Global Invoice to Pay Process Manager

• Location: Barcelona, Spain

The Global Invoice to Pay Process Manager is responsible for optimizing the end-to-end invoice processing and payment lifecycle. This role ensures timely, accurate, and compliant invoice handling-while driving automation, reducing exceptions, and enabling a frictionless experience for suppliers and internal stakeholders. The Global Invoice to Pay Process Manager works across procurement, finance, and technology teams to implement best-in-class practices that improve operational efficiency, vendor satisfaction and working capital.

• Design and continuously improve I2P processes, including invoice capture, validation, matching, exception handling, payment execution, AP open items management and accounts reconciliation
• Drive the deployment and optimization invoice processing global solutions, including eInvoicing platforms (commercial and governmental)
• Define standard operating procedures and support global standardization of Invoice to Pay processes
• Define business requirements for OCR, AI-driven invoice validation, straight-through processing, payment automation and clearing automation, S2P accounts monitoring and reconciliation.
• Monitor system performance and collaborate with IT and platform teams on continuous enhancements.
• Analyze root causes for invoice exceptions, rejections, and late payments; implement corrective and preventive measures.
• Design controls and validations to ensure invoice compliance with tax regulations, payment terms, and contract conditions.
• Collaborate with internal audit, legal, and tax to ensure invoice compliance and risk mitigation.
• Define and track key I2P KPIs (e.g., cycle time, on-time payment rate, % touchless invoices).
• Use data and analytics to identify improvement opportunities and lead transformation initiatives.
• Support cash flow forecasting and working capital optimization through invoice and payment timing strategies.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a global team.
• Proven influencing skills in driving adherence to core model through collaborative efforts.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; effective collaborator with strong trust-building and influencing skills.
• Results-oriented with strong analytics skills; ability to drive operational excellence through data-driven insights.
• Ability to lead change initiatives and foster a culture of continuous improvement.