Experience:
• 2+ years of experience in a financial shared service center supporting multiple countries / business units.
• Diversified Industrial Products/Manufacturing industry experience preferred
• Prior experience in S2P area, payments and vendor management functions in a shared services environment
• Ability to work in culturally diverse teams with many levels of personnel
• Ability to work with deadlines
• Experience with ERPs
Knowledge:
• Undergraduate degree in Finance / Accounting / Business Administration
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Proficiency in English
• Strong accounting background
• Excellent analytical skills. Ability to identify and resolve problems
• Strong communication skills
Position:
o This position will report to the S2P Process Delivery Supervisor and be a member of S2P teams focused on Travel & Expense, Invoice Processing, Payment Processing, Vendor Management, and other AP activities. Key responsibilities include:
o Support migration of S2P processes from countries throughout the Americas to San Jose, Costa Rica and prepare S2P related process documentation (process maps and work instructions)
o Handle and resolve escalated Accounts Payable, invoice and payment processing issues
o Answer and resolve vendor and AP workflow queries to ensure timely resolution
o Maintain vendor accounts and reconciliation
o Day to day contact with CG
o Ensure proper processing of internal and 3rd party vendor invoices
o Prepare and process vendor payments
o Maintain communication with vendors and banks
o Execute S2P month end close activities including AP accruals and journal entries
o Execute periodically S2P reporting or upon request KPI’s measurements;
o Ensure compliance with tax and other statutory requirements of the local markets
o Process of accounting and financial data in an accurate and timely manner within S2P area
o Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the S2P function, ensuring that improvements are incorporated in the work routine.
o Ensure robust compliance environment with applicable policies, procedures and processes
o Build relationship with key stakeholders including corporate suppliers
o Execute Concur audits and any other Credit Card related processes