In 1966, in Marseille, Pierre Bellon laid the foundations of what would become Sodexo, guided by a simple yet powerful idea: improving everyday life through services that truly matter.
Today, Sodexo is a global leader in Food and Services, supporting people at every moment of life, at work, in schools, hospitals and communities. With 426,000 colleagues across 43 countries, we serve 80 million consumers every day, generating €24.1 billion in revenues. Our growth goes hand in hand with social and environmental responsibility, driven by our purpose: to create a better everyday for everyone and build a better life for all.
About Sodexo Business Services (SBS)
Portugal is no exception! 7years ago, we established Sodexo Business Services (SBS), our shared service center. Here, you will have the opportunity to join various Financial teams such as Record to Report, Order to Cash, Purchase to Pay, Financial Analysis, and Master Data, supporting European markets and ensuring business growth.
Join Us!
We are looking for talented professionals to be part of our team, bringing unique skills and perspectives to help us grow even further.
Opportunity: Finance Specialist (Accounts Payable)
What will you do?
- Process ownership: manage and optimise billing and cash applications;
- E2E optimisation: ensure end-to-end process optimisation within the Order to Cash domain;
- Internal controls: identify, implement and monitor controls in the O2C domain;
- Continuous improvement: identify bottlenecks and implement improvements to enhance efficiency, working with internal teams and external consultants;
- Cross-functional collaboration: ensure alignment across systems and processes with other finance domains, countries and functions;
- Performance monitoring: develop and maintain KPIs, dashboards and reports to monitor process integrity and performance;
- Technology & innovation: stay current with emerging technologies and trends, and proactively evaluate and recommend innovative digital solutions and automation tools to enhance operational efficiency and drive performance improvements across the business;
- Project delivery: ensure all initiatives are delivered on time and within scope;
- Stakeholder management: communicate within and outside the O2C team, ensuring all parties are aligned with process changes;
- Compliance and control: ensure all process redesigns adhere to internal policies and external regulatory requirements;
- ERP programme participation: actively contribute to the ERP project, supporting the roll‑out and ensuring operational efficiency improvements and long‑term strategic alignment.
What you'll need to succeed?
- 3 to 5 years of accounting experience
- Experience transforming billing and cash application processes
- Experience implementing cash application tools
- Experience in ERP upgrades and roll‑outs
- Experience in GBS / Shared Services environments
- Knowledge of SAP (ECC6 and S/4HANA) is a plus
- Experience working with Finance HQ leaders in a large multinational
- Experience improving process quality, review and compliance
- Ability to apply continuous improvement concepts and tools
- Strong customer orientation
- Flexible, able to work in a changing, multicultural environment
- Strategic and tactical thinking
- Rigorous, organised, proactive and results‑oriented
- Occasional travel
What we have to offer you?
- Health & Life Insurance;
- Meal allowance paid in Meal Card;
- Additional Days off: extra vacation day, employee’s birthday, volunteering day;
- Opportunity to grow professionally inside the Company;
- Possibility to participate in multicultural projects;
- Several internal activities aiming to promote our team´s wellbeing.