Responsible for managing procurement, invoicing, and financial operations processes to ensure accurate financial management, supplier compliance, and operational efficiency. Acts as a key liaison between Finance, Procurement, suppliers, and business stakeholders to support timely payments, budget control, and cost optimization initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end procurement activities, including purchase requisition processing, supplier quotation management, purchase order (PO) creation, approval coordination, and vendor engagement.
- Administer the full invoicing lifecycle, including invoice creation and submission, invoice validation, PO-to-invoice matching, payment tracking, and resolution of billing discrepancies.
- Monitor and support financial operations activities, including budget tracking, forecasting, accrual management, account reconciliations, cost allocation, and monthly financial reporting.
- Partner with Finance, Procurement, suppliers, and business stakeholders to ensure timely invoice processing and payments, compliance with commercial and procurement policies, and maintenance of accurate financial records.
- Identify, analyze, and support cost-saving opportunities through effective supplier management, spend monitoring, and process improvement initiatives.
- Ensure adherence to internal controls, financial governance standards, and organizational procurement policies.
- Support audit requirements by maintaining accurate documentation and ensuring compliance with applicable financial and procurement procedures.
- Prepare and present financial and operational reports, providing insights to support business decision-making and budget management.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance procurement, invoicing, and financial processes, improving efficiency and stakeholder experience.
Qualifications
5+ years' experience
in Procurement Operations, Accounts Payable, Finance Operations, Shared Services, or related functions.
- Knowledge of procure-to-pay (P2P), invoicing, purchasing, and financial reporting processes.
- Experience working with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Ariba, Coupa, or equivalent platforms.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Competencies
- Financial Acumen
- Procurement & Supplier Management
- Process Excellence
- Stakeholder Management
- Attention to Detail
- Compliance & Risk Awareness
- Analytical Thinking
- Continuous Improvement
- Collaboration & Communication
Things to know before you apply
- Work authorization: Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
- Accommodations: If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] with your request and contact information.
- AI in hiring: We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help us screen and assess applications more efficiently. Our team performs additional human review and ultimately decides who moves forward in our hiring process.
- Open position: Unless otherwise stated, this job posting is for an open position on our team.
- Language proficiency: We ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
- Inclusion: Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
