Metro Global Solution Center (MGSC) is internal solution partner for METRO, a €31 Billion international wholesaler with operations in more than 30 countries. The store network comprises a total of 623 stores in 21 countries, of which 522 offer out-of-store delivery (OOS), and 94 dedicated depots. In 12 countries, METRO runs only the delivery business by its delivery companies (Food Service Distribution, FSD). 

HoReCa and Traders are core customer groups of METRO. The HoReCa section includes hotels, restaurants, catering companies as well as bars, cafés and canteen operators. The Traders section includes small grocery stores and kiosks. The majority of all customer groups are small and medium-sized enterprises as well as sole traders. METRO helps them manage their business challenges more effectively. 

MGSC, location wise is present in Pune (India), Düsseldorf (Germany) and Szczecin (Poland). We provide HR, Finance, IT & Business operations support to 31 countries, speak 24+ languages and process over 18,000 transactions a day. We are setting tomorrow’s standards for customer focus, digital solutions, and sustainable business models. For over 10 years, we have been providing services and solutions from our two locations in Pune and Szczecin. This has allowed us to gain extensive experience in how we can best serve our internal customers with high quality and passion. We believe that we can add value, drive efficiency, and satisfy our customers.

Accounts Payable - Expert - The Account Payable Expert provides in-depth functional & technical support for METRO’s enterprise and platform applications focused primarily on SAP FI Account Payable module. Their primary responsibility is in SAP FI – AP, VIM Module within Metro. They are responsible for supporting Metro SAP FI-AP team within Metro global ERP rollout, ensuring efficient and streamlined procurement processes, and optimizing the use of SAP FI-AP and Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) modules within the Metro organization. They collaborate closely with various stakeholders to implement and maintain SAP FI-AP and VIM based solutions, troubleshoot issues, and provide training and support to end-users to maintain high system uptime and service continuity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Roll-Out Management: Support the SAP FI-AP team in managing the future roll-out waves during all project phases for all remaining Metro companies.
• Stand-in for AP/VIM Module Lead: Supports the module lead in overseeing the entire AP processes, ensuring compliance with internal policies, regulations, and laws
• Process Excellence: Guide Country stakeholders identifying the correct Buying Channel based on their Procurement processes and encouraging the system adoption.
• SAP AP Module Optimization: Ensure successful implementation and optimization of AP module, providing guidance and support to the team on SAP functionalities
• Process Improvement: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and implement process improvements. Support creation and updating of process documentation and training materials

Support Stakeholder Management: Support relationship management with key stakeholders, including project team colleagues, country and shared service center experts as well as external partners and suppliers. Ensure that all P2P processes are integrated and synchronized with business needs.

Required key competencies and technical skills:

• Good understanding of enterprise applications and common architecture patterns.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in AP process stream with a proven track record in managing such processes and implementing SAP solutions. Knowledge of VIM is of an advantage
• Experience and responsibility for gathering requirements, creating a blueprint, configuring the system, testing, training and supporting the project go-live.
• Experience and configuration knowledge in SAP FI - AP.
• Hands-on SAP FI experience in Accounts Payable including General Accounting, Billing / Invoicing, Payment Processing, Account Clearing and Reconciliation, Special Transactions & Reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to work in CET time zone. 
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and collaboration skills to effectively work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to travel as per business requirement.

• Any Graduation or higher degree in Computer, Information Technology, business informatics, business administration, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field, any IT degree (B.Sc(IT), MCA, B.E., B.Tech, B.Sc(Comp) etc.)
• Good communication skills to communicate with business partners, customers, team members, and stakeholders.
• Very good fluency in English (written and verbal)
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.