Syngenta Group is one of the world’s biggest agricultural technology companies, with roots going back more than 250 years. With more than 59,000 employees, operating in more than 100 countries, the company strives to transform food production through Regenerative Agriculture - a science-driven, technology-enabled approach to improve soil, deliver high productivity and high-quality food, help fight climate change and restore lost biodiversity. Syngenta Group, which is registered in Shanghai, China, and has its management headquarters in Switzerland, draws strength from its four business units: Syngenta Crop Protection, headquartered in Switzerland; Syngenta Seeds, headquartered in the United States; ADAMA®, headquartered in Israel; and Syngenta Group China. Together, these businesses provide industry-leading ways to serve customers around the world.

As a Senior Invoice to Pay (I2P) Business Partner, you will be responsible for ensuring seamless Invoice to Pay (I2P) service delivery for respective countries and providing an enhancing experience to end users of the process (finance function, non-finance functions, vendors and accounts payable teams).

We all have a critical role to play and add value. Here is how this role will help: 

• Continuously review, measure and implement actions to control, such as:
  • WIP (Work In Progress - AP Invoices and T&E Claims)
  • Open Vendor items and ageing
  • Payment proposals and down payment reconciliations
  • Escalations / tickets received directly or in Finance Service Desk
• Proactively find & develop ways & means of effective knowledge sharing to improve usage of self-support channels as well as to reduce I2P queries / blockers with business finance teams, non-finance users (eg Requestors / Employees for T&E claims), and AP / T&E team in Finance Operations
• Actively participate in the governance & compliance during I2P Operations & service delivery review meetings and audits or Compliance related matters
• Explore in-process technical improvement opportunities and also support:
  • User Acceptance testing for various I2P related projects
  • Functional or technical issues in I2P area
  • Ideation of new technologies, ways of working by automation / digitizing
• Strive for Continuous Improvements in I2P processes by:
  • Engaging with Business Finance / requestors and find smarter & more effective ways of working
  • Finding out better ways of working to reduce overall cycle time, number of blockers and to improve the overall productivity of AP users
  • Exploring cost optimization ideas
  • Provide process and system expertise and support specific strategic, I2P Portfolio or LTO projects

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.

You will be a great fit if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in finance operations (shared services organization) with a focus on Invoice to Pay or Purchase to Pay processes
• Advanced verbal and written English knowledge; an additional European language is a plus
• Good interpersonal and organizational skills, able to communicate effectively with various levels within the organization
• SAP ECC / S4 HANA knowledge; Invoice Automation like VIM preferred
• Experience in managing change, implementing new procedures, and re-engineering processes
• Can do attitude, able to work independently with minimal direction/supervision
• Comfort in working in a global business environment that is undergoing process and technology changes

Our efforts to become a really good place to work:

• Dynamic and international team with great atmosphere
• Possibilities to learn and grow
• High quality office environment
• Possibility of working from home 

Discover more about Syngenta Budapest Center by visiting our official website: Link

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.