SAP Expert Procure to Pay (P2P)

OneFinance 2026 is a Group-level Finance Transformation Program currently active across 8+ countries and 30+ legal entities within the Generali Group. The program standardizes Finance operations on a common SAP S/4HANA backbone, integrating Ivalua as the Group's strategic Procure-to-Pay platform, ServiceNow for financial request management, Tagetik for performance consolidation, and SAP FPSL/GLPD for IFRS 17/9 compliance.

The P2P workstream is one of the most operationally critical in the program: it connects procurement, invoice processing, and payment execution across all in-scope countries, and sits at the intersection of SAP MM/FI, Ivalua, and the Group's shared services model. The program is delivered in close partnership with Accenture, PwC, and BCG.

We are looking for a Senior SAP Expert with a strong background in Accounts Payable processes and Vendor Invoice Management to join the OneFinance 2026 delivery team. You will be the functional authority for the AP layer of SAP S/4HANA and its integration with Ivalua, the Group's strategic Procure-to-Pay platform, covering the full invoice lifecycle from PO receipt through automated matching, exception handling, and payment execution.

This role sits at the operational heart of the P2P workstream: you will work closely with Finance, Procurement, and Shared Services stakeholders across multiple countries, translating complex business requirements into robust SAP configurations and integration specifications. Hands-on experience with SAP MM is considered a valuable complement, but the primary focus is on AP depth, VIM expertise, and the ability to manage end-to-end Ivalua–SAP integration flows.

Given the insurance industry context, you will also be expected to bring sensitivity to AP internal controls, audit requirements, and procurement compliance — areas that carry particular weight in a regulated Group environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Ivalua–SAP Integration: Own the functional specification and validation of integration flows between Ivalua (P2P platform) and SAP S/4HANA — covering purchase order creation and change, GR/IR management, invoice status reconciliation, and vendor/master data synchronization. Coordinate with the Ivalua functional team and the SAP BTP/middleware teams on interface design and defect resolution.
• Accounts Payable (SAP FI-AP): Collaborate with the FI/CO expert to ensure correct AP posting logic, three-way matching configuration, payment run setup (F110), and intercompany payable flows. Address SAP authorization design for AP-sensitive transactions in line with Group segregation-of-duties standards.
• Vendor Invoice Management (VIM): Support the configuration and integration of the VIM solution (OpenText VIM or equivalent) for automated invoice capture, exception handling workflows, and coding blocks — ensuring alignment with SAP workflow and AP posting rules.
• Month-End & Operational Closing Support: Define and optimize the P2P contribution to the month-end closing cycle: GR/IR clearing, accruals for uninvoiced purchase orders, balance sheet reconciliation for AP and goods-in-transit accounts, and period-end reporting.
• SAP MM Configuration & Functional Design: Lead the functional design and configuration of SAP S/4HANA MM for all OneFinance rollout countries: purchasing organization structures, document types, release strategies, goods receipt/invoice receipt processes, and material/service master data governance.
• Master Data Governance: Contribute to business partners (Vendors, Customers) master data governance, including workflow-based vendor creation and change, data quality controls.
• Testing & Go-Live Coordination: Own the functional test strategy for the P2P workstream — from SIT script definition through UAT coordination and hypercare support. Actively participate in country go-live events, providing real-time functional support during cutover and post-go-live stabilization.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Key User Training: Serve as the primary P2P functional contact for Procurement, Finance, and Shared Services stakeholders across rollout countries. Design and deliver targeted training for key users, including process walk-throughs, system demos, and written user guides.
• ServiceNow Integration (Financial Requests): Collaborate with the ServiceNow team on the integration of P2P-related service requests (e.g., vendor creation, PO exceptions, payment escalations) into the ServiceNow financial request catalogue, ensuring consistent process governance across all countries.
• Documentation & Governance: Produce and maintain functional specifications, configuration rationale, integration design documents, and process flows in line with program governance. Participate in design authority and change control boards.

• Good knowledge of SAP FI-AP: vendor master management, invoice posting and three-way matching logic, specific expertise with VIM (vendor invoice management) module is required. Payment proposals and payment file generation (F110+ DMEEX and various exits).
• Experience managing or contributing to integration projects between SAP and a third-party P2P platforms (Ivalua, Ariba, or similar), with E2E perspective
• Familiarity with SAP authorization concepts in the AP domain, including segregation-of-duties design and remediation.
• Ability to translate business requirements into precise SAP functional specifications and configuration.
• Proven delivery experience in multi-country transformation programs with complex stakeholder environments.
• English at C1 level or above (working language of the program)

Nice to Have:

• Hands-on experience with SAP MM, including at least one full end-to-end SAP ECC or S/4HANA P2P implementation.
• Experience with SAP MDG (Master Data Governance) for vendor or material master governance.
• Experience working in insurance industry with awareness of procurement compliance and AP internal controls.
• Direct experience with Ivalua — functional configuration, integration design, or key-user/project role.
• Experience in using catalogs and shopping cart tools, like Ariba, SRM, others integrated to SAP MM.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Economics, Supply Chain, or a related discipline. An advanced degree or SAP/Ivalua certifications are considered advantageous.