P2P Transformation Lead | Client-Facing Ops & Tech

EY; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

EY seeks a Manager in the Procure to Pay practice to help clients optimize procurement and accounts payable operations. You will lead engagements from process assessment to future-state design and implementation across procurement, finance, and IT, influencing governance structures and technology requirements.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, drive automation, and manage risks while mentoring teams and supporting business development efforts. Travel up to 60% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5–8 years of relevant experience in Procure to Pay, Procurement Operations, Accounts Payable, Shared Services, or Consulting.
• Experience leading or supporting P2P transformation initiatives.
• Hands-on experience with procurement platforms such as SAP Ariba, Coupa, Zip, Oracle Procurement, or similar solutions.
• Strong understanding of requisition-to-payment process flows and associated controls.
• Experience producing process maps, business requirements, functional specifications, test plans, training materials, and implementation documentation.
• Strong stakeholder management and client-facing consulting experience.
• Ability and willingness to work directly with clients and travel as required by engagement needs. Travel can range up to 60%.

Responsibilities

• Lead client-facing Procure to Pay transformation engagements and deliver successful project outcomes.
• Assess procurement and accounts payable operations to identify process improvement and automation opportunities.
• Drive transformation initiatives across requisition management, purchase order processing, invoice processing, accounts payable, and vendor management.
• Facilitate workshops with procurement, finance, operations, accounts payable, and shared services stakeholders.
• Define future-state business processes, operating models, governance structures, and technology requirements.
• Translate business needs into functional requirements, process flows, user stories, testing scenarios, and deployment plans.
• Support implementation, configuration, testing, training, deployment, and adoption activities across procurement technologies.
• Identify opportunities to improve compliance, automate manual processes, reduce cycle times, and increase operational efficiency.
• Manage project risks, dependencies, issue resolution, and executive stakeholder communications.
• Lead and mentor team members while maintaining high-quality delivery standards.
• Support business development activities including proposals, solution demonstrations, client presentations, and estimates.

Skills

Procure to Pay

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Process mapping

Automation

AI-enabled procurement

Travel readiness

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business

Tools

SAP Ariba

Coupa

Oracle Procurement

Zip

Job description

EY seeks a Manager in the Procure to Pay practice to help clients optimize procurement and accounts payable operations. You will lead engagements from process assessment to future-state design and implementation across procurement, finance, and IT, influencing governance structures and technology requirements.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, drive automation, and manage risks while mentoring teams and supporting business development efforts. Travel up to 60% is expected.