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Job Title: (Purchase to Pay) PtP Payment Manager
AutoReqId: 30240BR
Country: Lagos, Nigeria (http://www.theinfostride.com)
Function: Finance
Level: L5 (M1)
Reports To: PtP Procurement Manager
Company: Guinness Nigeria PLC (GNPLC)
Parent Company: Diageo
Purpose:
• Lead PtP process compliance and control, achieve the right payment metrics and improve the payment process
• Ensure the provision and retention of accurate PtP information and data.
• Lead the monitoring of all SOX and non-SOX controls.
• Lead the customers' service initiative and cultural change on the ways of working in handling vendor's issues.
• Facilitate the embedding of SAP/SBM PtP ways of working in all vendors and GNPLC employees.
• Implement and monitor the SLA agreed between Diageo and Accenture on the services of SSC.
• Set-up PtP help desk for effective queries resolution.
Context:
• GNPlC is an organisation with potential growth. Hence PtP Department needs to provide the business a competitive edge by delivering clear & tangible benefits through right payment.
• The Shared Service Centre is the base for all transaction processing, fixed costs reporting and master data maintenance for GNPlC. It views all the recipients of these services as its clients and therefore, aims to meet the clients' needs with great performance.
Dimensions:
a) Market Complexity
b) Diageo Capabilities
Top 3-5 Accountabilities:
• Assists to implement a rigorous reporting framework of business process performance on payment processes and metrics.
• Reports on and escalates process non-compliance in the PTP process (prepares process performance reports) as per the consequence management framework
• Monthly reconciliation of vendor's account to ensure accurate payment and within agreed time.
• Monitor & manage the invoicing team process – ensuring all operations are within the agreed KPIs.
• Lead the continually process improvement arising from lesson learnt in query logged and action plans from meetings. This will ensure customer satisfaction and improve service efficiency
Qualifications and Experience Required:
• Degree level qualification in related field and five years membership of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria with minimum five years accounting experience with relevant experience in payment accounting.
• Ability to take commercial insights and translate into the Organisation & People Agenda including good customer service.
• Analytical, interpretative and decision-making skills.
• Sound IT knowledge in the use of outlook (Excel, vision, word and PowerPoint).
• Working knowledge in accounting package-SAP
Barriers to Success in Role: Inability to build good interpersonal relationship with others.
Flexible Working options
How to Apply:
• Visit Diageo Careers (http://www.diageo-careers.com/Pages/home.aspx)
• Click on "Search & apply"
• Click on "Search openings"
• Scroll down and enter "AutoReqId" as Keyword
• Then select the position for more information and application.