Manager - Procurement - SSC Setup

Key Responsibilities:

SSC setup and growth

- Hiring and developing a high-performing SSC AP team, to scale from 0 to 30+ people within the next 18 months

- Managing transition for AP services to be transferred under Company SSC 3 year roadmap, including invoice handling, payments, and travel and expenses

- Accelerate opportunities to transfer AP tasks from Company local Finance to the SSC together with Company Finance leadership

Operational excellence:

- Responsible within the Finance SSC for delivering AP SSC services and meeting SLAs and expectations on quality and costs

- Ensure compliance with risk management and controls including SOX 404 within the SSC AP function

Process innovation and transformation:

- Working with the AP Global Process Owner to enhance and standardise SSC AP processes

- Enhancing the use of our Oracle ERP & EPM and other leading technology e.g. Coupa to automate processes and reduce risk

Stakeholder management:

- Representing the SSC AP functions to global stakeholders and ensuring high satisfaction with services from Finance and non-Finance stakeholders including suppliers

- Collaborating with AP leads at business locations, as well as other Finance and Procurement leads within Hyderabad

People management:

- Lead and develop the SSC AP team in close collaboration with the SSC Head of Finance and Group Finance leadership

- Instil Companies values of Win Together, Passion for Players, and Empower and Own in the AP SSC Finance team

- Develop a 'One Finance team' culture where the SSC AP team integrates seamlessly with the wider Finance organisation

Skills and Experience:

- Qualified accountant or equivalent with 10+ years post qualification experience

- Strong academic record

- 5+ years experience in leading an AP SSC function (20+ people) ideally involving the setup or expansion of AP SSC activity for a high growth company

- Excellent understanding of AP and P2P best practices

- 3+ years of Oracle ERP experience

- Experience of SOX 404 controls

- Ability to train and develop Finance staff

- Ambitious, with the drive to develop a best-in-class AP SSC function

Staff management:

- This role will initially have dotted line responsibility for the HSCC AP team with the potential to take over line management responsibilities in the future

- Recruit local staff in collaboration with Global Finance and AP leadership

- Develop team members in conjunction with Finance leadership so that they perform and contribute in a positive way to the success of the team, including developing and updating any required SSC AP specific training