Source-to-Pay (S2P) Business Systems Manager

Source To Pay Business Systems Manager

The Source to Pay (S2P) Business Systems Manager is accountable for the strategic ownership, roadmap, and execution of Sonesta's end-to-end sourcing-to-payment ecosystem, including sourcing, contract and vendor management, procurement, invoicing, payments, and cash visibility. This role acts as the business owner and primary point of accountability for S2P capabilities, serving as functional owner, systems strategist, and initiative lead for S2P platforms and workflows. The role partners closely with Sourcing, Finance, Operations, IT, and external vendors to identify opportunities, lead cross-functional change, and translate business needs into scalable system solutions. With a focus on adoption, governance, analytics, and continuous improvement, this position ensures S2P systems enable business outcomes, improve financial insight, and support informed decision-making. This role is highly visible, requires strong executive-level communication, and emphasizes leadership through influence and results, not transactional processing. This position is a Hybrid Position located in our Orlando office. In office days are Tues/Wed/Thurs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own functional design, governance, and optimization of S2P platforms (including Nexus and Yardi)
• Design integrated workflows connecting sourcing, contracts, POs, invoices, and payments
• Identify opportunities to reduce system fragmentation and improve automation and controls
• Champion change management and adoption, leading training, stakeholder communications, and continuous reinforcement of S2P policies and best practices
• Enable contract lifecycle visibility and linkage to purchasing and invoicing
• Support sourcing and vendor/labor management (VMS) needs through system design and integration
• Ensure supplier, pricing, and contract data flows downstream accurately
• Lead cross-functional S2P initiatives, serving as the primary point of accountability from concept through implementation and value realization
• Facilitate key stakeholder alignment by clearly communicating project objectives, tradeoffs, risks, and progress
• Drive adoption of tools and processes that reinforce P2P/S2P policy compliance
• Define project objectives, success metrics, and post-implementation performance tracking
• Develop reporting and dashboards for spend, contracts, cycle times, exceptions, and supplier compliance
• Enhance commitment, accrual, and liability visibility to support cash forecasting
• Translate complex S2P data into clear, decision-ready insights, tailoring communication for executive, finance, and operational audiences
• Partner with Accounts Payable leadership as a trusted advisor, ensuring systems, controls, and data support efficient operations, compliance, and scalability
• Ensure S2P workflows support internal controls, GAAP compliance, and efficient processing

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in Source-to-Pay, Procure-to-Pay, or other related Financial Systems
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or Information Systems
• Experience acting as a systems owner or functional analyst for AP, procurement or ERP platforms
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise-level initiatives with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
• Experience partnering directly with senior leaders to define requirements, influence decisions, and drive adoption
• Strong understanding of sourcing, contract management, P2P workflows, and payment controls
• Proven ability to lead, influence, and deliver results through cross-functional teams without direct authority

Core Competencies:

• End-to-end S2P process and systems thinking
• Strong analytical and financial acumen
• Project leadership and change-management capability
• Collaborative, stakeholder-focused communication style
• Passion for automation, adoption, and data-driven decision making

Additional Job Information:

Pay Range: $120,000 to $130,000. Base pay offer may vary depending on various factors, including but not limited to job related knowledge, skills and job specific overall experience.

Sonesta recognizes that benefits play a vital role in helping ensure the health and financial security of employees and their families. We offer a variety of benefits to our employees including:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account with Company Match
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacation and Sick Days
• Sonesta Hotel Discounts
• Educational Assistance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Various Employee Perks and Discounts
• Hospital Indemnity
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance

Sonesta is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Upon submitting your application, please ensure you complete a full application in addition to attaching a resume. Incomplete applications received will not be considered.