Job Description
Operational Excellence Consultant - Remote
The P2P Process Expert is a subject matter expert in the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process, with deep understanding across vendor onboarding, purchase order (PO) creation, invoice processing, and vendor payments. This role is key in supporting risk and compliance initiatives, ensuring strong control adherence and audit readiness within the P2P landscape.
This role demands a proven track record in supporting risk management and compliance activities across the P2P lifecycle, including system functionality and internal control frameworks. You will play a central role in ensuring a successful audit cycle, including preparation, coordination, and response to internal and external audits (e.g., SOx compliance).
Key Focus Areas
Primary:
SAP VIM (Vendor Invoice Management) for invoice processing
Travel & Expense (T&E) handling
Controls adherence and audit support
Secondary:
Ivalua (sourcing and procurement system for indirect spend)
Vendor onboarding, PO creation, and exception handling
Payments to indirect vendors via SAP S/4HANA
Key Responsibilities
Lead and support end-to-end SOx audit cycles, including walkthroughs, mock audits, and sample testing for P2P-related controls.
Maintain strong expertise in the entire P2P process and a solid understanding of SOx (Sarbanes-Oxley Act) requirements, especially those related to internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR).
Collaborate with internal stakeholders (control owners, process owners, finance compliance) and external auditors to ensure timely and accurate audit deliverables.
Identify, document, and support the resolution of SOx control deficiencies through structured root cause analysis and the drafting of Deficiency Memos.
Contribute to the design, documentation, and continuous improvement of the P2P control framework to ensure compliance and audit readiness.
Prepare clear, comprehensive audit evidence, process documentation, and control narratives to support SOx testing and enhance transparency.
Monitor the execution of key controls and escalate issues or gaps in line with internal risk and compliance frameworks.
Support cross-functional initiatives and participate in ad hoc tasks or projects as required by management.
Promote and support effective cross-functional communication to ensure smooth rollouts of process or system changes, maintaining a high level of professionalism.
Please send your CV or call Toni to discuss further.
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