Accounts Payable Associate

Key Outputs: List the main results which the job must deliver in order to achieve its purpose.

• Coach and develop the AP Operations personnel as individuals and as a team, including career and succession planning.
• Define and monitor implementation of AP Stream Objectives, in line with the whole organizations Key Priorities in OMP
• Ensure agreed in scope processes are executed on time and with the highest level of quality.
• This includes but not limited to payment proposal validation before payment run, execution of payment run, execution of post-outgoing payment and post incoming entries, VLI editing related to payment activities such as manual blocking and unblocking of invoices in the VLI, mass update of entries in the assignment tab, and changing participant bank.
• Manage discussion with the market stakeholders on the results of the performance service level agreements (SLA’s) and operational concerns/issues.
• Work together with transition team to transition AP processes within the requirements of time, cost and quality.
• Ensure control and visibility of the AP service provided , including implementation and compliance with business and internal controls.
• Drive Continuous improvements projects that will bring improvement to productivity, processes and /or cost reductions. (Nestle Countious Excellence)
• Promote clear understanding of the Procure to Pay process and financial key figures, including organizing training sessions and employee certificiations.
• Participate in internal and external benchmarking of Operations performance.
• Ensure BCPs for AP are regularly and successfully tested in NBS and gaps are addressed.