Operations Officer P2P

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

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Job Description

1. Purpose/Key Objectives of the Job:

What is the primary purpose of this job? Describe the 5-6 main objectives of the job and the approximate % of time spent performing each objective.

The Operations Officer P2P-Payments is responsible on executing the P2P activities of Payments according to the process design and using the applications provided. The delivery of the activities should be done in an effective way and providing high quality. Compliance also to the rules and policies in relation to master data is mandatory to secure that AkzoNobel’s assets are protected.

• • Perform operational activities in relation to payments as per the process
  • Follow all the compliance tasks that are part of the process
  • Be alerted for any incompliance bridge of process
  • Execute review of payments as per the process audit and compliance
  • Raising process inefficiencies to the process champions
  • Deliver testing and UAT according to the plan
  • Use continuous improvement mindset
  • Deliver continuous improvement projects

2. Responsibilities:

Describe the responsibilities as clearly as possible. Which tasks is the job holder responsible for and in what way? What results are to be achieved?

Operations:

• Execute operational tasks of P2P for Payments
• Deliver lean, stable and controlled operations with high performance and quality
• Embed a continuous improvement mentality and way of working to operations

Process:

• Ensures end-to-end integration of all elements of the process, functional ownership via policies, procedures, master data, controls, organizational structures and KPI’s;
• Ensure a healthy and robust internal control and risk mindset, and ensure that controls are delivered and relevant policies are compiled to.

3. Job Requirements:

Essential educational qualifications, relevant experience and requested skills.

• Graduate degree in Finance, Economics or equivalent work experience;
• Experience in P2P process improvement and root cause analysis;
• Understanding of Continuous improvement;
• Experience with SAP ECC;
• Knowledge of basic Accounts Payable
• Understanding analytical and problem solving skills;
• Customer service mindset with excellent customer service skills;

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.