The Transformation PTP Manager will oversee the delivery and support of Procure-to-Pay business processes. Will collaborate on design, implement, stabilize and embed the future state and best practices, enabling Finance to build further value add as a strategic partner to a growing business enabling the transformation through people, process and technology.

• Manage early payment requests with support of BPO, differentiating between rush payments and other early payment types across multiple countries/bank institutions.
• Interact with multi cultural team/clients.
• Reconcile payable reports each month to confirm that all amounts paid were accurate
• Manage inbound documents (invoice) coming through multiple sources, including Ariba network, central mailbox, digital archive, and EDI.
• Lead process workshop sessions with internal SMEs / Site / Regional leads and third party vendors
• Approve and post invoices in the system, verifying that invoice information is consistent with system information
• Connect with bank institutions and learn how to manage multiple payment methods for different markets/countries.
• Lean and adopt local statutory requirements to our global PTP process.
• Help standardize global or local process and take input from SMEs and Local Teams
• Navigates local and global requirements, finding ways to solution where these are in conflict, and acting in accordance with guiding principles for design and the overall program governance structure.
• Liaise with vendor, in case vendor master data updates are required to issue remittance advice
• Manage vendor onboarding process including vendor onboarding checks
• Assist in internal/external audit
• Address vendor inquiries
• Assist in extracting information for month-end reporting
• Participate in ad hoc projects in other areas as needed
• On receipt of scanned invoices, manually key invoices into the financial system

 Key Accountabilities:

• Requisition goods and services
• Invoice processing
• Process payments
• Address vendor inquiries and disputes
• Manage corporate card program
• Audit expense reports
• Perform PTP reconciliations/period end close activities

• 5+ years of experience on SAP ECC-S4/Hana ERP.
• 2+ years of experience in a supervisory role in accounting or a related financial role in a shared service environment.
• 5+ years of experience in invoicing, collections, and all PTP processes in a high transaction volume organization.
• Experience on an international environment, clients, projects. Exposure to markets outside US/Canada.
• Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university in either Business, Finance, Business Information Systems, Management Science or the appropriate experience may also be considered.
• Knowledgeable on front-end system and all PTP processes
• Strong analytical skills and ability to perform complex analysis and reconciliations
• Ability to develop, articulate and build support around a long term vision and implement incremental milestones in support of that vision
• Strong work-ethic and a self-starter who proactively seeks out new solutions
• Detail oriented

We’d love it if you also had:

• Ability to read/write Spanish or Portuguese
• Knowledge of Ariba, OpenText/VIM, Concur and other ERPS (E.g. PeopleSoft)
• Technically savvy with a robust change management skillset
• Experience with continuous improvement (TQM, Six Sigma, LEAN or similar process measurement and analysis techniques)
• Transformational experience.