Payment Associate

Job Summary

Manages the end-to-end purchase to pay process to ensure accuracy and compliance. Coordinates with suppliers and internal teams to resolve invoice discrepancies. Supports financial audits by providing necessary documentation and reports.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Monitors the integrity of end‑to‑end Purchase-to-Pay processes within the assigned scope, ensuring compliance with directives, efficiency and timeliness.

• Collaborates with the operational team to identify and mitigate key risks in the Purchase‑to‑Pay process.

• Monitors and addresses deviations from established KPIs by implementing corrective actions within the market.

• Interacts with Key Stakeholders in the market regarding Purchase-to-Pay related issues and escalations, maintaining constructive relationships.

• Collaborates with cross‑functional teams to enhance end‑to‑end Source‑to‑Pay processes, driving standardization, simplification and operational excellence by using lean methodology.

• Identifies digitalization opportunities and collaboratively drives key projects across the entire Source-to-Pay process, aiming to automate workflows.

• Supports month-end and year-end closing activities related to Purchase-to-Pay.

• Prepares reports and documentation to support internal and external audits.

• Executes ICS controls relating to the Purchase-to-Pay processes.

• First point of contact for audits (internal/ external).

Critical Experiences

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field is required to ensure foundational knowledge in financial processes and controls.

• Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience in purchase to pay operations, invoice processing, vendor management, and internal control compliance within a finance or accounting environment.

• Certification in Accounts Payable or Finance-related internal control standards (e.g., Certified Accounts Payable Professional - CAPP) is essential to validate expertise in P2P processes and compliance requirements.