ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ANALYST - MATERNITY LEAVE

Suntory Global Spirits is a world leader in premium spirits with $5.5 billion in annual revenues and an ambition to become the World’s Most Admired Premium Spirits Company. We have a strong vision and strategy, an incredible brand portfolio grounded in quality and craftsmanship, an unwavering commitment to sustainability and top talent across the organization. We are focused on driving value across key priorities including American whiskey, Japanese Spirits, Scotch, Tequila and Ready-to-Drink. Headquartered in New York City, Suntory Global Spirits is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings, which is world renowned for delivering quality and excellence across a range of products and categories.Accounts Payable Analyst - Maternity Leave CoverThe following position is based in Madrid, SpainPURPOSE & SCOPE OF ROLE:Develop a service led organization to provide the best administrative services to the business. Establish and comply Service Level Agreements with GBS customers. Ensure accuracy on vendor balances, payments and other AP and intercompany balance sheet accounts.Ensure transaction and processes follow proper controls and evidences are maintained to ensure a control work environmentDUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:Suppliers’ management, Invoice posting and Invoice payment.Follow up customers’ satisfaction level and promote actions to increase it. Ensure effective communication channels with the final aim to provide outstanding proactive support and service to both internal and external customers.Establish guidelines and follow up for ensuring quality and accuracy of the data included in the reports: develop and improve reporting tools and reports.Beware of the technical needs required to provide the best service to internal and external customers.Participation in projects representing the area: work closely with IT.Improve Accounts Payable processes to ensure reliability and cost effectivenessImprove reporting systems for the Account payable processes.Promote a working atmosphere, ensuring the overall team improvement.Set up and maintenance of activity & efficiency measures for the area (KPI´s) Scorecard delivery & Operational Review.Support on Audits: Supporting information delivery to external & internal auditors and internal customers.Analysis and reconciliation of BS accounts owned by EMEA GBS-AP & Interco area.KEY SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES:SAP AP module and GL.COUPA platform experience.Strong PC skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).Concur and Readsoft will be a plus.Strong SOX / Internal controls knowledge: Internal controls focused.Transactional processes and problem solving.Business and internal customer oriented.Account payable and Financial processes expertise.Involvement in change management projects.Experience in Finance.Fluent verbal/written English. French is a nice to have.Other EMEA language would be a plus.Key Relationships:Procurement Teams.IT global solution (mainly P2P team).Business Finance Teams.Other GBS´s areas and AP area in other GBS.Internal and external auditors (Deloitte, SOX, IA).Local plants.This document provides a summary of the main duties etc. Other duties may be assigned to the post.At Suntory Global Spirits, people are our number one priority, and we believe our people grow together in diverse and inclusive environments where their unique insights, experiences and backgrounds are valued and respected. Suntory Global Spirits is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, military veteran status and all other characteristics, attributes or choices protected by law. All recruitment and hiring decisions are based on an applicant’s skills and experience.