is preferred.</li> <li>Technical expertise: Strong proficiency with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite) and Microsoft Office Suite, particularly advanced Excel skills. Experience with AP automation tools is a plus.</li> <li>Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and motivate a team to achieve high performance.</li> <li>Cross-functional collaboration: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships and influence stakeholders across various departments.</li> <li>Problem-solving: Strong analytical skills with a proactive approach to resolving discrepancies and complex cross-functional issues.</li> <li>Process improvement: Proven track record of identifying and successfully implementing process improvements in an accounts payable or related environment.</li> <li>Detail-oriented: Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy in all financial record-keeping and reporting.</li> <li>Global mindset: Experience working with a global or multinational team and managing accounts in different currencies.</li> </ul><div>What Makes Cloudflare Special? We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet. <a href="https://blog.cloudflare.com/protecting-free-expression-online/">Project Galileo</a>: Since 2014, weve equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost. <a href="https://www.cloudflare.com/athenian/">Athenian Project</a>: In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, weve provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states. <a href="https://1.1.1.1/">1.1.1.1</a>: We released<a href="https://1.1.1.1/"> 1.1.1.1</a> to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our<a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/privacy/public-dns-resolver"> privacy commitment</a> and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers. Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you! This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license. Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness.  All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their, or any other persons, perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer. Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.  Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to, changing the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.  If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job, please contact us via e-mail at hr@cloudflare.com or via mail at 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107.</div>

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