Sisley Paris Purchase-to-Pay Manager

About Sisley Paris

Shaped since 1976 by Hubert and Isabelle d’Ornano, who took over the young company that year, Sisley Paris is a French, family-owned luxury beauty house renowned for its expertise in plant-based cosmetics. Its skincare, makeup, fragrance and haircare collections unite botanical knowledge with scientific research and sensorial refinement. As an employer, Sisley brings together specialists across research, product development, manufacturing, marketing and retail, offering a professional environment shaped by exacting standards and a long-term family vision. The house appeals to talent seeking to combine technical expertise, creativity and attentive client service while contributing to the international development of a distinctive name in French beauty.

Role & Responsibilities

• Ensure the reliability, compliance, and completeness of supplier liabilities and expenses across the international scope.
• Manage the initial scope of 6 subsidiaries and lead its progressive integration and expansion to 15 subsidiaries during the first year.
• Oversee the full Procure-to-Pay (P2P) cycle, from Master Data governance and invoice processing through payment, monthly close, and audit follow-up.
• Drive process harmonisation through the Core Model-BPO and improve efficiency to ensure payment deadlines are met.
• Establish and apply the Group procedure for creating and updating supplier records and Master Data.
• Deploy international anti-fraud controls, including systematic bank-detail verification, third-party/KYS checks, and dual approval for IBAN changes.
• Define the Group Chart of Accounts for suppliers and ensure its correct application across all entities in scope.
• Supervise and standardise the accounting treatment of purchase orders, invoices, and credit notes across 6 subsidiaries, then coordinate the progressive migration and integration of 9 additional subsidiaries during year one.
• Ensure proper application of three-way matching between purchase orders, goods receipts, and invoices.
• Coordinate and reduce supplier-dispute backlogs in partnership with Purchasing and local operational teams.
• Supervise and validate international payment runs with Group Treasury, managing multiple currencies and monitoring foreign-exchange risk at close.
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual supplier-cycle closing activities for all subsidiaries in scope, in line with the Group calendar.
• Harmonise cut-off rules and control, approve, and record accrued invoices (FNP) and prepaid expenses (CCA).
• Reconcile Group supplier accounts and intercompany accounts payable.
• Prepare monthly supplier-liability reporting, including ageing analysis, DPO trends, unapproved-invoice tracking, and cash-flow impacts.
• Serve as the principal point of contact for statutory auditors and internal auditors on the supplier cycle across all subsidiaries in scope.
• Prepare and validate audit files, including key-control reviews, supplier-balance substantiation, supplier circularisation testing, and FNP/CCA analysis.
• Ensure compliance with local and international tax regulations, including reverse-charge VAT, withholding tax, and country-specific e-invoicing requirements.
• Draft and maintain Group P2P standard operating procedures as the BPO process expert for supplier operations.
• Actively contribute to the implementation of automation tools.
• Define and monitor supplier-cycle productivity and quality KPIs, such as invoice processing time, automation rate, and average dispute-resolution time.
• Directly manage, lead, and develop a team of 5 accounts payable accountants and Group P2P specialists.
• Allocate subsidiary portfolios among team members to maintain productivity across the scope.
• Set individual and collective objectives, including integration KPIs, processing times, and error rates; conduct annual reviews and support skills development.
• Guide the team through increased operational volume, tool automation, and adoption of a Fast Close culture.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree (Bac+5) in accounting, finance, or management.
• At least 7–10 years of experience in accounts payable or the P2P cycle, ideally in an international group or shared services centre, including at least 3 years of direct accounting-team management.
• Strong command of ERP systems such as SAP and digitisation/P2P tools, including OCR and approval workflows.
• Proficiency in monthly closing processes (Fast Close), international VAT, and multi-currency issues (Forex).
• Excellent knowledge of internal controls, Master Data governance, and third-party fraud-risk management.
• Fluent English, required for daily communication with global subsidiaries and remote teams.
• Rigorous, highly organised, and analytical.
• Demonstrated leadership, strong coaching skills, and enthusiasm for team facilitation.
• Solutions-oriented and proactive, with the ability to lead change in an agile, international environment.

Skills

Experience

At least 7–10 years in accounts payable or the P2P cycle, ideally in an international group or shared services centre, including at least 3 years of direct accounting-team management.

Education

Master’s degree (Bac+5) in accounting, finance, or management.

Workplace

Benefits

Remuneration including various benefits; stimulating assignments in a pleasant work environment; onboarding programme; on-site company restaurant; access to sports and cultural activities; private Sisley shuttle between Liesse station and the Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône site.

Culture

As a family-owned French beauty house, Sisley Paris has a workplace culture shaped by a long-term vision, botanical expertise and a commitment to innovation. Its professional environment brings together scientific rigor and luxury creativity, with teams contributing to the quality and refinement of its skincare, makeup and fragrance collections.

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