EMEA Accounts Payable Senior Specialist; m​/f​/x

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At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients’ lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

As an EMEA Accounts Payable Senior Specialist (m/f/x)*, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Providing specialist process knowledge, regional expertise and operational guidance across Accounts Payable activities within the EMEA region, working closely with the BPO, EMEA AP Area Lead and other key stakeholders.
• Providing guidance on complex AP processes and exceptions, including PO and non-PO invoices, invoice matching, approval workflows, credit notes, supplier statements, payment blocks, debit balances, GR/IR discrepancies and payment exceptions.
• Supporting the implementation of e-invoicing across EMEA countries and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives focused on automation, data quality, reporting accuracy and exception management.
• Partnering with BPO and internal stakeholders to resolve complex operational issues, including invoice queries, supplier disputes, overdue liabilities, payment failures and reconciliation differences.
• Collaborating cross-functionally with local Finance teams, Regional Management, Tax, Legal, Treasury, Procurement, Compliance and Global Process Owners to support effective AP operations, internal controls, compliance and process governance across EMEA.

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related discipline, AND 4-8 years of experience in Accounts Payable, Finance Operations or Shared Services.

AND

In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required:

• Experience working with a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) partner and strong knowledge of end-to-end Accounts Payable processes in a multinational or regional operating environment.
• Experience working with SAP S/4
  
  HANA. General knowledge of Oracle and/or Microsoft Dynamics is advantageous.
• Understanding of e-invoicing, internal controls and financial process governance.
• General knowledge of SOX principles, with the ability to assess, review and enhance SOX controls applicable to the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process.
• Fluent English. Knowledge of Polish, German and/or French would be beneficial.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Experience working in a complex multinational and cross-functional environment, preferably supporting multiple EMEA countries.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage complex…