Invoice to Pay Expert

• Location: Budapest, Hungary

• Job type: Permanent, full-time, hybrid

About the job

Our Hubs are a crucial part of how we innovate, improving performance across every Sanofi department and providing a springboard for the amazing work we do. Build a career and you can be part of transforming our business while helping to change millions of lives. Ready? As the Invoice-to-Pay (I2P) Expert is responsible for optimizing the end-to-end invoice processing and payment lifecycle. This role ensures timely, accurate, and compliant invoice handling—while driving automation, reducing exceptions, and enabling a frictionless experience for suppliers and internal stakeholders. The I2P Expert works across procurement, finance, and technology teams to implement best-in-class practices that improve operational efficiency, vendor satisfaction and working capital. You will report to the Reporting to: Invoice to Pay Global Process Owner.

We’re an innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year. Across different countries, our talented teams are exploring new technologies to protect people and promote healthy communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

• Design and continuously improve end-to-end I2P processes, including invoice capture, validation, matching (2-way, 3-way), exception handling, and payment execution.
• Define standard operating procedures and support global standardization across all invoice types (PO, non-PO, service entry, recurring) with automated approval workflows.
• Drive deployment and optimization of eInvoicing platforms (e.g., SAP, Tungsten) and define business requirements for OCR, AI-driven validation, straight-through processing, and payment automation.
• Monitor system performance, collaborate with IT and platform teams on enhancements, and analyze root causes for exceptions, rejections, and late payments to implement corrective measures.
• Design controls and validations to ensure invoice compliance with tax regulations, payment terms, and contract conditions in collaboration with internal audit, legal, and tax teams.
• Define and track key I2P KPIs (e.g., first-pass yield, cycle time, on-time payment rate, % touchless invoices) and use data analytics to identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead transformation initiatives and support cash flow forecasting and working capital optimization through strategic invoice and payment timing strategies.

Experience

• Proven experience in Accounts Payable, ideally within a large, multinational organization
• Deep understanding of P2P processes and best practices
• Experience with P2P systems and related technologies
• Working experience in Accounts Payable / Payments using SAP preferred
• Knowledge of SOX and fundamental accounting principles is nice-to-have
• Project management experience, with a proven track record of delivering projects on time and within budget preferred
• Ability to work transversally and within a highly matrixed environment is an advantage
• Experience in healthcare and/or life-science industry highly preferred
• Experience in establishing and developing shared service capabilities and services is a huge plus

Soft and technical skills:

• Ability to work independently and as part of a global team
• Proven influencing skills in driving adherence to core model through collaborative efforts.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; effective collaborator with strong trust-building and influencing skills.
• Results-oriented with strong analytics skills; ability to drive operational excellence through data-driven insights.
• Ability to lead change initiatives and foster a culture of continuous improvement

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business Administration, Finance, Accounting
• Master’s degree in business administration or a related field preferred

Language:

• Fluent in English (spoken and written)

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