Job Description:
AP Operational Manager. - The primary goal of this role is to enable operational effectiveness through partnering with stakeholders and deliver strategic processes that enable consistent, efficient, and standard service delivery in alignment with Mars Five Principles. This role is responsible to ensure Accounts Payable functional performance, measuring and improving the process. This role serves as a business partner and copilot responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders of Accounts Payable (upstream & downstream functional teams, business unit, 3rd party partners, etc.).
What are we looking for?
Essential requirements
1) Financial and accounting knowledge
2) SAP knowledge
3) People Management
Nice to have
1) Experience collaborating in Finance Service Center
2) Collaboration with 3rd party offshore Team
3) OneNavision
What will be your key responsibilities?
Business Partner driving Operational Effectiveness
- Provide guidance to business partner organization, monitors & drives performance as well as collaborating on initiatives that drive overall health of AP processes, with specific focus on invoice-to-pay, disbursements and exception handling.
- Direct the reporting and analytics team members to design operational metrics and dashboards; oversee scorecard results and work with key leaders to ensure business results stay on track.
- Ensure team is partnering with local stakeholders to drive improvements, reduce aged balances, and deliver insights
Delivers Results through Offshore Team
- Delivers results through offshore team members while not having a direct reporting relationship.
- Owns on-going coaching to drive awareness of the Mars culture (Five Principles) and leadership competencies required to be successful within the integral shared service organization
Continuous Improvement
- Continuously upskills to align with the S&F; Capability Framework
- Lead standardization and documentation efforts across supported processes.
Controls & Governance
- Drive FinOps to sustainable compliance by assessing the effectiveness of internal processes, controls and risks
- Provide control insight and framework to address execution issues and gaps in existing control environment
What can you expect from Mars?
- Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
- Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
- Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
- An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.