Join SAP as a Finance Associate (Purchase Order Management) in a Temporary 6 Months, Limited Full Time and Hybrid role based in Pasig City, PH. You will manage customer purchase orders, maintain SLAs, collaborate with order-to-cash teams, and drive SAP4Me adoption to safeguard cash flow performance.

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Position: Finance Associate (Purchase Order (PO) Management) – Temporary 6 Months

The Cash Acceleration Services Hub is responsible for driving process efficiency and establishing a steering framework along the Oder-to-Cash process from when the invoice is issued to SAP customers to when the actual payment is received. It includes processes like purchase order management, invoice delivery, dispute management, dunning procedure, consequence management for non-payment, and data reporting and analytics. The team drives standardization and automation to simplify the order to cash processes. Our goal is to safeguard SAP’s overall cash flow performance and continuously drive modernization of SAP’s receivables management forward.

The PO Management team takes on an important role in the Order to Cash process to effectively and efficiently manage the submission and reception of Customer POs including the creation of a governance of the PO process and standardizing it across the regions, creating transparency of the PO submission status, PO Mailbox monitoring and maintaining the received POs in the system, driving SAP4Me adoption and consumption, etc. thereby minimizing escalations and improving overall customer experience.

Key Areas of Responsibility and Tasks:

Monitor and handle POs received in the PO Collection Mailbox using the PO Collection Dashboard
Maintain up-to-date email recipient for PO Projection Letters
Handle PO related queries received in the PO Collection Mailbox and redirect non-PO related to appropriate teams
Maintain agreed Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Maintain up-to-date email recipient for PO Projection Letters
Maintain list of PO required customers at customer level and monitor progress of PO Collection
Work closely with O2C Teams (Cash Collections, Order-to-Invoice (O2I) Teams, Invoice Delivery (ID) Team) to make sure timely PO Collection, correct PO reflected on invoices and minimize delays in invoice uploads to customer’s preferred invoice portal
Investigate and resolve any PO vs Contract mismatch
Serve as an avid ambassador for SAP4Me Consumption and Adoption
Escalate to management PO required customers who habitually delays PO issuance
Follow SAP processes and use application tools available in ISP, NGBC, CRM and others
Suggest creative ideas on how to leverage new technologies (automation, generative AI, etc.)
Ensure PO management governance is followed

Experience and Skills Required:

Good understanding of the Order to Cash cycle
Detail Oriented
Adaptability
Analytical Thinking
Collaboration
Problem Solving
Customer Orientation
Data Analysis
Effective Communication
Financial Acumen
Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance
Business Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
Negotiation
Multicultural Education
Accounting Analysis
Time Management and Ability to prioritize tasks
Continuous Improvement mindset

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