Senior Invoice Processing Accountant

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success.

Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role: Senior invoice processing accountant performs processes associated with invoice processing and posting activities.

This position does not have direct reports.

Your Responsibilities:


* Executes the P2P invoice processing activities to include mail processing, data entry completeness 
and accuracy, invoice posting, and issue resolution


* Processes invoices from receipt through posting in an efficient manner to ensure compliance with 
relevant payable systems, policies and procedures


* Communicates with third parties as needed via email, chat or phone to resolve invoice questions 
or discrepancies to post invoices (and/or credit memos) in a timely fashion and within customer 
Service Level Agreements


* Conducts reviews of vendor statements against open and closed invoices to identify missing
or misbilled invoices


* Coordinates with invoice approvers and/or requisitioners to ensure timely review and approval
of invoices to be released for disbursement


* Follows internal procedures and timelines to keep the service on agreed level of Key Performance 
Indicators


* Adheres to process governance including regular reporting and analysis of key metrics.

Actively 
works on metrics and process improvement


* Supports General Accounting’s month end/year end closing procedures including general ledger 
reconciliations


* Supports and implements process change improvements and system upgrades/updates


* Supports the Global Sourcing team in supplier identification, analysis, and maintenance


* Executes the governance process to evaluate and implement localization / customization


* Supports internal and external auditors during audits and other data inquiries

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):


* Degree in Business and/or Accounting (or equivalent work experience)
Minimum 2 years of experience in P2P or Finance function in SSC/BPO environment 


* Ability to work in global team environment and communi...