Finance Subject Matter Expert

Position Summary

Who are we?
Right across the Pipera metro station, the Samsung Shared Services Centre Europe, established in 2016 in Bucharest (Romania) covers Financial, Customer Service and HR processes for Samsung subsidiaries across Europe.

Role and Responsibilities

We seek an experienced Finance SME to govern and optimize end-to-end finance processes, with a primary focus on Accounts Payable and oversight of Accounts Receivable operations. The role will drive process stabilization, governance, continuous improvement and stakeholder coordination across AP and AR functions. The successful candidate will act as the main point of contact for finance process-related topics, support operational teams and BPO partners, ensure compliance with policies and controls and provide data-driven insights to leadership.

• Drive process standardization across Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes, ensuring alignment with global policies and best practices
• Lead governance activities for AP processes, including Invoice Processing, Vendor Master Data, Payment, Travel and Expense management
• Support governance and continuous improvement across AR processes, including Collections, Dispute Management, Cash Application and Order Desk
• Ensure process changes are implemented consistently across subsidiaries and BPO teams
• Lead and coordinate process improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, automation, controls and service quality
• Support transition activities for new processes, entities and scope migrations
• Assess process risks and ensure appropriate controls are designed, implemented and monitored
• Define, document and maintain process maps, standard operating procedures and work instructions
• Act as escalation point for complex AP and AR operational issues
• Support system implementations, enhancements, testing activities and process rollouts
• Develop and maintain finance dashboards, KPIs and performance reporting
• Analyze process metrics, identify root causes of performance gaps and implement corrective actions
• Support internal and external audits and coordinate remediation plans where required
• Review service performance with BPO providers and drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Provide training, coaching and knowledge-sharing sessions for finance teams
• Report periodically on process performance, risks, projects and improvement initiatives to management (Finance Transformation Manager/ Head of Finance/ Head of SSCE)
• Provide user accesses approving authorizations based on requests received from InHouse/BPO

Skills and Qualifications

Your profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics, Accounting, or related filed
• 5+ years of Finance Operations (at least 3 years in an Accounts Payable and solid exposure to Accounts Receivable processes), with demonstrated experience in process governance, intermediation, risk management, or lead/oversight roles
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes, controls and best practices
• Good understating of Order-to-Cash (O2C) processes including collections, dispute management and cash application
• Experience in process governance, continuous improvement, transformation or finance operations leadership roles
• Strong knowledge of finance controls, compliance requirements and audit processes
• Experience working with Shared Service Centers and/or BPO environments
• Advance SAP knowledge, including AP and AR modules
• Advance Microsoft Excel skills and experience with reporting and analytics tools
• Experience with KPI development, dashboard creation and performance management
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong attention to details and commitment to data accuracy
• Advancer English skills
• Project management and Lead Six Sigma experience is considered an advantage
• Experience with finance automation, workflow tools, OCR solution or process mining platforms is considered an advantage

Why is Samsung SSC Europe the place to be?
Samsung is a global leader in technology, opening new possibilities for people everywhere. In our center you will be part of a dynamic team, in an international work environment. Being one of the best in the industry comes with hard work, but we also make it rewarding through:

• Compensation & Benefits: attractive salary & performance bonuses, meal tickets, lunch allowance
• Health & Wellbeing: gym subscription, private medical care, daily fresh fruits in the office
• Events (e.g.: Christmas Party, June 1st party, Halloween, Kids Party, team building, quarterly team events etc.)
• Learning & Development: Unlimited access to Samsung’s learning platform, access to in-class trainings and various events / conferences, coaching programs
• Family & Living: discount to Samsung products, 25 days of vacation per year, hybrid working (2 days WFH/week).

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