P2P Lead (French speaking) – 6-month Contract (inside IR35 £350-400pd – Bracknell (hybrid)
French language fluency with proven management experience in European-wide corporate P2P environments?
Are you experienced in using SAP and working with offshore shared service environments?
This opportunity should be of interest!
The Role:
As the P2P Lead, you will serve as the primary contact for all Purchase to Pay (P2P)-related operations and escalations within certain French-speaking territories, playing a key role in managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You will guide a high-performing team within the Finance and Procurement Shared Service Centre, ensuring efficiency in key processes.
The department is delivering a significant business process and system transformation. This role therefore demands a proactive approach to driving change and innovation while maintaining high operational standards.
*Fluency in French and English languages is essential. German fluency would be an added benefit.*
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the main escalation point for P2P queries, providing resolution support and ensuring smooth operations.
- Lead the P2P team in managing purchase orders, invoices, supplier reconciliations, and expense management.
- Drive process improvements, focusing on standardisation, simplification, and automation of P2P functions.
- Monitor and manage regional Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align P2P processes with broader organisational goals, including sustainability and working capital objectives.
- Support change management initiatives, providing training and insights to enhance user experience.
- Contribute to policy updates, ensuring compliance with regional tax laws and financial controls.
About You:
- Fluent English & French (German also desirable).
- Proven track record working within a busy, fast paced Pan European Corporate environment and achieving targets and deadlines.
- Previous experience in Travel and Expense management is required.
- Previous management experience in Purchase to Pay environment is required.
- Experience using SAP and intermediate/advanced excel and PC skills required.
- Experience working with a corporate offshore shared service environment.
- Effective organiser with ability to prioritise workload.
- Proactive attitude with willingness to support others.
- Demonstrate ability to build effective working relationships.
- Attention to detail.
- Experience of staff management.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
Desirable
- COUPA and Concur experience is desirable.