**P2P Capability Lead - VIP & P2P Expert Services**:
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In this role you will be lead a team that processes complex, sensitive or language dependent third party vendor invoices & queries/ related tasks from sensitive geographies eg HQ, that Global Hub is unable to process. Manage people, process & systems effectively, interacting closely with Divisions, adhering to KPI targets like Paid on Time. A sound process expertise & ability to manage a Cross Country invoices handling team (eg HQ PO & Non PO invoices, Turkey domestic invoices that are received in Turkish language, PL Non PO invoices that coding is done by Finance OpS, any such agreed scenarios) is the relevance of the role.
**This position reports to**:
Finance Delivery Manager - AP
**Your responsibilities**:
- Leading a functional work team within P2P CoE focused on the complete, accurate, and timely completion of accounting transactions.
- Fully managing human resource planning, selection, development, periodic performance review of team members and creating learning atmosphere among team members.
- Hands on with principles of invoices processing & usage of global workflow or other tools.
- KPI orientation (fulfil Paid on Time, No PO No Pay), ability to drive quality in the area of work.
- A strong awareness on global P2P policies (eg Invoices rejection, promote usage of approved Payment terms, & implement methods for team to fulfil the policies.
- Promote practices for team to follow SOPs, desk top procedures, any training content for COE & connected business personnel, periodical reviews/ updates to the documents as needed.
- Organize a structured reporting & interactions for unbooked or booked & blocked invoices awaiting action by business.
- Organize periodical peer reviews of transactional processing to assure quality is safeguarded & our team is self-reliant & comprehensive in invoices processing.
- Coach the team members on soft skills (eg sensitivity, empathy) considering complexity.
- Implement a process to perform root cause and remedials for identified issues in the process impacting quality of service delivery.
- Be the escalation point for Invoices handling by COE team, aided by regular interactions with Divisions.
- Implement a mechanism to receive & action feedback from Divisions & Vendors.
- Work on automation, process improvements, aligning with the Global Hub (Continuous improvement) and contribute to Productivity gains.
- Acting as the point of contact for external, internal and SOX audits and leading the internal control over Financial Reporting compliance and reporting for Accounts Payable testing.
**Your background**:
- Bachelor´s Degree in Finance, Business Management, Economics or related.
- Minimum 6 years of experience in Finance function, at least 3 years in a role relevant to Accounts Payable and 2 years in managing a team directly.
- Sensitive to customer needs & ability to communicate proactively, including structured interactions with Divisions on open invoices, solve issues in timely processing, etc.
- Experience in successfully leading a similar or a higher sized team in the past (at least 2 years).
- Expertise in the end-to-end P2P Process, involving SAP & Workflow tools.
- A working knowledge in technological platforms such as SAP, Readsoft, Basware, etc.
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task, handle different initiatives concurrently, create learning atmosphere among team members and leverage networks within the organization.
- Fluent English level.
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