Procurement Manager at Sage

Job description

Job Description As part of the new Global Finance Organisation, an International Finance Operations function is being established to deliver transactional processing services across

Australia, Asia, Middle East and Brazil covering Purchase to Pay (P2P), Order to Cash (O2C), and Record to Report (R2R).

This part- time role is part of the Procurement/ P2P team in the International Finance Operations function. The role is responsible for performing the purchasing and payables processes ensuring it meets the current and future needs of the business and is reflecting the underlying business terms and Sage policies.

Based in Johannesburg, the successful candidate will be experienced in performing this role in Finance Operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Performing the Purchase to Pay processes including invoice exception handling, payment proposal, including prepayments and recurring payments.
• Delivering an excellent service whilst optimising Days Payable Outstanding (DPO).
• Planning and prioritising your own workload to ensure deadlines are achieved.
• Being involved in learning and development activities, including setting a personal development plan.
• Displaying a service culture at all times.
• Work with other teams in finance and the business to resolve issues.
• Ensure compliance with Sage policies and procedures.
• Contribute to work processes being documented, standardised and modified in a controlled manner, waste eliminated and the value stream map for the area updated.
• Active participation in process improvement projects as per the Sage continuous improvement culture.
• Contribution to the reporting, understanding and action plans around team KPIs and process controls as per Service Management Framework.
• Input to departmental/companywide projects as required.
• Covering for other P2P Analysts as required.
• Ensure the P2P Manager remains up to date of process issues.

Must Have

• Skills, know-how and experience:
• Over 3 years previous Accounts Payable/Creditors experience, preferably in a technology environment.
• Previous experience in a service oriented culture including working with SLAs.
• Experience with working in a culture of continuous improvement would be an advantage.
• Previous ERP experience.
• Previous OCR technology and process experience would be an advantage.

Technical / Professional Qualifications

No specific qualifications are required