Procure-to-Pay Senior Manager, Shared Services

 

 

 

Job ID:  509860

CRH's Americas Materials, a division of CRH, is the leading vertically integrated supplier of aggregates, asphalt, ready mixed concrete and paving and construction services in North America.  Our operations span North America with over 28,000 employees at close to 1,600 locations in 43 US States and 2 Canadian provinces.

 

Job Summary:

 

We are seeking an experienced AMAT SSC Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Senior Manager to lead and inspire our Accounts Payable and Corporate Card administration in the Shared Services teams. The P2P Senior Manager will be a key player within the large integration project of North America regions into the Shared Services as well as the migration of invoices processing operations into high performing platforms. The Senior manager will be managing invoice processing, ensuring compliance with policies and regulatory requirements, and driving process improvements. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finance and accounting, excellent leadership skills, and a strategic mindset to deliver value to the business.

 

What Procure-to-pay (P2P) does:

 

(P2P) streamlines the process of processing invoices, ensuring suppliers are paid efficiently and managing the Travel and Expense program. By centralizing accounts payable functions, it fosters consistent standards, improved compliance, and enhanced visibility across an organization. P2P empowers the organization to reach a high level of efficiency while minimizing errors and enhance vendors and internal customer experience. Furthermore, the Shared Services P2P department can leverage data analytics for better decision-making, optimizing overall financial and operational performance.

 

What Shared Services Does:

 

A Shared Services Center (SSC) centralizes critical business processes, streamlining operations, reducing costs, and delivering consistent quality. By consolidating areas such as finance, procurement, payroll, and reporting, SSC eliminates duplication, frees time for strategic priorities, and fosters efficiency. SSC's primary functions include:

 

• O2C (Order-to-Cash): Manages the customer journey from order to payment, driving smoother revenue processes.
• R2R (Record-to-Report): Enables robust financial reporting and accounting.
• P2P (Procure-to-Pay): Ensures timely vendor payments and strong supplier relationships. Manages the Travel and Expense program.
• Center of Excellence: Drives innovation and continuous improvement.
• Payroll (Hire-to-Retire): Ensures accurate, compliant employee payments.
• Shared Services enables companies to focus on growth and strategic goals while maintaining operational excellence.

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

• Champion the integration and standardization project toward automation and process improvements to increase operational efficiency and compliance.
• Participate, with the P2P Director and other P2P team leads, in the creation of accounts payable policies and procedures.
• Lead, inspire and drive an Accounts Payable shared services team responsible for timely and accurate invoice processing, P2P reporting, payment proposals, and Corporate Card program administration. Ensure results-driven execution of shared services responsibilities.
• Monitor KPIs and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to identify discrepancies and proactively take actions to improve performance as appropriate.
• Build and enhance a strong team that provides proactive support and results-driven execution of responsibilities to meet the current and future needs of the business.
• Committed to outstanding customer experience.
• Ensure alignment with corporate and localized operating company policies, procedures, and control.
• Support external audit efforts and maintain familiarity with SAP elements (e.g., chart of accounts, profit center and cost center hierarchies).
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, regulatory requirements, and internal controls.