IT&DATA Sr. Product Analyst I2P

Support the Product Owner in shaping and delivering the Invoice to Pay product vision for the Invoice & Payment Management squad. The role provides senior functional product expertise across Basware, SAP Accounts Payable and payment management, translating complex business needs into robust product solutions, challenging delivery choices and protecting end-to-end process consistency. The Senior Product Analyst operates with a high degree of autonomy, retains critical knowledge internally and helps reduce dependency on external delivery and AMS partners.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Describe core responsibilities, delivery/operational responsibilities, stakeholder & collaboration responsibilities.
• Core responsibilities
• - Partner with the squad Product Owner and Finance stakeholders to understand, challenge and prioritise Invoice to Pay needs in line with the product vision, roadmap and core-model principles.
• - Analyse end-to-end invoice and payment-management processes, including invoice receipt, validation, matching, enrichment, approval, posting, payment preparation, execution, status and reconciliation.
• - Translate complex business needs into clear requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, process designs and functional product artefacts.
• - Assess impacts across Basware, SAP Accounts Payable, payment processes, master data, controls, integrations and connected Finance or Procurement solutions.
• - Challenge functional designs and proposed solutions, make risks and trade-offs visible, and provide evidence-based recommendations to the Product Owner.
• Delivery / operational responsibilities
• - Guide and validate functional work performed by internal teams, AMS providers, system integrators and technology partners throughout design, build, testing, deployment and stabilisation.
• - Support complex incident and problem resolution by identifying root causes, functional dependencies and sustainable corrective actions.
• - Contribute to test strategy, business validation, release readiness, cutover and knowledge transfer.
• - Monitor product and process performance and recommend improvements to automation, compliance, user experience, reliability and operational efficiency.
• - Maintain critical I2P functional and product knowledge, documentation and decision history within the internal Product Team.
• Stakeholder & collaboration responsibilities
• - Act as a credible bridge between I2P business stakeholders, the Senior Product Owner, squad Product Owner, Product Analysts, Chapters, architecture, data, security, AMS and external partners.
• - Coach Product Analysts and contribute to consistent analysis, documentation, testing and product practices within the squad.
• - Escalate material risks and decisions while resolving day-to-day functional topics autonomously within the agreed product guardrails.

Technical Requirements

• - Experience with Basware AP Automation, Basware Network, supplier invoicing channels, e-invoicing or invoice archiving capabilities.
• - Knowledge of SAP FI-AP, S/4HANA Finance, payment runs, banking integrations or payment-control solutions.
• - Experience in global core-model governance or multi-country deployments.
• - Familiarity with Procurement, vendor master data, tax, withholding tax and financial-control dependencies.
• - Agile, product-management, business-analysis, SAP or Basware certification.

Additional

• - Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in Invoice to Pay, Procure to Pay, Accounts Payable or payment-management processes within implementation, integration, deployment or product-delivery contexts.
• - Strong end-to-end understanding of vendor invoice management and Accounts Payable processes, including invoice capture, controls, matching, approval, posting, payment preparation and payment execution.
• - Practical functional knowledge of Basware and SAP Accounts Payable with the ability to understand configurations, interfaces and process impacts and to challenge work performed by delivery partners.
• - Proven ability to translate complex business needs into functional solutions, user stories, acceptance criteria and clear product documentation.
• - Experience reviewing and validating functional designs, integration choices, test evidence and deployment deliverables.
• - Ability to identify end-to-end dependencies, compliance or control risks, and operational impacts across systems and teams.
• - High degree of autonomy, sound judgement and ability to influence senior business, IT and partner stakeholders without formal authority.
• - Strong communication, facilitation, coaching and structured problem-solving skills.