PtP Global Process Expert

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

Job Description

In a nutshell:

As a PtP Group Process Expert you will report to the PtP Process Owner. You will work closely with Purchasing and Accounting departments globally and locally to standardize procedures, implement best practices, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. You will also be a subject matter expert across all business units and regions.

Are you our kind of extraordinary?

Key Responsibilities:

1. Develop standard process documentation, including global policies and process descriptions.
2. Serve as Subject Matter Expert for respective process-related questions.
3. Cooperate with local and centralized teams to maintain high-quality process.
4. Drive standardization and optimization of the process. Identify process gaps and plan actions to close them.
5. Ensure the process is optimally aligned and integrated with other operational systems.
6. Align roles, responsibilities, measures and incentives to new process designs.
7. Lead the identification and deployment of standardized Best Practice processes throughout Eurofins Network.
8. Tailor specialized processes to suit specific local or functional needs, reflecting their unique nature.
9. Support a design and implementation of internal controls.
10. Participate in projects focused on process automation and digital transformation.
11. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

Competences:

1. Several years of experience in a Procure to Pay or Accounts Payable area within an international company.
2. A profound grasp of Finance and Accounting processes, with a special focus on PtP operations.
3. Master degree in Finance/Accounting or equivalent; ACCA/CPA qualifications will be an asset.
4. Language: English (fluent written and spoken).
5. Experience in project management and/or change management.
6. Ability to drive solutions and change using solid business understanding.
7. Hands-on experience working with Coupa will be a strong asset.
8. Ability to identify and resolve problems proactively and collaboratively.

Personal skills:

1. Excellent communication and presentation skills and ability to interact with and influence stakeholders
2. Process-oriented, conceptual approach
3. Very structured with strong organisational skills
4. Very accurate, attentive to details
5. Drive and passion to succeed
6. Pragmatic, proactive, flexible, and adaptable
7. Ability to work in an autonomous manner in a fast-changing organisation

Additional Information

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!