Allucent is seeking experienced candidates for the position of Director, Procure to Pay Finance Shared Services to join our Finance team in our Chennai, Tamil Nadu office. Responsible for managing and supporting our existing shared services organization in Chennai, which includes accounts payable, investigator payments, travel and expense, and credit card administration. This includes ensuring timely and accurate processing of accounting transactions and ensuring compliance with all policies and procedures, while maintaining an environment of continuous improvement.
Job Description and Responsibilities:
Ø Develop and oversee administration of internal metrics across Shared Services.
Ø Utilize metrics to influence efficiencies across internal teams and business partners.
Ø Identify and develop Shared Services priorities, driving an environment of continuous improvement.
Ø Lead Projects/Initiatives across the Shared Services organization.
Ø Define and agree SLAs with “in scope” entities, including KPIs, and manage performance.
Ø Lead shared services teams of approximately 10 employees.
Ø Procure to Pay (Accounts Payable, Travel & Expense Reporting, Credit Card administration, Payment Execution).
Qualifications & Skills:
Ø Degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent relevant experience.
Ø Minimum of eight (8) years of finance or accounting experience.
Ø Hands on experience in working in ERP environment such as D365.
Ø Familiar with US and international bank disbursement processes and platforms.
Ø Experienced providing process training for direct reports and cross functional teams.
Ø Effective organizational and time management skills.
Ø Proven flexibility and adaptability.
Ø Ability to manage large volumes of data using various systems.
Ø Excellent communication skills both written and verbal in English.
Ø Expertise in process analysis, documentation, improvement and automation.
Ø Six Sigma or related process excellence experience a plus.
Ø Must have the ability to lead and influence the organization with integrity and respect.
Ø Attention to detail.
Specific Tasks:
Ø Metrics Reporting
Ø AP/Vendor Query Resolution
Ø Expense report query resolution
Ø Support resolving credit card decline and credit limit issues
Ø Travel policy maintenance
Ø Near term advance funding balance tracking
Ø Support the Veeva payments implementation
Ø Drive and support completion of work instruction documentation across all SSC teams
Ø Distribute monthly travel reporting metrics