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As a member of Finance Shared Services, the Accounts Payable Accountant is responsible for end-to-end AP processes from invoicing to payment for 3 regions in ASIA. A permanent position, based at Shah Alam, reporting to the Team Lead at Philippines.
The Role
Key responsibilities include the following:
Ensure timely and appropriate recording of all transactions in accounts payables.
Analyze AP related issues (e.g.: incorrect invoicing and incorrect supplier data) and solves issues independently following the exception handling process.
Ensure fulfilment of company obligations to third parties and employees based on established procedures and guidelines.
Provide monthly and on request analyses and reports to the AP Team Lead and internal customers.
Create and maintain close working relationship with the internal customers.
Contribute to improving vendor relationships together with the internal customers.
Handles questions from internal customers on AP related topics and ensures correct follow-up.
Reinforces purchase order procedure to the internal customers.
Proactively challenge the processes and procedure in place, and work closely with all teams to continually refine work methods in order to meet the demands set by the team.
Identify opportunities and escalate potential system and process improvements in order to promote continuous improvement and increased efficiency.
Follow up and solve exception handling regarding AP issues (including contacting vendors).
Support both internal and external audits to ensure internal control and Sarbanes Oxley requirements are being met.
Back-up peer AP Associates.
Qualifications
Bachelor Degree in Accounting or Finance or other related studies.
Has 1-2 years of working experience in accounts payable/ exposure to a Shared Service environment is a plus.
Demonstrates analytical skills to solve day-to-day problems.
Excellent interpersonal and organization skills and be results oriented with a proven track record of successfully participating on high performing teams, working effectively with different organizational functions and departments.
A self-starter and work with deadlines.
Knows how to prioritize and get things done (manage own workload).
Manage and be aware of mutual dependencies between processes, people and organizational units.
Constructive thinker focused on improving day-to-day work.
Demonstrated capability to quickly learn to work with systems and processes, being open and flexible to changes.