The Finance Manager will lead & assist in the Source to Pay (S2P) process including but not limited to process improvements, automation, financial & operational controls, operational process simplification & excellence.

Job Description

The Finance Manager will lead process simplification, B2P management & reporting assignments for LM Wind Power as well as provide insightful support by ensuring payment to vendors are done on time.

Responsibilities will include:

• Managing Source to Pay for LM global plants
• Regular governance with AP, Treasury & Plant teams
• Consolidate, analyze and report KPIs for vendor payments
• LM escalations point of contact for vendor invoice bookings/ payments
• Managing escalations on invoice on-hold issues, GRNI, vendor recon., overdue submissions etc.
• Partner with HQ teams to drive optimal reporting performance
• Liaise well with IT teams and various business partners upstream/downstream to influence accuracy and efficiency in the process
• Drive POT% increase, ensure timely deliverables, periodical closures
• Support Sourcing/ Buyers on Supplier Connect vendor database issues
• Drive process improvement, documentation, simplification and bring better real time visibility on KPIs
• Work closely with local & global finance teams for various reporting assignments & ERP changes
• Uses basic influencing skills to deliver on assigned goals
• Proactively identify and clearly communicate messages and updates regarding blockers, dependencies, risks, and current status to all stakeholders
• Focus on team & department priorities within operating unit and may be responsible for work and development of others
• Demonstrate strong prioritization and focus skills with multitasking and competing priorities and know how to make the right trade-offs
• Identify opportunities for operational improvements across Finance Accounting business applications and drive solution definition using metrics