Accounts Payable E-Invoicing & Compliance Specialist

About the role

As the EU accelerates towards mandatory electronic invoicing and digital VAT reporting this temporary role (12 months) serves as a key team member in supporting the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) lifecycle to meet shifting regulatory requirements. The specialist will execute tasks alongside AP Operations Tax IT and external service providers to support compliant invoice processing and touchless data extraction while delivering accurate and on-time reporting.

Key Responsibilities

This is a hybrid position based at our Shared Service Centre in Cork Ireland offering flexible working arrangements.

• Support mandate tracking and AP compliance by ensuring all inbound vendor invoices and internal transactions adhere to local tax authority requirements and European Norm (EN 16931) standards.
• Align compliance checks with existing internal AP audit controls corporate governance Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements and support internal/external audits related to AP compliance.
• Support operational readiness by ensuring ERP master data (vendor profiles VAT IDs) aligns with localized statutory requirements and government portal network rules (e.g. Peppol).
• Coordinate system rollouts testing and hypercare phases of e-invoicing across EMEA while optimizing e-invoice ingestion to maximize automated three-way matching.
• Investigate triage and resolve invoice rejection errors schema mismatches or non-compliance flags while maintaining robust AP compliance policies SOPs and vendor enablement initiatives.

Qualifications :

Qualifications

Required

• 23 years of experience within an Accounts Payable P2P or financial compliance role ideally in a fast-paced multinational Shared Services (SSO) environment.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end AP workflows and hands-on experience with major enterprise ERPs (e.g. Oracle SAP) and automated invoice processing/OCR platforms.
• Fluency in English with excellent interpersonal stakeholder management and communication skills (both written and verbal).

Skills you need to succeed

• Proactive and analytical approach to problem-solving with a continuous improvement mindset and experience in executing process improvements automation or system rollouts.
• Previous experience working with e-invoicing portals exposure to ERP master data management and familiarity with SOX control environments and audits.

Additional Information :

Heres a glimpse of the great benefits you can expect:

- Financial Security & Health: *Health Care Contribution and a robust Pension Scheme for your future. *Employee Assistance Programme in place to support your wellbeing and trained peer mental health ambassadors on site. *Eye Care Contribution for your visual health.

- Work-Life Balance & Flexibility: *Vacation days increase with service alongside 2 Company Days. *Benefit from Flexible Working arrangements and family-friendly policies for work-life balance.

- Continuous Development working for a continuously evolving organisation: *Professional Memberships paid (related to role). *Continuous professional development: time provided to attend professional updates specific to role. *Were an ACCA accredited training partner offering top-tier professional development.

- Site Perks & Community: *Parking is available on site for your convenience. *Join our Sports & Social Club for engaging activities. *Join our Sustainability DE&I Wellness Teams depending on your personal interest. *Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) day per annum to support our local charities under Avery Dennison Granting Wishes Foundation. *Ad hoc small initiatives annually as guided by our various committees.

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Why join Avery Dennison

We are a global materials science and digital identification solutions company with locations in over 50 countries and approximately 35000 employees worldwide. As a science and innovation company we believe that diverse teams are stronger teams. We are committed to fostering a culture of curiosity and courage where you can grow your career with a company that has innovation in its DNA. Founded on creating real-world impact to enable a better future we strive to provide an open collaborative culture where diversity of thought is encouraged and respected. Hear from our employees about what its like working at Avery Dennison. Learn more at . At Avery Dennison we work with the biggest brands in the FMCG apparel automotive and pharma industries. Our Cork Ireland facility established in 2000 offers a collaborative and dynamic environment providing support to our Materials Group (MGE) Solutions Group (SG) and Corporate (Corp) divisions. The site employs approximately 85 talented individuals on yearly basis both for permanent and temporary assignments. We deliver world-class financial services...

Equal Opportunity Employer

Avery Dennison is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability protected veteran status or any other protected status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to a disability please contact us to request an accommodation at In the EMEA region we foster an inclusive culture through active Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) like Elevate Unite and our Mental Health group. Please visit our DE&I page to learn more about our Diversity Equity & Inclusion approach.

Pay Transparency Statement

The salary range for this position is 26880 - 43008 EUR / year

The hiring base salary range above represents what Avery Dennison reasonably expects to pay for this position as of the date of this posting. Actual salaries will vary within the range and in some circumstances may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to a candidates relevant skills experience education and training and location as well as the job scope and complexity responsibilities and regular and/or necessary travel required for the position which may change depending on the candidate pool. Avery Dennison reserves the right to modify this information at any time subject to applicable law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time