Procure to Pay

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact. What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model Job Description About the Role: Manage the Procure to Pay (P2P) processes to ensure efficient procurement operations, invoicing, payment, T&E, Vendor onboarding activities, supporting organizational financial operations. Ensure compliance with internal policies, best practices, and vendor management standards while maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Act as a key point of contact for resolving day to day P2P issues and driving process improvements across the organization. Key Responsibilities may include: - Lead and support P2P activities, including invoice processing, payments, and vendor management, ensuring efficient and accurate transaction flow. - Serve as the primary contact for P2P-related issues, handling escalations, and maintaining clear communication with internal and external stakeholders. - Analyze P2P metrics, identify areas for improvement, and implement process optimization initiatives to enhance efficiency and accuracy. - Ensure strict adherence to P2P policies and compliance with internal controls, supporting audits and governance requirements. - Collaborate with BPO third-party service providers and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless procurement and payment operations. - Manage relevant financial reporting, including the reconciliation of P2P-related general ledger accounts and tracking of performance metrics. - Assist with month-end closing activities, providing P2P data to support financial reporting and budgeting processes. - Provide training and guidance to internal teams on P2P processes and best practices, ensuring all process documentation is accurate and up to date. - Accounts Payable Analyst_ - "Precision Meets Purpose - Step in as Our Next Accounts Payable Pro"_ - Durban, South Africa_ Position Purpose: The Procure to Pay Analyst (P2P) supports processes within Brambles P2P environment. Works closely with the Finance organization and Business Process Outsourcer (BPO) to deliver, maintain, and enhance the Payable process. Handles exceptions, provides business training and manages escalations from the BPO. Builds and maintains strong working relationship with Finance, Procurement, other internal customers, vendors and BPO team. Accountabilities - Collaborate with BPO team to streamline processes, implement best practice and eliminate non-value-added tasks through continuous improvement - Liaise with Treasury to resolve disbursement issues - Analyse, troubleshoot and resolve invoice processing related, matters, as the first point of escalations/exceptions raised by BPO team, in conjunction with stakeholders. - Ensure all transactions are processed in accordance with Bramble’s country specific local compliance and legal/regulatory requirements, on exception requirement - Review Debit balance aging report with commentary and resolve unreconciled items - Review and submit the payment proposals for approval, ensuring compliance with payment processes and policies - Provide support and information for internal and external audits - Compile and submit regular reporting as required by stakeholders - Participate in regional and global projects - Liaise with Treasury signatories on the release to facilitate the release of payments - Payment Template maintenance for manual payments - Provide Concur Admin Back up support - Maintain Credit Reports register, including generation of reports - Advance Payment Register Maintenance and reporting - Generation of the Annual Payments calendar (monthly/weekly) - Preparation of Journal Entries Qualifications Finance qualification (Diploma/Degree) Experience - 5 - 10 years of Accounts Payable experience preferably in a multi-market, high transaction volume, and fast-paced environment - Financial Accounting / Treasury with Foreign currency exposure - SAP experience preferred - Coupa experience preferred - MS Excel - Prior shared services or 3rd party provider collaboration experience is preferred Skills and Knowledge - Working knowledge of general accounting principles and concepts - Analytical skills and reconciliation skills - Proficiency in Microsoft Office Su