Finance Systems Lead - Procure to Pay (P2P)

Role overview

This role is responsible for the design, operation, support, and continuous improvement of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) finance application capabilities within the Finance Application Systems Transformation (FAST) organization. The role supports stable, controlled, and efficient P2P processes in JD Edwards (JDE) and related third-party applications, with a focus on close readiness, audit compliance, issue resolution, and business process enablement.

What you’ll do

• BUILD – Functional Design, Knowledge Transfer, and Change Delivery

• Serve as the functional design lead for assigned P2P finance application capabilities, including configuration, posting logic, integrations, and embedded controls.

• Translate Finance and Procurement business needs into clear, testable functional requirements, designs, and specifications.

• Partner with IT delivery teams and vendors to ensure solutions are scalable, controlled, and aligned with Finance, SOX, and audit requirements.

• Lead and support knowledge transfer and transition activities for assigned P2P capabilities, helping ensure FAST can operate independently and consistently.

• Develop and maintain foundational operating documentation, including runbooks, playbooks, SOPs, decision trees, support guides, control evidence standards, and repository ownership practices.

• Define and use practical operating metrics for knowledge transfer, readiness, stability, quality, case intake, issue logging, and support traceability.

• Coordinate functional testing, user acceptance testing, and release readiness for P2P-related changes that affect Finance operations, controls, or reporting.

• Manage changes and enhancements in a way that minimizes risk to financial close, controls, and reporting quality.

• Support enterprise initiatives such as entity setup, system integrations, application enhancements, transition activities, and post-transition stabilization.

• RUN – Operational Stability, Close Readiness, and Controls

• Own the functional stability and predictable operation of assigned P2P finance applications, integrations, and process dependencies.

• Support repeatable, high-quality financial close outcomes through strong cut-off discipline, issue prevention, and timely resolution of close-critical items.

• Maintain SOX compliance and audit readiness by supporting effective system controls, access discipline, evidence quality, and operational execution.

• Serve as the primary functional escalation point for close-critical, audit-impacting, or high-risk P2P finance system and data issues.

• Partner with FAST Analysts, IT, and managed services teams to operate a tiered support model, including incident triage, defect prioritization, root-cause analysis, impact assessment, and fix validation.

• Use issue trends, case data, and recurring intervention patterns to reduce repeated defects and improve system stability over time.

• OPTIMIZE – Simplify, Standardize, and Improve

• Identify opportunities to simplify configurations, reduce manual workarounds, strengthen controls, and improve the P2P user experience.

• Standardize P2P application usage, master data alignment, control practices, and process patterns across applicable locations and business areas.

• Collaborate with Finance, Procurement, IT, Data, and Controls teams to improve data quality, embedded controls, process consistency, and operational discipline.

• Support automation, analytics, and AI readiness by improving process stability, documentation quality, and data discipline.

• Contribute to FAST roadmap planning, prioritization, and continuous improvement activities for P2P finance application capabilities.

• What you’ll bring

• Essential skills, knowledge, and experience

• Strong knowledge of Procure-to-Pay processes, including Accounts Payable, accruals, liabilities, supplier-related workflows, and P2P close dependencies.

• Hands-on experience with JDE finance modules and related third-party applications or integrations, such as Coupa and Concur.

• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into finance system configuration, functional designs, test plans, and support documentation.

• Experience providing functional support for finance systems, including incident management, defect triage, root-cause analysis, impact assessment, and fix validation.

• Working knowledge of financial close activities, internal controls, audit requirements, and SOX compliance considerations related to P2P processes.

• Ability to work effectively in a global, matrixed environment with Finance, Procurement, IT, Data, Controls, and external vendor partners.

• Communication requirements

• Communicate system issues, business impacts, control considerations, and resolution plans clearly to Finance, Procurement, IT, Data, Controls, and vendor stakeholders.

• Coordinate cross-functional issue resolution, enhancement prioritization, testing, release readiness, and escalation management.

• Influence stakeholders through practical recommendations, clear analysis, and balanced consideration of operational, control, and user experience needs.

• Innovation / problem-solving

• Resolve complex P2P system and process issues where information may be incomplete, impacts may cross functions, and solutions must balance close, controls, reporting, and operational needs.

• Identify practical opportunities to simplify workflows, standardize processes, reduce manual intervention, and prevent recurring defects.

• Use root-cause analysis, issue trend data, and stakeholder feedback to improve system stability and operational performance.

• Knowledge requirements

• Practical knowledge of JDE P2P modules, supplier transaction flows, P2P-related integration points, and downstream financial impacts.

• Understanding of finance and procurement system integrations, including data flow, control points, exception handling, and reporting dependencies.

• Working knowledge of SOX controls, audit support, access discipline, and documentation standards for finance systems.

• Competence and behaviors

• Strong analytical judgment and practical problem-solving skills.

• High attention to accuracy, data integrity, control discipline, and documentation quality.

• Ability to manage cross-functional dependencies, prioritize competing needs, and follow through on commitments.

• Ownership mindset, customer focus, and accountability for reliable finance system operations.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Business, or a related field required; advanced degree or relevant professional certification preferred.

• 8–12 years of experience in finance systems, P2P operations, JDE enablement, finance transformation, or related roles.

• Strong understanding of finance processes, accounting principles, financial close, internal controls, and SOX requirements.

• Proficiency in spoken and written English and the local/native language is required.

• We offer

• The probation period of 3 months and then for an indefinite period;

• Possibilities for development on a personal and professional level in one of the leading global MedTech companies;

• Package of benefits including Private medical care (Lux Med), Life Insurance, and Multisport card;

• Holiday Bonus, Annual Bonus, Newborn baby Bonus;

• Co-financing for corrective glasses and lenses;

• Benefit platform (300 PLN monthly);

• PPE program with very attractive conditions available for each employee after 3 months;

• Fully covered language courses (English or other languages according to business needs);

• Co-financing of holidays and an additional 2 days off from work annually;

• Additional extra day for a birthday!

• Recommend a friend - Referral Bonus;

• Hybrid work model;

• Great Warsaw office location -