Specialist P2P

Job Description Summary

Sandoz is going through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Generic and Biosimilar medicines.
Now as an independently listed company, Sandoz aims to increase its strategic focus, operate with greater agility, set clearer business objectives, enhance shareholder returns, and strengthen its culture for us, the Sandoz associates. This is an exciting time in our history, and by creating a new and ambitious path, it will provide a unique opportunity for us all, both professionally and personally.
Join us as a Founder of our ‘new’ Sandoz!
Job Purpose:
The Specialist Procure to Pay is responsible for supporting all aspects of the procure to pay process within Global Service Center (GSC) and the countries being supported. This includes Transaction Procurement, Invoice processing, Invoice exceptions handling, systems support, intercompany transactions, Query handling and invoice life cycle Management

 

Job Description

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Support P2P Lead to provide services at expected levels with a clear customer service and escalates exceptions, ensuring proper accounting of financial transactions.
• Interacts proactively with all functional areas to ensure appropriate accounting, financial reporting and settlement of liabilities are accomplished.
• Coordinate with local entities to provide seamless service.
• Contact Vendors to facilitate payment, ensuring alignment with business partners.
• Manage parked, blocked Invoices, assessing risk and proposing actions in collaboration with business partners and in compliance with policies and procedures.
• Manage direct debits and bill of exchange transactions in collaboration with Reporting and related banks.
• Perform Vendor Master Data Maintenance and regular statement reviews, i.e. invoicing in collaboration with Commercial Operations.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations of allocated accounts and ensure timely resolution and clean up of overdue items identified.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and/or Finance preferred
• Fluency in English both written and spoken
• 4 to 6 years of financial experience for major company or division of large corporation.
• Previous experience in procure to pay or accounts payable preferred; worked for European countries
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong knowledge of SAP, ARIBA, SRM, Concur, VIM etc.

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, touched the lives of almost 500 million patients last year and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, state-of-the-art production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum and entrepreneurial spirit is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is encouraged!

The future is ours to shape!

#Sandoz

 

Skills Desired

Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders, Building Effective Teams, Critical Thinking, Effective Communications, Financial Accounting, Financial And Management Reporting, People Development, Process Optimization, Resource Allocation, Understanding Value Drivers