Description
and within the chart of authority as outlined in the company’s Global Integrated Management System (GIMS).
Main responsibilities
Position-holder is responsible for :
- Executing payment on a timely manner and accurately as per KPI and in compliance with service level agreements, company policies, procedures and controls
- Obtaining appropriate approval for payment based on company Chart of Authority
- Supporting preparation of analytic reports and / or accounting schedules
- Responding to queries and resolving any issues during the transaction handling and explaining the procedures and control requirements according to internal SOP in order to ensure timely completion of tasks as assigned
- Reviewing monthly reconciliation and ensure outstanding items are resolved within specific time frame (For .e.g clearing of aged AP items)
- Supporting internal / external audit
- Closely follow-up with related parties (eg. AP Invoicing team) on errors on posted document detected during quality check
- Cooperation with cross function teams within FSS for monthly closing activities
- Identifying and developing process improvements plans when required.
- Working with the business functions to maintain the payments pipeline, managing day-to-day responsibilities such as monitoring & researching the cause of rejected payments, daily reconciling of payment processing statements for high volume transactions
- Developing and documenting systems, operations processes and reporting flows
- Verifying supplier accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions
- Assisting in the financial month and year end closing process
- Other ad-hoc AP duties as required
- Treating all information received as strictly confidential
Accountabilities
The position-holder will be measured against :
Meeting financial deadlinesAccounting accuracyEnsure compliance of Chart of AuthorityDelivering of relevant, timely and accurate informationCompliance of accounting policies and proceduresCompliance of Audit, Tax, and regulationsKPI’s specified in SLAHealth & Safety
As an employee :
The employee is responsible to adhere to the company’s health and safety
requirements to ensure their own safety and the safety of their colleagues by :participating in risk assessment processes in the workplace completing required health and safety training and certifications following safe work practices and procedures and use personal protective equipment (PPE) when required inspecting equipment and the workplace regularly and actively eliminating hazards reporting accidents, incidents, injuries, near misses, safety risks and issues of non-compliance with health and safety procedures according to internal procedure Developing the safety culture at own workplace and cooperating with others on matters relating to health and safety
this includes physical as well as psychosocial health and safetyQualifications
Bachelor’s degree preferably in Accounting or Finance2+ years of relevant experience in finance, preferably processing in a high volume environmentGood knowledge of accounting principlesPrevious experience in a similar Accounts Payable environment within an organisation or SSC / BPO environment is advantageousComputer literacy – Excel, Word and other large enterprise systems is advantageous (e.g. IFS, SAP, Oracle etc.)Good command of the English language (spoken & written). Additional European / Middle Eastern / Asian language(s) skills will be advantageousAdditional preferences
Excellent communication skills and cultural awarenessPositive attitude, customer centric mindset and willingness to go the extra mile to meet organizational goalsPrevious experience in migration process and / or system implementation preferredProven ability to learn and understand new software / accounting systemsAbility to build good relationships with different stakeholdersAttentive to detail and deadlinesStructured and well-organisedAbility to resolve problems and deal with high volume transactionsAnalytical skillsSharp judgmentAbility to multi-task and prioritizeAccountability and responsibility, independent working styleProcess Involvement
Month End ClosingWSS Policies & ProceduresFSS Work instructionsMonthly Financial ReportingAuditing