In this role, the candidate will be continuously looking for ways to improve the current processes by involving the various P2P teams and asking critical questions. A critical mindset, ability to multi-task and clear communication with different stakeholders is crucial. The role will also include responsibility for training documentation and audit related responsibilities.
What you'll be doing
- Driving improvements for complex Procure To Payment (PTP) processes and identifying gaps and opportunities to optimize the current process
- Designing and executing targeted solutions to resolve identified problems, improving process efficiency and accuracy
- Executing root cause analysis to identify mismatched data, incompatible data formats, or differences in data between SAP and the external system
- Evaluating the impact of the gap on the multiple ledgers of the financial system
- Ensuring data accuracy, completeness, conversion, migration, and validation
- Collaborating closely with regional AP team, cross-functional teams including business, FinTech, etc.
- Analyzing P2P processes to identify inefficiencies, data discrepancies, and integration issues affecting business operations
- Reporting of anomalies identified during the integration between SAP and other tools
- System Functionality, training on the process to (new) colleagues
- Ensuring compliance and control adherence as company policies
- Participate in global (cross functional) projects and support in UAT (design/test scope definition)
- Set and Monitor KPIs for the team
- Draft and execute processes to enhance the processing teams performance e.g. Quality Checks, Productivity Analysis, etc.
- Performing complex vendor/GRIR reconciliation and ensuring timely resolution of discrepancies
- Raising tickets or taking action on tickets (SNOW/Zendesk)
- Work with Financial Systems product teams to design and embed their technical products into existing scalable operations while understanding how this impacts other departments, SOX & compliance
- Support PTP manager in achieving departmental priorities through projects, controls and related initiatives
- Identify, design, initiate and drive changes for Purchase-to-Pay authorization, define and drive elimination of PTP SOD issues (GRC)
What you'll bring
- Experience 7-10 years in PTP and a proven track record of Improving operational processes through standardization and/or automation
- Expert skills in data visualization, Power BI, SQL, Click View, Tableau
- Certifications in SAP FICO Module (preferred)
- Certification in Lean Six Sigma (preferred)
- Thorough knowledge of SAP VIM system is a must with exposure to VIM system business administrator (e.g. roles assignment, FSU activities), Ivalua (preferred)
- Thorough knowledge of SAP (S4H) system in FI and MM module, level - advanced user with understandings of SAP posting standards/rules/elements
- Knowledge of SAP authorization model/structure / GRC and SOD
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent MS Office/Google workspace exposure with strong MS Excel/GoogleSheets knowledge
- Excellent accounting knowledge
- Thorough experience managing and improving integration performance (e.g. between SAP VIM and Ivalua)
- Experience in KPI system building/data analysis
- Audit/risk experience (preferred)
- Structured way of thinking and strong presenting skills
- Ability to work independently, self-motivation and discipline
- Solid understanding of and experience with process audits
[Hybrid & EMEA Shifts]
