Process Owner Invoice to Pay

This position will partner closely with Procurement, Accounts Payable, Controllership, Treasury, and Information Technology to define, prioritize, and deliver functional and technical requirements. The role will act as the Finance design authority across the full procurement and payment lifecycle, ensuring alignment between business process objectives, financial controls, and system capabilities.

This is a highly visible Director-level role requiring deep finance expertise, strong cross-functional leadership, and the ability to influence across a highly matrixed organization.

Basic Qualifications

• Demonstrated functional expertise across SAP Finance modules, with deep specialization in Procure-to-Pay and Accounts Payable processes.
• Minimum 10+ years of progressive Finance, Accounts Payable, or Controllership experience within large, complex global organizations.
• Proven SAP S/4HANA implementation experience, including process design, deployment, and validation.
• Strong expertise in vendor invoice management, AP accounting, payment processing, and procurement-finance integration.
• Experience with working capital management and payables optimization strategies.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, compliance requirements, and audit considerations within P2P processes.
• Experience with invoice automation tools, workflow solutions, and touchless processing strategies preferred.
• Experience working within Agile delivery methodologies and leading cross-functional teams through complex transformation initiatives.
• Experience with SAP Signavio and/or process mining tools to benchmark and optimize process performance preferred.

We Value

• Demonstrated ability to deliver “fast and right” results in a highly matrixed environment.
• Strong executive presence with exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Deep finance and controllership acumen with the ability to connect process design to measurable business outcomes.
• Proven ability to influence and drive alignment across functions without direct authority.
• Strong understanding of procurement, supplier management, and payables operational drivers.
• Proven capability to establish governance and operate a results-oriented Management Operating System (MOS).
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, solve complex business problems, and deliver practical, scalable solutions.
• Ability to set clear expectations, drive accountability, and ensure execution excellence across teams.
• Collaborative leadership style with a focus on standardization, simplification, automation, and continuous improvement.

• Serve as the Finance functional lead and single point of accountability for SAP S/4HANA design, implementation, and validation of Invoice-to-Pay capabilities.
• Develop and maintain the global design model for P2P and I2P processes, including standardized process definitions, governance mechanisms, internal controls, and supporting documentation.
• Lead end-to-end process design and solution decisions across key Finance and procurement-related capabilities, including:
  • Purchase requisition-to-purchase order financial integration
  • Goods receipt and invoice receipt (GR/IR) accounting and reconciliation
  • Vendor invoice processing and validation
  • Three-way match design and exception handling
  • Accounts payable accounting and subledger management
  • Payment processing, payment runs, and disbursement controls
  • Vendor master data and financial governance
  • Tax, withholding, and regulatory compliance requirements
  • Accruals, liabilities, and period-end AP close processes
  • Working capital optimization and payables analytics
  • Invoice automation, workflow approvals, and touchless processing strategies
  • Supplier dispute management and exception resolution
• Partner with Procurement, Shared Services, Treasury, and Controllership stakeholders to define requirements, optimize processes, and drive enterprise standardization.
• Collaborate closely with Information Technology and SAP teams to translate business requirements into scalable, compliant system solutions.
• Drive integrated solution decisions across SAP S/4HANA modules, ensuring alignment between Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Treasury processes.
• Lead design validation activities, including testing strategy, defect prioritization, issue resolution, and deployment readiness.
• Establish governance and decision-making frameworks to manage design trade-offs, process changes, and implementation risks.
• Assess and prioritize current and future business requirements to support automation, compliance, and continuous improvement objectives.
• Support organizational readiness and adoption through stakeholder engagement, training alignment, and deployment planning.
• Represent Finance requirements in executive governance forums, providing recommendations, risk assessments, and implementation updates.