Accounts Payable Area Operations Leader, EMEA & APAC m/f/x

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3M Health Care is now Solventum

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers' toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You'll Make in this Role
As an Accounts Payable Area Operations Leader, EMEA & APAC, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Leading and managing area AP and BPO operations

• Leveraging AP end to end process knowledge to deliver operational excellence

• Continuously monitoring day-to-day operations, metrics and SLA's to ensure processes are in control and on-time and accurate payments are executed to vendors and suppliers

• Serving as a subject matter expert to stakeholders and leadership in the area

• Strong focus on compliance, controls, governance, and adherence to financial and legal requirements

• Collaborating with stakeholders in Sourcing, Finance, Business Transformation and the BPO partner, to ensure AP process excellence

• Representing the AP function in internal and external reviews, meetings and workshops

• Active participation in ERP deployment activities to support transformation and ensure readiness of the AP process and team

• Identifying and lead projects and process improvement initiatives that will deliver value to the company

• Serving as a back-up for Global AP Leader and other AP process leaders as required

Your Skills and Expertise
To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• University degree in finance, accounting, administration, or similar subject

• Proven finance experience, particular in Accounts Payable operations

• Leading and managing a team

• Collaborating and working with BPO / Shared Service organizations

AND

In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required:

• AP process and operations knowledge and experience in SAP

• End to end Source to Pay process understanding

• Ability to lead and influence teams

• Fluent in English

• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills

Work location: Hybrid

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life - both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

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(*) We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, civil status, disability, family status, or membership of the travelling community.

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