Make your mark for patients.

We're here because we want to build the future and transform patients' lives for the better.

At UCB, our people are our experiences and achievements, our passion and drive. That's why we're looking for talented individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences - not just the best and brightest, but those who care about making a meaningful difference in the lives of patients. We promote an environment of diversity, openness, and respect where people can make valuable contributions.

An exciting journey lies ahead. Will you join us in pushing the boundaries of what's possible?

To strengthen our Accounting team based in our Atlanta, Georgia office. We are looking for a talented individual to fill the position of: Source-To-Pay Accountant. As a Source-To-Pay Accountant this individual will act as the subject matter expert for global and local Sourcing to Payables policies. This individual will interface with local Purchasing, Controlling, and Business groups to ensure an efficient execution of the S2P process.

The Source-To-Pay Accountant will be a main point of contact for second level escalation from the offshore procurement and payables teams. Perform root cause analysis on escalations, suggest and evaluate potential solutions, and implement new processes/procedures to limit second level escalations through training or other improvements. This individual will also act as a liaison between End-user community and Genpact to drive efficiencies and process improvements, meeting or exceeding compliance standards.

This individual will act as a local point of contact for global projects to assist with implementation at the local level, including:

• Assists global team with design. Act as local process expert, when needed.
• Preparation and delivery of training
• Assist with local change management activities

As a Source-To-Pay Accountant you like to work in an environment where you can:

• Act as subject matter expert for global and local Sourcing to Payables policies. Interface with local Purchasing, Controlling, and Business groups to ensure an efficient execution of the S2P process. As subject matter expert and Failsafe for SRM, ensure timely resolution for misdirected entries, follow up with users as needed, assist with out of office and employees who have left the company items.
• Ensure local support of Accounts Payable operational and transactional processes and associated technologies such as SAP, SRM, VIM, e-Payment Request, Guided Buying and Qlik Sense
• Act as main contact for all local trainings ensuring all users of SRM/VIM/Guided Buying have been thoroughly trained and ensure training documents remain up to date
• Focus on S2P KPIs and follow up with business, controllers and leadership as needed to ensure Americas meets or exceeds Global predefined targets. Continuous process improvement on month/quarter/annual internal control items.

You will contribute by:

• Overseeing monthly escheatment process and weekly check review, 1099 reporting preparations and annual printing as well as re-occurring and ad hoc local responsibilities
• Support S2P and Finance Team as needed on projects and reporting
• Managing monthly outstanding check process. Ensure outstanding checks are reissued or voided as needed. Also ensure timely review of weekly checks and distribution process.
• Managing company Federal Express billings items, code all weekly invoices and address any billing issues for all North America Federal Express accounts
• Demonstrated ability to identify issues, co-develop creative solutions with stakeholders, and execute process change to meet the business needs ensuring internal control items are addressed on monthly/quarterly/annual basis
• Strong knowledge of North-America-specific legal, fiscal, and process requirements for accounts payable

Interested? For this position you'll need the following education, experience and skills:

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5-8 years payables experience for midsized company
• Excellent customer service, process improvement, audit, collaborative experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel and Power Point and SAP experience preferred
• Proven organizational skills, with an orientation to detail and accuracy
• Ability to handle multiple projects
• Strong problem solving, analytical, and investigative research skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Team player; business partnering approach with offshore team, suppliers and internal customers
• Ability to work with minimal direction when necessary to support the S2P objectives
• Ability to work in a collaborative and cross-functional team environment both locally and at corporate/regional level
• Bachelor's Degree preferred

About us.

At UCB, we come together every day to work, laser-focused, on a simple question: How will this create value for people living with severe diseases? By putting patients at the heart of everything we do, our approach - from discovery to development to delivery - is continuously transformed and designed around patient needs and their journey.

With a team of approximately 7,600 employees and worldwide operations in more than 40 countries, we are a global biopharmaceutical company investing more than a quarter of our revenue in cutting-edge scientific research. We are focused on addressing chronic, neurological, immunological, and bone diseases. We are looking for people with passion and empathy who develop a real understanding of patient's needs and can deliver thoughtful solutions to decisionmakers across the heath care ecosystem.

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The Company is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Where permitted, applicants for employment in the United States must either have received or been willing to receive a full COVID-19 vaccination by the date of hire; or, alternatively, agree to be subject to weekly COVID-19 testing, subject to religious and medical exemptions and in accordance with applicable law.