GDS Tax ACR Senior EG RTR 1 1

At EY youll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are with the global scale support inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And were counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself and a better working world for all.

Job title Senior
Reports to Manager

Job purpose
This role leads the end-to-end Procure to Pay (P2P) process delivery with a focus on transactional excellence compliance automation enablement and analytics-led performance management.
The position supports multi-country operations drives process improvement and standardization and ensures alignment with internal controls SOX and client service-level commitments.
The Senior acts as the first line of review and escalation point for staff ensuring consistent quality exception resolution and digital adoption across the P2P cycle.

Key Responsibilities
Process Delivery & Governance
Supervise and review the end-to-end P2P operations including:
o Vendor Master Data creation and modification
o Purchase Requisition and Purchase Order management
o Invoice receipt validation 2/3-way matching and posting
o Payment proposal review execution and exception handling
o Vendor reconciliations and query management
Conduct first-level quality checks and control reviews for invoices PO compliance and vendor payments to ensure accuracy and policy adherence.
Manage aging open items and GR/IR reconciliations ensuring timely resolution of discrepancies.
Review and approve process trackers dashboards and reconciliations to ensure reporting accuracy and SLA adherence.
Liaise with procurement operations finance and vendor teams to resolve escalations and improve turnaround time.
Ensure compliance with SOX controls statutory audit and internal governance frameworks.
Support month-end and year-end closing activities including accrual posting liability reconciliation and payment forecast reviews.

Digital & Analytical Enablement
Leverage AI-assisted invoice processing OCR workflow automation and Power BI dashboards for data accuracy and visibility.
Drive automation initiatives including digital invoice validation exception prediction and self-service vendor query models.
Perform data analytics and trend analysis on vendor performance processing errors and aging metrics to identify improvement areas.
Collaborate with internal technology and transformation teams into pilot and scale process digitalization projects.
Mentor and guide staff on automation tools and digital best practices (e.g. Power Automate UiPath AI Agents).
Identify and implement root cause corrective actions for recurring system or process exceptions.

Collaboration & Governance
Act as a primary contact point for internal stakeholders and client teams on process delivery escalations and compliance reviews.
Partner with procurement and vendor governance teams to maintain supplier data integrity and compliance with approval hierarchies.
Support transition/migration projects ensuring knowledge capture documentation updates and smooth process handover.
Ensure SOPs checklists and desk procedures are maintained and updated in alignment with global process standards.
Contribute to client governance calls and operational reviews with performance metrics and process insights.

Functional & Technical Skills
Comprehensive understanding of the Procure to Pay lifecycle with working expertise in:
o Vendor Master Data and Compliance
o PO Management and Requisition Processing
o Invoice Processing 2/3-way Match and Accrual Posting
o Vendor Payment Runs and Bank Reconciliations
o Vendor Query and Exception Management
Working knowledge of ERP platforms such as SAP Business Central D365 or Ariba.
Strong analytical and Excel skills (pivot tables lookups reconciliation templates automation formulas).
Understanding of SOX audit compliance and financial controls in a shared service environment.
Familiarity with tax compliance processes (e.g. TDS VAT withholding tax) preferred.
Awareness and working exposure to automation tools and analytics platforms (e.g. Power BI Power Automate AI Agents UiPath).

Future-Ready & Behavioural Competencies
Digital Fluency: Promotes the use of digital tools and automation to drive speed transparency and control.
Analytical Mindset: Uses data-driven insights to monitor team performance identify trends and implement improvements.
Agility: Adapts to new technologies process transitions and cross-functional projects with minimal disruption.
Collaboration: Works effectively with global stakeholders supporting cross-tower (P2P O2C R2R) initiatives.
Leadership: Coaches and mentors staff on quality compliance and digital enablement.
Continuous Improvement: Actively contributes ideas for automation process optimization and standardization.

Performance Metrics / KPIs
Invoice and payment accuracy rate
SLA adherence (turnaround time query resolution)
Reduction in exceptions and manual interventions
Compliance with internal controls and audit standards
Automation and process improvement contribution
Stakeholder and client satisfaction feedback

Qualifications & Experience
Education: Bachelor of Science in Accountancy/Management Accounting (preferred) or related field
Experience: 510 years of experience in P2P or Accounts Payable process delivery and governance.
Firsthand exposure to ERP platforms such as SAP D365 or Business Central.
Experience with digital transformation RPA implementation or process automation is highly desirable.
Prior involvement in multi-country delivery or transition/migration projects is an advantage.

Approved by:

Date approved:
Reviewed:

EY Building a better working world

EY exists to build a better working world helping to create long-term value for clients people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Enabled by data and technology diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow transform and operate.

Working across assurance consulting law strategy tax and transactions EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.