Through our market leadership positions in Sports Medicine, Trauma, Orthopaedic Reconstruction and Advanced Wound Management, our 16,000 employees continue to improve outcomes and expand access, constantly striving to create value for healthcare professionals, patients, payers and shareholders.
Job description
Role Overview
Finance operations role in Smith & Nephew Global Business Services (GBS) responsible for the delivery of effective and efficient finance processes and controls from GBS centre as described in the standard operating procedures and in line with the Group Finance Manual, Minimum Acceptable Practices (MAPs) and Sarbanes Oxley requirements. Delivers the service to meet SLAs and KPIs and to ensure positive Voice of Customer feedback.
Responsibilities
- Timely invoice/credit notes processing
- Verification of payment proposal
- Submitting vendor master data requests
- Performing vendor open items analysis
- Responding to incoming calls and e-mails related to AP department
- Evaluate and reconcile vendor statements/reminders
- Research and resolve document discrepancies and issues
- Performing quality checks
- Performing month-end close activities (accruals/ reconciliations, reports)
- Providing requested documentation and support to internal and external auditors on Team Leader/Manager request
- Maintenance and update of process documentation (SOP, manuals, work instructions)
- Other related tasks assigned by TL/ Manager
Education
Required
- Degree level qualification
Nice to have
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance area
Experience
- 3+ year of experience in accounting, preferably Accounts Payable
- Experience in an international environment (SSC, GBS) would be an asset
Competences
- Fluent Italian (verbal and written)
- Fluent English
- Possess strong and accurate data entry skills
- Ability to work under pressure with excellent organizational and problem solving skills
- Possess excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with others in a professional and objective manner, in both oral and written form
- Must have high attention to detail along with a high level of accuracy
Nice to have
- Proficiency with accounting system- SAP, Ariba,
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