Description

As an S2P Specialist, you will play a crucial role in ensuring smooth sourcing, ordering, and invoice processing. Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve collaborating with various teams, managing supplier relationships, and driving process improvements while maintaining compliance.

Requirements

• •Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, or comparable local degree
• •Substantial experience in P2P, Accounts Payable, or Shared Services
• •Proficiency in SAP (preferably S4HANA) and familiarity with global ERP environments
• •Strong understanding of S2P processes design, controls, and accounting principles
• •Fluency in Business English and German at least B2 level; additional languages a plus
• •Analytical, structured, and solution-oriented with an AI-savvy approach
• •Excellent communication skills with service-driven mindset
• •Team player with cross-cultural awareness, self-starter, comfortable navigating complexity and change
• •Experience with tools like Ariba, Celonis, or similar process mining platforms

Tasks

• •Manage the end-to-end P2P process from purchase requisition to payment execution
• •Process invoices accurately and on time, including PO and non-PO invoices, with 2-way and 3-way matching in SAP
• •Monitor open items, blocked invoices, and parked documents, ensuring timely resolution and clear ledgers
• •Serve as the point of contact for internal business units within German Novartis entities and other EU markets
• •Collaborate with procurement and finance teams to resolve exceptions and disputes
• •Support supplier relationship management by addressing requests and proactively resolving issues
• •Ensure compliance with internal control frameworks, SOX regulations, and local accounting and tax requirements
• •Prepare documentation for internal and external audits and participate in audit meetings as needed
• •Contribute to the design and implementation of digital and automation initiatives like OCR and eInvoicing
• •Identify root causes of inefficiencies and suggest or lead corrective actions
• •Monitor KPIs such as Invoice Cycle Time and On-Time Payment percentage to support process transparency
• •Participate in operational reviews and governance meetings with country and global stakeholders

Tools & Technologies