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Senior Accounts Payable Specialist

Company Description

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position:

The Senior Accounts Payable Specialist ensures the accuracy of accounts payable reports, maintains accurate back-up documents and guarantees that all unpaid invoices are processed in a timely and efficient manner. SAP and Coupa will be the tools used to process invoices and generate reports.

The Senior Accounts Payable Specialist will play a key role in process improvements

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Process and monitor incoming invoice flows from suppliers via the different invoicing channels for European entities
  • Ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures as well as external regulations.
  • Responsible for proper preparation and timely execution of payment runs to vendors.
  • Support any necessary manual payments by ensuring appropriate documentation is completed and initiating wire transfer payments in the online banking system.
  • Act as a liaison with critical vendors to maintain good working relationships.
  • Participate to the monthly closing activities.
  • Support in GL accounts and prepayment reconciliations as necessary.
  • Provide supporting documents for internal/external audit on request.
  • Resolve payment issues in a timely manner by partnering with indirect procurement.
  • Resolve escalated vendors complaints or queries and manage these to completion within turn-around time.
  • Collaborate with Procurement to update vendor Master Data maintenance such as payment terms, bank information etc.
  • Play a major part in continuous improvement projects, performing special or ad hoc assignments that may be assigned.
  • Support the creation and improvement of working instructions and desktop procedures to process vendor invoices correctly and efficiently.
  • Prepare timely Procure-to-Pay Reports (such as Vendor Aging list, Payment analysis, PO and accrual reports) and use them to resolve issues and optimize processes.
  • Lead regular meetings with Business and Functional Owners to align on vendor invoices received, booked, and paid – resolve any issues and support where necessary on any aspects involving the Procure-to-Pay cycle.
  • Collaborate effectively with Procurement, Accounting and FP&A teams.
  • Assess and deliver any necessary trainings, collaborating with Procurement, to the business and functional owners on improving the understanding of the Procure -to-Pay process and the role of Accounts Payable

Qualifications

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

  • 5 to 10 years of experience in AP, ideally in shared service center with high volume.
  • Strong expertise and knowledge in SAP, COUPA and EXCEL
  • Knowledge of standard accounts payable policies, procedures and regulations.
  • Understanding of accounting and VAT rules
  • Team player personality with good interpersonal skills and service-oriented mentality.
  • Ability to work both, independently and as a part of a team.
  • Solution oriented with ability to resolve issues at the root causes, demonstrate results over time.
  • Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, penchant for bringing new ideas and looking for continuous improvements.
  • Excellent organizational skills, ability to juggle with / prioritize multiple activities.
  • Able to provide appropriate technical and inquiry support to internal customers.
  • Good communication and problem-solving skills
  • Proficiency in English and in German/ French

Additional Information

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Shift: Day
Travel: 10% of the time

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