Invoice Processing Accountant

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Key Responsibilities & Deliverables
Invoice processing accountant performs processes associated with invoice processing and posting activities. This position does not have direct reports.

Process, Governance, Stakeholder Management
• Executes the P2P invoice processing activities including invoice posting, data entry completeness and accuracy check, mail processing and issue resolution
• Processes invoices from receipt through posting in an efficient manner to ensure compliance with relevant payable systems, policies and procedures
• Communicates with third party stakeholders as needed via email, chat or phone to resolve invoice queries or discrepancies in order to post invoices (and/or credit memos) in a timely fashion and within customer Service Level Agreements
• Conducts reviews of vendor statements against open and closed invoices to identify missing or misbilled invoices
• Coordinates with invoice approvers and/or requisitioners to ensure timely review and approval of invoices to be released for disbursement
• Follows internal procedures and timelines to keep the service on agreed level of Key Performance Indicators
• Adheres to process governance including regular reporting and analysis of key metrics
• Supports General Accounting’s month end/year end closing procedures including general ledger reconciliations
• Supports process change improvements and system upgrades/updates
• Supports the Global Sourcing team in supplier identification, analysis, and maintenance

Skills & Capabilities
• Knowledge and understanding of Procurement and Purchasing functions with minimum 1 year of experience in a similar role, preferably in an SSC (Shared Service Centers) organization
• Experience in the Purchase to Pay processes, Operational awareness of all applicable US SOX & Operational controls for your area and ability to demonstrate a strong compliance-oriented mindset
• Actively work with core team members, internal customers/business partners, and distribution team members to build effective working relationships

Requirements
• Degree in Business and/or Accounting (or equivalent work experience)
• Minimum 1 year of experience in P2P or Finance function in SSC/BPO environment
• Ability to work in global team environment and communicate effectively with both internal business partners of all levels & disciplines as well as external team members
• Ability to proactively & effectively resolve process and technology problems
• Ability to effectively prioritize and complete key tasks and deliverables
• Able to respond flexibly to customer needs, effectively managing expectations
• Proven control orientation based on prior operational business roles
• Proficient in MS Office tools, ERP tool (experience in SAP preferred), experience in ServiceNow is a plus
• Proficient in English is mandatory; multi-lingual is a plus

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status