Finance Associate

Lead Foundation function with maintaining the SPA mailbox for all business and vendor inquiries. The individual will be responsible for creating PO, PR and GR request for all Foundation invoices. The analyst will also oversee and ensure all new vendors are set up correctly in the system by working with AP team. The analyst will ensure that accounts payable invoices are maintained within the payment terns for all vendors.

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining Foundation teams SPA mailbox
• Managing invoices and payment requests from vendors/business partners
• Opening ServiceNow tickets for PO, PR requests and GR
• Opening ServiceNow tickets for new vendor setup
• Proactively troubleshoot and resolve any delays or issues encountered during the invoice and vendor processes
• Update accounts payable tracker timely
• Support business partners with purchasing (general guidance, My Buy, CANDEX)
• Support ad-hoc requests from business partners
• Update reporting metrics (KPI's) for business partners

Qualifications:

• 5 - 6 years of experience in finance and planning
• Bachelor's/Master's Degree in commerce/business administration / economic with high level of Finance & Accounting Experience
• Experience managing a P&L and AP related transactions
• Sound knowledge of Financial systems and tools (SAP, MS Office and Other financial reporting systems)
• Strong understanding of business processes
• Strong leadership capabilities
• Strong technical knowledge and experience of both Management reporting and planning processes
• Experience in leading process excellence and performance improvement
• Exceptional communication skills. Proficiency in English language