Process Owner, Purchase-to-pay

Group Services

Metsä Group is a successful forest industry group with roots in the Finnish forest - Our parent company is a cooperative of over 90,000 forest owners. Metsä Group’s Group Services employ some 1,000 professionals in finance, IT, sourcing and logistics, HR, technology, business process development, communications, law, and many other fields. Their task is to support Metsä Group and its Business Areas in implementing their strategy. Our specialists’ independent work is supported by a strongly networked workplace community.

We welcome people from diverse backgrounds and different stages of life. Metsä has space and opportunities for many kinds of talent, regardless of age, gender, ethnic background, sexual orientation, disability or other characteristics – Metsä is for all. Read more: metsagroup.com/metsaforall.

Metsä Group is looking for a

Process Owner, Purchase-to-pay

to join our Accounting Service team in Espoo or Gdansk.

What is the job that awaits you?

In this role, you will own and actively develop the end-to-end Purchase-to-Pay process on the finance side and share accountability for the overall Purchase-to-Pay process with Procurement. You will ensure that the process is efficient, standardized, well controlled and aligned with organizational and Group-level objectives.  A key focus will be the development of our two purchase invoice solutions, Medius and Basware, and the related ways of working.

As Process Owner, you will be the leading subject matter expert and a trusted partner for all stakeholders on Purchase-to-Pay matters in finance. You will translate business needs into clear development priorities and requirements, define the target state and guide implementation together with project team. The role does not include day-to-day operational execution but supports operations by advising and guiding local key users and end users in problem situations. However, you will take an active role in process disruptions and system-related issues, ensure root causes are identified, and drive corrective actions with the relevant stakeholders.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Own and develop the end-to-end Purchase-to-Pay process on the finance side and jointly govern the overall Purchase-to-Pay process with Procurement. Covering also related systems.

• Define the process vision, target state, roadmap, priorities, controls and performance expectations.

• Support group level or cross-functional development and transformation initiatives within own process area.

• Coordinate process-related system changes and testing withing own process area.

• Drive continuous improvement. Challenge current ways of working and turn improvement ideas into scalable process and system solutions.

• Act as a trusted expert and sparring partner across the organization.

What are we expecting of you?

To succeed in this role, you bring a solid background in finance processes and a strong understanding of how end-to-end processes and their interdependencies work in a corporate or group environment.

We expect you to have:

• Strong and solid end-to-end understanding of Accounts Payable and Purchase-to-Pay processes, their controls and their interdependencies with Procurement, accounting and reporting. Prior work experience acting as finance process owner or manager for accounts payable or other finance functions is seen as advantage.

• A relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or a related field.

• Demonstrated experience in process ownership, process leadership or a comparable senior finance development role in system development projects, transformation initiatives or in complex cross-functional projects.

• Excellent finance systems and ERP capabilities. Experience with Medius, Basware and SAP is considered an advantage.

• Curiosity and the courage to challenge established practices, identify improvement opportunities and propose new approaches.

• Strong collaboration and communication skills, while having ability to work independently and prioritize effectively. You have sense of responsibility.

• Communicate fluently in written and spoken English. Finnish is considered an advantage.

Career in the new era at Metsä Group

An international growth business – build a successful career At Metsä Group. The forest industry is a prime example of the bioeconomy and circular economy, and shows the way to the future. Megatrends such as urbanisation and rising living standards are driving Metsä Group’s business and the shift to renewable fossil free raw materials. With us, you’ll get to develop future skills, business and products with a long-term perspective, together with our top professionals. Our big company offers a wide range of career opportunities and many interesting challenges.

Metsä Group has a responsible corporate culture that creates a safe working environment for all of us. We value good leadership and support for personal career development. We encourage you to display your competence and will provide you with opportunities to use it.

We offer our employees a wide range of fringe benefits, including comprehensive occupational health care, and extensive training and development opportunities.  To support wellbeing at work, we encourage our employees to take advantage of culture and sports benefits.

Anonymous recruitment - this is how it works

This is an anonymous recruitment process. The gender and date of birth of the applicant are not asked for on the application form. Personal details such as name, mother tongue, time of studies, name of educational institution and contact details are hidden until the interview stage. Attachments (such as CVs) are also hidden.

Recruiters have access to the contact details of those invited for interview once the applicant has been selected for interview.

Our system will guide you through the application process. The questions on the application form will help you present your skills and experience anonymously. Answer all questions carefully. If you’re invited for interview, your CV will be displayed to the recruiters to support the interview.

Read more and watch the video on anonymous recruitment.

https://www.metsagroup.com/careers/work-with-us/anonymous-recruitment/

Would you like to know more? Contact us!
Because the application process is anonymous, we don’t record any information about people who contact us. So don’t hesitate to call us if you have any questions about the position or the recruitment process itself. For more information about the position, please contact SVP, Group Finance Antti Kiljunen. You can reach Antti by phone on +358 50 598 7394 or by email at [email protected].

What happens next?

Click on the link above to apply. Please send your application as soon as possible, as we’ll already start processing applications during the application period. Please include your curriculum vitae and salary request.

As described above, the personal data of internal applicants will also be hidden.

The application will be open until 10.9.2026. We wish you the best of luck!