Job Title:
Global Process Owner – Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
Location:
London - 2/3 days per week
Contract Type:
Fixed Term Contract
Department & Position Overview:
The Global Process Owner (GPO) – P2P is responsible for the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay process across all entities and regions. The role owns global design, governance, performance, and continuous improvement of P2P processes to ensure robust financial control, efficient working capital management, regulatory compliance, and seamless ERP integration. The GPO serves as the ultimate authority for P2P process design, standards, and system configuration impacting purchasing, invoice processing, supplier management, and payments, while balancing statutory or regulatory variations across jurisdictions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own and maintain the global P2P process framework covering requisition to payment across all entities and regions
- Define and enforce global standards for requisitioning, purchase order creation, goods receipt, invoice processing, supplier master data, and payment execution
- Establish global standards versus approved local variants while minimising unnecessary complexity
- Govern supplier onboarding, supplier master data controls, and payment term changes in line with internal control requirements
- Define and monitor global KPIs, including invoice cycle time, first-time match rate, on-time payment rate, early payment discount capture, and aged payables
- Standardise invoice processing and approval workflows to reduce manual intervention and cycle times
- Ensure P2P processes comply with global accounting policies, internal control frameworks, and regulatory requirements
- Own global design and effectiveness of key P2P controls, including segregation of duties, approval thresholds, and payment authorisation controls
- Act as Global Process Design Authority for P2P within ERP and associated procurement systems
- Lead a global P2P community to ensure alignment to standards and consistent ways of working
- Influence senior stakeholders across Finance, Procurement, and Operations to drive adoption of standardised processes
- Communicate process and system changes effectively across regions and impacted teams
Key Competencies:
- Deep expertise in global Procure-to-Pay processes within complex, multi-entity organisations
- Strong experience in finance operations and procurement process standardisation at scale
- Knowledge of internal controls, governance, and audit requirements within P2P
- Effective stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior levels
- Strategic process ownership with continuous improvement and automation mindset
