P2P Team Lead

The team is under the Global Finance of Vestas Shared Services Centre. As part of Vestas Global Finance Shared Service Centre, the team primarily provides standardized, rule-based services to the region. This refers to the end-to-end processes of Accounts Payable. Proactively works with Regional Finance, Treasury, and other SSC functional areas to ensure issues and concerns are addressed positively and by prescribed deadlines.

Finance SSC > Purchase to Pay > IP & IR (AME/MED/LAT/Global Support & Freight)

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise the Accounts Payable (AP) 
• Be up to date on the professional and IT-technical development within the team's functional area and bring relevant improvement proposals forward to the SSC Management
• Assess major changes in process and operational scopes which will require cross-function assessment (RF / LoB / HQ) and provide sign-off for items that impact Operations within their functional scope and present to Sr. Manager for approval
• Monitoring the KPIs and PPIs for the team and if required taking preventive and corrective actions to ensure performance by agreements
• Ensure that the team meets the requirements of the Law and the requirements of the auditors according to the recorded materials and the internal controls instructed by the Vestas compliance policies ready to be presented to Sr. Managers for final review
• Facilitate knowledge sharing related to specific processes within own team
• Participate in knowledge sharing with other team leads
• Initial workload assessment and recommendation on utilization strategy of resources
• Ensure execution of AP process for own team by good practice and service delivery requirements, and securing a valid data output for further analysis
• Keep process flows for country exceptions up to date, well-documented, and described in the global repository

Qualifications

• Accounting graduate
• At least 2 years of team lead/ supervisory experience, preferably in a shared service or business process outsourcing environment
• At least 6 years combined experience in finance and accounting, 4 years of which is in end-to-end accounts payable (Invoice Processing, Issue Resolution, Payments, Vendor Reconciliation and Relations, GRNI, and other month-end activities and Optimization)
• Preferably with good exposure in working with Service Level Agreements and metrics (KPI)
• Practical knowledge of ERP applications (SAP, Smartscan, ServiceNow, etc.)

Competencies

• Good English communication skills, both verbal and written
• Possess great leadership and interpersonal skills
• Able to coach, mentor, and train team members
• Good in MS Office applications (MS Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
• Flexible and willing to work on holidays as needed and on any shift as maybe assigned
• Independent and can work with minimal supervision
• With positive behavior and attitude. Can blend well with different kinds of personalities

What we offer

We offer you an exciting role with great professional and personal development opportunities in an inspiring, progressive, international work environment at an established manufacturer of wind turbines. We offer attractive company perks like fitness subsidy, health insurance, pension, life insurance, medical, travel, internet, etc. We have a modern, inspiring office overlooking Manila Bay, conveniently located near public transport. We believe in work-life balance and plan annual offsite outings, team building, and sports events. In Vestas, you will experience an innovative environment where no days are ever the same, strengthening your personal and professional growth.

Additional Information

We amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including before the advertised closing date. Please be advised to apply on or before the 31st of May 2024.

Additional Benefits

• Fitness Subsidy
• Retirement Benefit Plan

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About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. 
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field. 
With 29,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future. 
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity. 
To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our Talent Universe to receive notifications on new and relevant postings.