Associate Director Director P2P

The Associate Director/Director PO & P2P Management is a senior leadership role accountable for the endtoend P2P lifecycle from requisition and purchase order creation support invoice processing and supplier payment. This role drives process excellence compliance automation and cost efficiency while leading global or regional teams and partnering closely with Finance Procurement IT and business stakeholders.

The Associate Director/Director ensures scalable compliant and datadriven P2P operations that support business growth and strategic sourcing objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership:

• Define and execute the global P2P strategy aligning with procurement finance and corporate objectives
• Serve as subjectmatter expert for PO governance P2P controls and operating models
• Lead business transformation initiatives including system implementations automation and process reengineering

PO & P2P Operations:

• Oversee the entire PO lifecycle: requisition approval PO creation change management and closure
• Ensure efficient invoice intake 2/3way matching exception handling and ontime payments
• Standardize P2P processes across regions while managing local statutory and compliance requirements
• Define and enforce PO compliance catalog usage and buying channel controls

Stakeholder & Vendor Management:

• Partner with Procurement Finance AP Business leaders Treasury and IT to ensure seamless endtoend execution
• Act as escalation point for critical supplier issues and business disruptions
• Drive supplier enablement initiatives (Successful PO related initiative einvoicing supplier portals catalog adoption)

Governance Risk & Compliance:

• Ensure SOX audit and internal control compliance across all P2P activities
• Own P2P policies procedures and approval matrices
• Lead internal and external audits related to PO AP and P2P processes

Data Performance & Continuous Improvement:

• Establish and track KPIs and SLAs (e.g. PO compliance invoice cycle time firstpass yield)
• Use analytics to identify cost savings working capital improvements and process inefficiencies
• Champion continuous improvement using Lean Six Sigma or similar methodologies

People Leadership:

• Lead mentor and develop highperforming P2P and PO management teams
• Build futureready capabilities across operations analytics and digital skills
• Drive a culture of accountability service excellence and continuous improvement

Qualifications & Experience:

Education:

• Bachelors degree in finance Accounting or a related field.

Experience:

• 15 years of progressive experience in ProcuretoPay Accounts Payable or Procurement Operations
• Proven experience leading global or regional P2P teams
• Strong background in ERP systems
• Demonstrated success in P2P transformation automation and shared services models

Preferred Qualifications Include:

• Fortrea may consider relevant and equivalent experience in lieu of educational requirements.

Physical Demands / Work Environment:

• Office-Based (Hybrid) at the discretion of the line manager.

• Work Timings: 1 PM to 10 PM IST.

• Overtime may be required.

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