FinOps Specialist AP, Robotics

Summary of Responsibilities

The successful candidate will ensures that our financial operations are prepared for our continued expansion and reports into Manager Global FinOps AP. This will include working with our Retail partners finance transportation fulfillment center operations teams to ensure we service our vendors in a manner fitting with our Customer Obsession philosophy.

FinOps Specialist is responsible for smooth operations of Vendor Payables operations at Pune which includes Vendor-setup Inventory Non-Inventory and Other Vendor Payables activities. This position will be responsible for a process within Accounts Payable Operations including: hiring training and employee development; managing group workload and establishing priorities; ensuring existing policies and procedures are followed; managing annual performance targets and operating budget; creating and monitoring appropriate performance metrics. This position will also act as an escalation point in resolving complex outstanding issues with internal and external business partners.

The successful candidate will have a good desire in innovating processes and exceed expectations in a dynamic fast-paced environment primarily driving innovation on behalf of customers / vendors.

Business Responsibilities

Drive development and expansion of systems and processes required to execute on-time payments to Vendors
Owns defining / adhering to policies related to AP and drive consistency with entities globally.
Solving complex customer/vendor issues and proactively heading off negative service trends. Understanding and correctly utilizing resources provided by internal systems departments policies and procedures.
Build and monitor performance metrics with principal focus on ensuring on-time payments cost out initiatives and estimating future headcount growth by country
Drive the expansion of self-service functionality in order to improve vendor experience and reduce manual processes
Maintain weekly and monthly communications and metrics reporting with Director and VP level business partners in Digital business and finance teams.
Developing modifying and maintaining the operational and design effectiveness of internal controls
Partnering with Internal Audit
Lead cross functional systems and process improvement initiatives

Knowledge & Skills/ Business Acumen/ Education & Experience

with 6 or more years of post-qualification experience in Shared Services Accounts Payable
Good Customer focus (both Internal / External).
A work ethic based on a good desire to exceed expectations.
Good interpersonal skills including written and oral communication skills.
Expertise in Six Sigma defect reduction techniques (DMAIC etc.)
Retail industry experience (Preferred)
Experience using Oracle Financial Applications (Preferred)

Key job responsibilities
Business Responsibilities

Drive development and expansion of systems and processes required to execute on-time payments to Vendors

Owns defining / adhering to policies related to AP and drive consistency with entities globally.

Solving complex customer/vendor issues and proactively heading off negative service trends. Understanding and correctly utilizing resources provided by internal systems departments policies and procedures.

Build and monitor performance metrics with principal focus on ensuring on-time payments cost out initiatives and estimating future headcount growth by country

Drive the expansion of self-service functionality in order to improve vendor experience and reduce manual processes

Maintain weekly and monthly communications and metrics reporting with Director and VP level business partners in Digital business and finance teams.

Developing modifying and maintaining the operational and design effectiveness of internal controls

Partnering with Internal Audit

Lead cross functional systems and process improvement initiatives

- 1 years of finance experience
- 2 years of Accounts Receivable or Account Payable experience
- 2 years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
- Knowledge of standard software including Excel Access Oracle Essbase SQL and VBA skills
- Experience using data to influence business decisions
- Experience in corporate finance including budgeting/planning forecasting and reporting

- 2 years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- Experience in TM1 Data Warehouse and SQL

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