Responsibilities :
Process, Governance, Stakeholder Management
- Manage Payment activities in an efficient manner to ensure compliance with relevant policies, procedures, systems, and financial controls.
- Create payment proposals based on the payment calendar and ensures payment is released within specified timelines and process expense reimbursements in accordance with internal control standards, policies and procedures.
- Reconcile initial payment proposal, rectifies disputes, takes necessary approvals prior to the final run.
- Conduct payment proposal reconciliation, fund analysis and availability.
- Coordinate with the Treasury department to ensure availability of funds.
- Resolve disbursements issues in a timely manner and ensures all queries are dealt with correctly and efficiently.
- Recognize and solve non-standard problem within the team. Assist peers in troubleshooting activities within work unit or work collaboratively with other teams to resolve issue relevant to Disbursement function or raise issues that may impact the customer satisfaction; and ensures all queries are dealt with correctly and efficiently.
- Support process governance including regular reporting and analysis to key stakeholders – communicates with internal stakeholders on a regular basis to discuss operational issues, key metrics.
- Support delivery of Service Level Agreements (SLA) and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) targets.
- Support General Accounting’s month end / year end closing procedures including AP reconciliations and accruals, Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance and financial audits.
- Support internal and external auditors during audits and other data inquiries.
- Completes tasks and meet all compliance related requirements, including audit request, SOX Control and adherence to Elanco policies and procedures with minimal supervision.
- Actively support or participate with any project related to system enhancement, process improvement with influence on accuracy, efficiency, and compliant to payment process.
- Provides or may lead the key improvements to existing processes.
- Undertake other tasks that may be assigned from time to time, as required by Elanco Management.
What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications) :
Diploma / Degree in Finance / Accounting, Business Administration with 5 years of related industry experience or equivalent in Disbursement or other accounting function in an MNC or Shared ServiceComprehensive knowledge and understanding in the Purchase to Pay processes, specifically Requisitions, Purchase Orders, 2-3 way match, payment types and methods, vendor management requirements, VAT taxes, etc.Intermediate knowledge and experience of operating ERP System - SAP Module and MS Office Tools, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Experience using the ServiceNow, or ARIBA modules is a plus but not requireHave experience in supporting low to medium complexity tasks and participating in a small to medium size project initiativesLean / Six Sigma exposure or equivalent desiredProgressive mindset and aptitude in learning and adapting to technology and productivity toolsProficient in English is mandatory; multi-lingual is required if you support Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Thailand and VietnamAdditional hours at critical times (, month-end) may be required. Also, and on an exceptional basis, the role may require work on public holidaysSupport shift duty on rotational basis according to business needsWhat will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications) :
Requires comprehensive of knowledge, understanding or some specialization of Disbursement activities and relationship with the businessMeticulous in details and post good analytical skillsEffectively prioritize and complete assigned functional tasks and other deliverables under minimal supervisionAnticipate and responds flexibly and empathically to customer needs and effectively manage their expectationsAble to make decisions within procedures and policies that impacting a team or recognizes or identify and solves typical or non-standard issues that may occur in their own work unit or affect the teamAble to assist peers in solving the typical or non-standard problems of their own work unitsChallenge the status quo and recommends alternative solutions to improve existing processes or solutions and actively work with the relevant stakeholders to drive the improvementsPositive working attitude with a high degree of initiative and is adaptable to changeOperational awareness to all applicable US SOX & operational controls in own work unit and ability to demonstrate a strong compliance oriented mindsetGood interpersonal and influencing skill as frequent communication with stakeholders from various department would be requiredAdditional Information :
Travel : None
Location : Petaling Jaya
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