Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

About the Company

Thermo Fisher Scientific is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Ranked #95 on the 2021 Fortune 500 list with revenues of more than $35 billion, we serve as the world leader in providing critical solutions through innovation. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Our Finance teams are essential to our business and functional teams to make educated, sound decisions that drive our Mission and make us a stable and trusted industry leader. From Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Audit, Investor Relations, Strategy & Corporate Development to Accounting, our Finance functions have a diverse and global presence, providing significant opportunities to develop unique career experiences and perspectives.

About the Role

Global Business Services based in Manila, the Philippines are seeking an Invoice Processing Team Leader, who is a master of transactional excellence related to Accounts Payable. They lead the Invoice processing team within the Procure to Payment (P2P) organization. They maintain the organization, integrity, compliance, timeliness, and accuracy of supplier's data processing including creation, changes, report generation, and other related requests. This role provides training, administration and oversight of business processes and contact management systems which serve employees and external partners.

This role also monitors, prepares and/or reviews all periodic statistics and reporting and ensures timely and accurate compliance with schedules and metrics. They plan their team's work plan and evaluation and handle workload to achieve the company goals through the guidance of the team. They will work with a broad number of external and internal business partners, such as Vendors, Warehouses, Distribution Centers, Product Management, Accounting, Rebate Teams, Compliance & Audit. The focus is on driving a better process every day in their portfolio, using Thermo Fisher's Accounts Payables system.

Responsibilities

• Ensures team's daily operations compliance through meetings, audits, reports and controls, to ensure that all procedures are followed and established objectives and metrics are met, with special attention and adherence on the Global Fraud Prevention Policy
• Allocate workload to team members in accordance with established objectives
• Ensures compliance with departmental and organizational objectives, focusing on operational performance and correct guidance of team members
• Reviews and provides support with account reconciliations
• Takes the lead when customer concerns occur from internal or external clients, ensuring the best possible solution
• Provides support when disputes arise in scenarios of greater complexity and criticality
• Maintains involvement and communication through telephone, email, chat, or other means with customers involved in the processes
• Leads and serves as a point of contact in internal and external audit processes, keeping controls of operating procedures and providing necessary information to auditors
• Finds opportunities for optimization and continuous improvement of processes related to the department, suggesting new strategies or standard processes
• Supports supervisors and management in the implementation of company strategies
• Provides support and makes any other request that is required by the company's needs

Qualifications

Education

• University or College degree

Experience

• 6+ years of experience or Relevant working experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Effective training skills and team building capabilities for rapid ramp-up of functional tasks within area of responsibility
• Strong oral and written communication, presentation, conflict resolution skills
• Experience leading continuous process improvement projects leading to significant time or bottom line savings
• Prior experience of work transition/system implementation a plus
• High attention to detail and accuracy as data entry is a critical component of role
• Ability to coach, mentor and motivate staff

Travel Requirements

Less than 20%

Equal Opportunity Statement

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.