Accounts Payable Lead Diabetes International

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world. A Day in the Life Are you ready to lead and optimize accounts payable processes for Diabetes International? The Diabetes business is becoming an independent, publicly traded company, with a clear focus on innovation, operational excellence, and growth in diabetes care. As the Accounts Payable Lead, you will play a key role in establishing, managing, and optimizing AP processes for the Diabetes business, focusing on readiness for Day 1 (Initial Public Offering (IPO)) and planning for Day 2 (Transition Service Agreement (TSA) exit with Medtronic).This role is based in Heerlen, Netherlands, with flexibility for hybrid or remote work. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Procurement, IT, and outsourcing partners, to ensure seamless integration and compliance. Occasional travel may be required to support business needs and foster collaboration across regions.Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned: Design and implement temporary AP processes in current SAP instance for OUS entities to ensure operational readiness for Day 1 Collaborate with Procurement Value Stream (including outsourcing partners) to ensure alignment of Procure-to-Pay (PtP) processes Determine FTE capacity and location requirements for AP operations to support Day 1 and Day 2 Adapt AP processes to evolving regulatory requirements such as E-Invoicing and implement new technologies including AI Plan and implement long-term AP solutions including SAP S/4HANA integration for Day 2 Drive continuous improvement initiatives and optimize AP workflows leveraging automation and best practices Required Knowledge and Experience: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field 8–10 years of experience in accounts payable or PtP operations, preferably within a multinational organization Proven experience implementing and managing AP processes in SAP, including OUS entities Expertise in adapting processes to regulatory changes such as E-Invoicing and implementing technologies like AI Strong understanding of PtP modules (e.g ReadSoft and SAP) and global AP compliance requirements Excellent leadership, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills Experience managing culturally diverse teams and driving continuous improvement initiatives is a plus. Familiarity with AI-driven AP tools and automation solutions will help you excel in this role but are not required.If you're passionate about driving process excellence and ready to make a difference in a dynamic, international environment, we encourage you to apply Physical Job Requirements The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.  Benefits & Compensation Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.  We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.  This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).About Medtronic We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary. Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here