At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role: The P2P Manager leads a team that oversees regional invoice processing activities and all aspects of invoice management and payments in the Elanco Solutions Center (ESC) . The person will manage an internal teams; partner with business counterparts and external vendors; drive process governance; and ensure compliance with applicable regulation and controls for the invoice management function.

Your Responsibilities:

Leadership

• Be able to take charge of, inspire and influence a team of 10-25 employees
• Actively connect with people and champion employee engagement
• Develop top talent by participating in the succession planning process having robust performance /coaching conversations, and facilitating development interventions
• Work as part of the ESC management team to make the ESC a great place to work for all employees.

Process, Governance, Stakeholder Management

• Manage invoice processing and payment teams in an effective and efficient manner to ensure compliance with relevant policies, procedures, systems, and financial controls
• Ensure process governance including regular reporting and analysis to key stakeholders – communicates with stakeholders on a regular basis to discuss operational issues, key metrics
• Act as the point of escalation to resolve invoice processing, posting, payment and issues in a timely manner and ensures all queries are dealt with correctly and efficiently
• Support General Accounting’s month-end/year-end closing procedures including general ledger reconciliations and accruals, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance and financial audits
• Oversee the preparation of management reports and reconciliation tasks associated with accounts payable, invoice processing, payments
• Establish strong collaboration and relationships with business counterparts, vendors, Global Process Owners (GPO), and other partners of the ESC organization
• Identify and implement process change improvements (in coordination with the P2P GPO)
• Ensure processes and policies are being followed by performing routine reviews and audits of the teams as they provide services to customers
• Execute the governance process to evaluate and implement localization / customization
• Monitors and report relevant management Service Level Agreements (SLA) and process Key
• Performance Indicators (KPI) to ensure the health of the service delivery operations
• Support internal and external auditors during audits and other data inquiries
• Understand system architecture, including ERP, add-ons, enablers, and interfaces
• Coordinate and support system implementations and testing with transactional resources

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• University degree (Bachelors or equivalent)
• Lean/Six Sigma exposure or equivalent desired
• At least 5 years of experience in SSC environment
• Minimum 3 years of management and people development experience in P2P
• Ability to work in global team environment and communicate effectively with both internal business partners of all levels & disciplines as well as external team members
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills with ability to build effective relationships and influence peers and key stakeholders.
• Ability to proactively & effectively resolve people, process and technology problems
• Ability to effectively prioritize and complete key tasks and deliverables
• Able to respond flexibly to customer needs, effectively managing expectations
• Attentive to details to ensure compliance and accurate reporting
• Experience of working to tight deadlines and analyzing multiple entities
• Flexibility in adapting to a non-routine and fast paced environment Strong SAP knowledge
• SAP implementation experience is a plus
• Proficient in MS Office tools, ServiceNow, and Concur
• Proficient in English is mandatory; multi-lingual is a plus, but not required

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):

• Knowledge and understanding of accounts payable and invoice/payment management functions with a minimum of three years experience in a similar role, preferably in a SSC organization
• Strong knowledge of SAP; Ariba knowledge will be a plus
• Operational awareness of all applicable US SoX & operational controls for the area and ability to demonstrate a strong compliance oriented mindset
• Excellent understanding of the critical success factors for ESC as reliable, effective and efficient business service provider
• Demonstrate excellence in all interactions with internal customers & business partners
• Actively work with core team members, internal customers/business partners, and distribution team members to build effective working relationships
• Build and maintain a strong knowledge of Elanco’s product lines within the market
• Demonstrate a strong Continuous Improvement oriented approach

Additional Information:

• Travel: Up to 20% for project work and client/customer interaction
• Location: Elanco Solution Center Sp.z o.o., rondo Ignacego Daszyńskiego 2b, Warszawa, Poland - Hybrid Work Environment

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!

Elanco Benefits and Perks:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include:

• Career at one of the leading global animal healthcare companies
• Office located in the center of Warsaw (Rondo Daszynskiego)
• Extra days off
• Flexible working hours
• Sports cards (Multisport), private medical care, life insurance
• Employee Referral Program
• Open and inclusive environment which is supportive and welcoming of all diversity strands
• Animal-Friendly office
• Theatre tickets discounts
• Language learning platform

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status