.This Analyst role is vacant within the corporate Finance subdepartment GFO (Global Finance Operations) P2P Invoice Management-Europe, global financial operations. In Europe, this department consists of 7 employees: 1 Specialist, 2 Senior Analysts, and 3 Analysts, all reporting to the Senior Manager.Key aspect is intensive collaboration with procurement and SCM-departments as well as other stakeholders within the procure-to-pay processes like budget holders, colleagues within Treasury and other finance departments, tax-department, goods receivers, etc.JOB PURPOSEProcess all of the incoming invoices, both purchase order as well as not purchase order related in such a way that all issues have been solved or have been escalated in a correct way to the impacted stakeholder in the process.Prepare, check, and perform all payment runs in scope, in line with all requirements.Contribute to correctly, completely, and timely execution of other operational responsibilities like handling of accounts payable related central mailboxes, corrections, master data requests.Act as contact person for both internal (procurement/SCM/tax-dpt/business) and external stakeholders/suppliers.RESPONSIBILITIESDaily processing of incoming vendor invoices via the SAP Invoice Management tool ending up in predefined workflow exceptions (according to the system configuration), where the team will be measured on correctness and timeliness of processing (being pro-active and solution driven).Execute the relevant activities to prepare, run and check the payment runs/payment exceptions including taking proper (correction) actions and/or escalation to proper stakeholders when needed, amongst which IM-colleagues, Treasury department, Master data team.Initiate and monitor creation of non-PO vendors as well as any other relevant master data changes for existing vendors (mainly bank data and VAT-numbers).Collect recurring operational issues, report to align and discuss with Senior Analysts and Specialist within IM-team.Feel and act responsible for all activities in scope of GFO P2P IM Europe-team, including support and/or take over activities from direct colleagues when and where needed.MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTSMin. Bachelor degree within Finance/Economics.Basic knowledge of Procure to pay-processes and especially the roles & responsibilities of Accounts Payable within these processes.Fluently verbal and writing knowledge & skills of English next to Dutch or Spanish close-to-native language (depending on the location).Good knowledge of Microsoft tools Outlook/Word and Excel.Basic knowledge of VAT-guidelines in different European countries and able to apply them in correct way during invoice handling.Working effectively and constructively with others with a positive mindset; establishing and maintaining good working relationships, committed to the team and targets set (collaboration, customer focused)
