Invoice to Pay Finance Business Partner Specialist

Location: São Paulo – BR  

Role overview
•    I2P Sr. Business Partner’s role is required to ensure seamless I2P service delivery for the respective country (Brazil) and to provide an enhancing experience to end users of the process (finance function, non-finance functions, vendors and I2P teams). 

Responsibilities

•    To ensure seamless I2P service delivery for respective country/ies and to provide an enhancing experience to end users of the process (finance function, non-finance functions, vendors and accounts payable teams).
•    To ensure compliance with Syngenta’s internal policies and control framework and also to the country specific legal / regulatory obligations, in I2P transactions & ways of working 
•    To actively pursue and drive/support continuous improvement in I2P processes, users’ behaviours and KPIs to drive effectiveness & efficiency with positively impact key performance indicators and client experience. Provide support to specific strategic, I2P portfolio and/or LTO projects
•    To actively pursue, lead and/or support continuous improvement projects/initiatives in the I2P processes, users’ experience and KPIs to drive effectiveness & efficiency
•    Collaborate with Invoice to Pay Operations to drive results and customer satisfaction
•    To build, improve & share the knowledge (database) of process and systems, proactively across end users / customers base and also, how effectively we enhance the use of self service to reduce the dependency on Service Desk / Business partners in the country
•    Actively engage and support the local/global stakeholders, provide the key process statistics, act as a process ambassador, listen to / act on local / global requirements; escalation point in case of urgent / high impact escalations

WL: 4B

At Syngenta we are highly people focused – we look for professionals who are engaged, collaborative and excellent in execution. Leaders are expected to communicate effectively, develop teams and lead by example. Our industry and our function are changing rapidly so we are looking for new team members with a strong desire to develop themselves. 

Essential for this position: 

•    Accountant, Administration, Economics, graduate - mandatory
•    MBA – desirable
•    Experience in Accounts Payable and Invoice processing Business Partnering Functions
•    Source to Pay end to end process view
•    Understanding Nfe, Service Invoices, Invoice receiving environment in the chemical industry, tax requirements of Brazil
•    SAP ERP
•    Concur, SAP/Ariba, Celonis process mining, Microsoft Power BI is an advantage
•    Problem-Solving tools is an advantage
•    BPO market or Chemical industry experience is an advantage
•    Advanced level of English 
•    Advanced oral and written English and Portuguese

Essential for this position:
•    Working experience in financial areas (Invoice Process, Accounts Payable, Accounting/Reporting) in Multinational companies’ area, preferably in a global high-volume processing environment, also of which experience in project implementations, and continuous improvements in invoice processing.
•    Understanding Nfe, Service Invoices, tax requirements of Brazil
•    Experience in Problem-Solving tools
•    Good communication and organizational skills, able to communicate effectively with all levels within the organization
•    Strong Accounting concept 
•    Expert on the Source to Pay end to end process
•    Stakeholder Management
•    Advanced oral and written English and Portuguese (to work with GFO and other global stakeholders)
•    Strong analytic skills and experience working with SAP ERP and Invoice Automation like VIM preferred. 
•    Strong interpersonal skills with a proven ability to work effectively with all levels of an organization. 
•    Experience in managing change, implementing new procedures, and re-engineering processes
•    Experience in handling complex and difficult situations with thought and confidence; role models honest and respectful feedback; strong at managing multiple stakeholders; comfortable in the absence of direction
•    Data Analytics: uses strong analytical skills and intuition to analyze data and interpret business insights and trends. 
•    Uses data to support decision making and develops the best solutions
•    Comfort working in a global business environment that is undergoing process and technology changes. 
•    Comfort to work as a focal point when the lead is OOO
 

Beyond just believing in the power of diversity, Syngenta promotes an inclusive culture that includes differences in all its forms. We believe that the feeling of belonging allows people to become their best version, building an increasingly welcoming and productive environment.
All qualified candidates will be considered for our positions, without distinction of race, gender, age, nationality or disability.

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.

Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting.  From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.

Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.