Job Description
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.
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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.
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Align compliance checks with existing internal AP audit controls, corporate governance, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements, and support internal/external audits related to AP compliance.
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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).
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Coordinate system rollouts, testing, and hypercare phases of e-invoicing across EMEA, while optimizing e-invoice ingestion to maximize automated three-way matching.
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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
Qualifications
Required
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2–3 years of experience within an Accounts Payable, P2P, or financial compliance role, ideally in a fast-paced multinational Shared Services (SSO) environment.
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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.
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Fluency in English with excellent interpersonal, stakeholder management, and communication skills (both written and verbal).
Skills you need to succeed
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Proactive and analytical approach to problem-solving, with a continuous improvement mindset and experience in executing process improvements, automation, or system rollouts.
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Previous experience working with e-invoicing portals, exposure to ERP master data management, and familiarity with SOX control environments and audits.
Additional Information
Here's a glimpse of the great benefits you can expect:
- Financial Security & Health: *Health Care Contribution and a robust Pension Scheme for your future. *Employee Assistance Programme in place to support your wellbeing and trained peer mental health ambassadors on site. *Eye Care Contribution for your visual health.
- Work-Life Balance & Flexibility: *Vacation days increase with service, alongside 2 Company Days. *Benefit from Flexible Working arrangements and family-friendly policies for work-life balance.
- Continuous Development working for a continuously evolving organisation: *Professional Memberships paid (related to role). *Continuous professional development: time provided to attend professional updates specific to role. *We're an ACCA accredited training partner, offering top-tier professional development.
- Site Perks & Community: *Parking is available on site for your convenience. *Join our Sports & Social Club for engaging activities. *Join our Sustainability, DE&I, Wellness Teams depending on your personal interest. *Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) day per annum to support our local charities under Avery Dennison Granting Wishes Foundation. *Ad hoc small initiatives annually as guided by our various committees.
To help us process your application quickly, please upload your CV in either PDF or Word format. We also kindly ask that you submit your resume in the same language as this job posting.
Why join Avery Dennison
We are a global materials science and digital identification solutions company with locations in over 50 countries, and approximately 35,000 employees worldwide. As a science and innovation company, we believe that diverse teams are stronger teams. We are committed to fostering a culture of curiosity and courage, where you can grow your career with a company that has innovation in its DNA. Founded on creating real-world impact to enable a better future, we strive to provide an open, collaborative culture where diversity of thought is encouraged and respected. Hear from our employees about what it's like working at Avery Dennison. Learn more at www.averydennison.com. At Avery Dennison, we work with the biggest brands in the FMCG, apparel, automotive, and pharma industries. Our Cork, Ireland facility, established in 2000, offers a collaborative and dynamic environment, providing support to our Materials Group (MGE), Solutions Group (SG), and Corporate (Corp) divisions. The site employs approximately 85 talented individuals on yearly basis both for permanent and temporary assignments. We deliver world-class financial services, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Credit Control, VAT, Tax, Statutory, US GAAP reporting, Global Projects, Continuous Improvement and IT Projects, in partnership with our Business Process Outsourcer, Accenture, to support Avery Dennison's operations. We are committed to fostering learning and career advancement opportunities within Finance as we continuously expand our service offerings.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Avery Dennison is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to a disability, please contact us to request an accommodation at [email protected]. In the EMEA region, we foster an inclusive culture through active Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) like Elevate, Unite, and our Mental Health group. Please visit our DE&I page to learn more about our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion approach.
Pay Transparency Statement
The salary range for this position is 26,880 - 43,008 EUR / year
The hiring base salary range above represents what Avery Dennison reasonably expects to pay for this position as of the date of this posting. Actual salaries will vary within the range, and in some circumstances may be above or below the range, based on various factors including but not limited to a candidate’s relevant skills, experience, education and training, and location, as well as the job scope and complexity, responsibilities, and regular and/or necessary travel required for the position, which may change depending on the candidate pool. Avery Dennison reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
