Accounts Payable Specialist

About the role As the EU accelerates towards mandatory electronic invoicing and digital VAT reporting, this temporary role (12 months) serves as a key team member in supporting the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) lifecycle to meet shifting regulatory requirements. The specialist will execute tasks alongside AP Operations, Tax, IT, and external service providers to support compliant invoice processing and touchless data extraction while delivering accurate and on-time reporting. Key Responsibilities This is a hybrid position based at our Shared Service Centre in Cork, Ireland, offering flexible working arrangements. * Support mandate tracking and AP compliance by ensuring all inbound vendor invoices and internal transactions adhere to local tax authority requirements and European Norm (EN 16931) standards. * Align compliance checks with existing internal AP audit controls, corporate governance, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements, and support internal/external audits related to AP compliance. * Support operational readiness by ensuring ERP master data (vendor profiles, VAT IDs) aligns with localized statutory requirements and government portal network rules (e.g. Peppol). * Coordinate system rollouts, testing, and hypercare phases of e-invoicing across EMEA, while optimizing e-invoice ingestion to maximize automated three-way matching. * Investigate, triage, and resolve invoice rejection errors, schema mismatches, or non-compliance flags, while maintaining robust AP compliance policies, SOPs, and vendor enablement initiatives. Qualifications Required * 2–3 years of experience within an Accounts Payable, P2P, or financial compliance role, ideally in a fast-paced multinational Shared Services (SSO) environment. * Strong understanding of end-to-end AP workflows, and hands-on experience with major enterprise ERPs (e.g. Oracle, SAP) and automated invoice processing/OCR platforms. * Fluency in English with excellent interpersonal, stakeholder management, and communication skills (both written and verbal). Skills you need to succeed * Proactive and analytical approach to problem-solving, with a continuous improvement mindset and experience in executing process improvements, automation, or system rollouts. * Previous experience working with e-invoicing portals, exposure to ERP master data management, and familiarity with SOX control environments and audits.