Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Accounts Payable Specialist

PTP Specialist Professional

Function

Finance

Our Company

We’re Hitachi Digital, a company at the forefront of digital transformation and the fastest growing division of Hitachi Group. We’re crucial to the company’s strategy and ambition to become a premier global player in the massive and fast-moving digital transformation market.

Our group companies, including GlobalLogic, Hitachi Digital Services, Hitachi Vantara and more, offer comprehensive services that span the entire digital lifecycle, from initial idea to full-scale operation and the infrastructure to run it on. Hitachi Digital represents One Hitachi, integrating domain knowledge and digital capabilities, and harnessing the power of the entire portfolio of services, technologies, and partnerships, to accelerate synergy creation and make real-world impact for our customers and society as a whole.

Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to unleash a digital future. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.

Job description

The team:

The Hitachi Digital (HD) Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Accounts Payable team provides post-procurement services supporting Digital Infrastructure (DI), Digital Services (DS), and GlobalLogic businesses.

The team is responsible for end-to-end Accounts Payable operations and is globally distributed across multiple locations. Currently comprising approximately 70 professionals, the team is led by the Service Delivery Senior Director based in Poland.

Our scope covers all key AP processes, including (but not limited to) vendor master and vendor relationship management, invoice processing, vendor payments, employee reimbursements, onsite travel expenses, process harmonization and standardization, month-end close activities, and audit support.

The role:

This role leads and manages Accounts Payable operations, primarily overseeing end-to-end global payments and ensuring accurate invoice processing. The incumbent will be responsible for driving service delivery excellence and ensuring adherence to defined KPIs, SLAs, and internal control requirements. The role also supports audits, month-end close activities, and continuous process improvement initiatives, while ensuring compliance with company policies. Additionally, the role involves managing payments across geographies, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely execution, while coordinating with global stakeholders.

What You’ll Bring:

• Graduation in Commerce or a related discipline; MBA (Finance/Operations) or CA-Inter preferred
• 8–10 years of experience in end-to-end Accounts Payable operations, including invoice processing, vendor management, payment cycles, and employee reimbursements
• Proven experience in managing teams and delivering results against defined KPIs and SLAs in a shared services or global environment
• Strong ownership of operational KPIs such as invoice processing TAT, first-pass yield, on-time payment %, aged payables, error rates, and audit observations
• Hands-on experience in month-end close, audit coordination with various stakeholders, and compliance activities
• Exposure to ERP systems (Oracle preferred) with strong MS Excel skills
• Solid understanding of accounting principles, internal controls, and process governance
• Ability to drive process improvements, standardization, and automation
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Fluent in English; additional European languages are a plus.

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About us

We’re a global, 1000-stong, diverse team of professional experts, promoting and delivering Social Innovation through our One Hitachi initiative (OT x IT x Product) and working on projects that have a real-world impact. We’re curious, passionate and empowered, blending our legacy of 110 years of innovation with our shaping our future. Here you’re not just another employee; you’re part of a tradition of excellence and a community working towards creating a digital future.

Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives

Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.

Experience Level

Senior Level