S2P Business Partner Lead

Prague - Czech Republic

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 11 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description Summary

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Location: Prague Czech Republic

The Business Partner Lead is responsible for leading and coordinating the P2P Business Partnering Vendor Solution Center and Vendor Account Reconciliation processes for Zone Europe. The role ensures compliance with internal controls regulatory standards and corporate policies while driving transformation operational excellence and process optimization across the assigned domains.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Act as primary liaison between Operations and business units for P2P activities.

Owns performance & KPI delivery for the Team

Oversee Vendor Solution Center operations and ensure high-quality vendor engagement.

Oversee reconciliation of P2P accounts to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Lead and develop a finance operations team fostering accountability service excellence and Talent Management.

Drive regional governance frameworks and ensure smooth S2P execution.

Lead stakeholder management calls to drive resolution and long-term solution for key pain points.

Work closely with Procurement Finance GFMD R2R other functions to improve end-to-end S2P processes.

Collaborate with GPO to review and refine Job Aids. Drive with GPO standardization of S2P processes across regions. Validate country-specific process variations (Step-Outs & LSI). Support transformation projects that align with business goals.

Essential Requirements:

Degree in Finance Accounting or Business with 7 years of experience in Finance Operations or Shared Services in a Leadership position.

Background in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry preferred.

E2E Procure-To-Pay experience in Business and or Operations

Experience with SAP Concur or similar ERP/expense tools.

Strong leadership problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.

Passionate about process improvement and compliance.

Benefits & Rewards (Applicable for Prague)

Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary; Risk Life Insurance (full cost covered by Novartis); 5-week holiday per year; (1 week above the Labour Law requirement) ; 4 paid sick days within one calendar year in case of absence due to sickness without a medical sickness report; Cafeteria employee benefit program choice of benefits from Benefit Plus Cafeteria in the amount of 17500 CZK per year; Meal vouchers in amount of 105 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company); Car Allowance; MultiSport Card Employee Share Purchase Plan. Find out more about Novartis Business Services: to Diversity and Inclusion

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Accessibility and accommodation

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Skills Desired

Compliance And Controls Critical Thinking Data Cleansing / Normalization E2E Process View Embracing Change Financial Accounting Financial And Management Reporting Interpersonal Savvy Resilience Tax

Job Description Summary#LI-Hybrid Location: Prague Czech RepublicThe Business Partner Lead is responsible for leading and coordinating the P2P Business Partnering Vendor Solution Center and Vendor Account Reconciliation processes for Zone Europe. The role ensures compliance with internal controls re...