Senior PTP Process Expert

The Sr. P2P PE understands the full scope and has thorough knowledge of the Procure to Pay process, from Vendor onboarding and PO creation to invoice processing and payments The role requires a proven track record in process implementation, Purchase to Pay system functionalities and efficiency improvement

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

Key Responsibilities:

• 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 Eg - 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).

Required Skills:

• Minimum 7+ years in PTP and a proven track record of Improving operational processes through standardization and/or automation
• Expert skills in Power BI or Tableau [Mandate], SQL , Click View, data visualization
• Certifications in SAP FICO Module (preferred)
• Certification in Lean Six Sigma (preferred)
• Thorough knowledge of SAP HANA + FI + MM + VIM or Ivalua [Mandate]
• 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 (eg between SAP VIM and Ivalua)
• Experience in KPI system building/data analysis
• Audit/risk experience (preferred)
• Structure way of thinking and strong presenting skills
• Ability to work independently, self-motivated and disciplined
• Solid understanding of and experience with process audits