**Job Description :** **Job Family -Position title** **Account Payable Subject Matter Expert** **About us** With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future. Join us to create a career worth celebrating. **About the Function:** Our Global Business Operations (GBO) team are facilitators, providing strategic, financial, and business services that are critical to the day-to-day performance of our business. With a team of over 2,000 dedicated and passionate people supporting 21 markets across the world, we have offices in Bangalore, Budapest, Bogota, and Manila. Our global remit offers huge learning opportunities. We encourage learning and development in skills needed now and in the future across digital, industry, professional, and domain. Wherever you start, you’ll be rewarded with a world view and the recognition you deserve in our inclusive and supportive culture. **About the team:** **Purpose** The STP Service Delivery department is responsible to ensure that Source to Pay processes (including Purchase to Pay and Tactical Procurement) are working effectively & efficiently, are well controlled and drive value for Diageo, also ensuring control agenda (SOX compliance) across all areas as well. The Account Payable Subject Matter Expert is acting as the first point of contact for the markets regarding any STP issues, they works closely with Requestors and other STP Service Delivery Teams to ensure all STP issues are proactively picked up, resolved or channelled to the relevant GDBS team for resolution. The role requires solid system and E2E STP process understanding and will closely support Purchase Order Lifecycle Management, works in close business partnering with the STP Governance and the STP Process Support Team and liaises with other internal & external collaborators. The role holder may be tasked to raise POs and complete related tasks. **Accountabilities** Acting as the first point of contact for the markets for STP functional issues related to SAP and Coupa. Build active and positive relationships with users, and Procurement collaborators. Provide support that facilitates the accurate, efficient and timely setup and approval of purchase orders Support and management of the web form creation of the online payments and urgent payments Ensure parked and blocked items against the POs are kept to minimum Monitor Purchase Order housekeeping in cooperation with the Requestor for SAP POs Manage E2E PO Lifecycle of all SAP Pos,supervisingg Gr vs delivery date Manage balance circularization with the vendors with open PO for their corresponding region. Close POs based on relevant approvals collected by the STP Process Support Team and follow up to complete the needed financial adjustments (GRNI management & P&L impact) Prepare reports and analysis for review with FC community and do following about it. To be responsible for the planning and execution with human talent resources and all the market areas of the user training of the STP process. To be responsible for the planning and execution with human talent resources and all the market areas of the user training of the STP process. **Grade differentiators** + Entry:Performs routine activities in a structured environment - typically on one service line onlyWorks under supervision, uses little discretion. Is expected to seek guidance in unexpected situations. + Mid: Performs a range of work activities in varied environments. Works without frequent reference to others. Uses limited discretion in resolving issues or enquiries. May contribute to routine issue resolution + Higher: Performs a range of work, sometimes sophisticated and non-routine, in a variety of environments. Investigates, defines and resolves sophisticated issues. Supports less experienced staff **Key interactions - Internal** + Cross Business: Global, Regional and In-market PTP/Procurement/Finance teams and collaborators + GDBS STP Service Delivery, FC, RTR, OTC Teams in all DBS locations + Enterprise Ops functions / team members - for helping to resolve queries + Employees / business units - to deliver required services and resolve queries. + Internal and External Auditors – to respond to queries and requests for information. + Collaboration is essential. + Continuous Improvement driven culture **Key interactions - External** + Customers / users - to deliver required services and resolve queries. + 3rd party vendors delivering technical support to Diageo **Critical Finance Capabilities** + Act as process expert, assist with supplier and requestor compliance issues, and ensure front-end users follow the right processes. + Highlight any potential process and knowledge gap, ensure proper resolution + Demonstrate high ownership over STP processes and their financial impact **Qualifications / experience** Qualifications + Bachelor’s degree such as but not limited to, BCom, BBA, BBM Experience + Manage of SAP ERP FI and MM Modules + 3 - 5 years of experience in a computerized accounting department of a large, reputable commercial organization + Strong customer service skills + Customer care and team playing skills + Demonstrable experience of building, developing and sustaining relationships with key collaborators + Internal controls awareness Essential Skills: + Can do attitude in driving for solutions taking business requirements in consideration + Good understanding of accounts payable process + Experience in Invoice processing + Experience in payment processing + Understanding of accounting + Good communicative and influencing capabilities dealing with collaborators + Spanish, and English knowledge, Portuguese as a plus. **Rol Specifications** + The Account Payable Subject Matter Expert will be acting as the main responsible to support the market users and help them to solve queries in the end to end STP process, completing all the activities needed to provideaccess too Finance about benefits / impacts in P&L. this role is owner 100% of STP conversations across LAC, including visibility of top offenders and act as a promotor controls and compliant management. **Flexible Working Statement:** Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one. **Rewards & Benefits Statement:** **Diversity statement:** Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more. Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world. Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you. _If you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that you capture this information when you submit your application._ **Worker Type :** Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term) **Primary Location:** Bogota - EOB **Additional Locations :** **Job Posting Start Date :** 2025-06-12 With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers – the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world. Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of. With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you’ll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we’ll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential. **DRINKiQ** What's your DRINKiQ? Take our quiz to understand how alcohol is made and explore the effects of drinking. 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