A good team player Impact and Scope :Ability to work in a Shared Service Centre environment for multiple companies from various countriesAbility to cope with month end reporting, tight deadlinesAbility to pro-actively solve problemsAbility to influence stakeholdersAbility to create and maintain a good working environment within the finance team, independently manage actions and to resolve disputes Key Internal and External Relationships :Reporting to the AP Supervisor and interacting with Head of Accounts Payable SSC, as neededLocal Procurement teams for resolving blocked invoicesFinancial Controllers for the approval of payment proposals and bank payments Contact with vendors to resolve queries and validate changes to sensitive financial informationSAP AP and Esker Super UserProcessing Esker teaching requestsMaintenance of Esker for automation of invoice processingManagement of workload across the team to ensure all activities are undertaken on a timely basisLeadership of Daily Accountability Meetings with teamUndertaking SES Green Belt Projects to improve process managementReceipt and processing of vendor invoicesObtaining of approval of Non-Purchase Order invoices in accordance with the Delegated AuthoritiesMatching of invoice details to Purchase Order detailsPositive verification of vendor bank detailsInvestigating supplier invoice queriesPreparation of SAP Payment Proposals and upload to banking platformReview of aged receipts report (GRIR) for missing invoicesSupporting Internal and External AuditsLiaising with Purchasing teams for resolution of issuesClearance of AP related bank account reconciling itemsReconciliation of vendor statements to SAPReview of Aged Accounts Payable and providing commentary and actionsMonthly reconciliation of Intercompany Balances and accrual of missing invoicesMonitoring of the Concur SAP Cockpit and resolution of issuesOther AP activities as requiredQualifications
- 5-9 years of experience of Accounts Payable in a complex, international business
- Bachelor s degree in finance or accounting
- Good working knowledge of SAP ECC6 is a must
- Good working knowledge of the international banking systems, bank portals and foreign currencies
- Good working knowledge of VAT, GST and other similar indirect schemes
- Experience of OCR technology for reading vendor invoices
- Experience of working within a Shared Service Centre
- Experience of leading or implementing change to improve efficiency of the Accounts Payable Process
- Fast learner with the ability to pick up new systems and processes
- Great attention to detail
- Good communicator with fluency in business English (written and spoken) Knowledge of another foreign language is an advantage
- Excellent MS Office skills, particularly Excel (v-lookup, pivot tables) for data analysis
- Numerate with accounting knowledge Well organized with strong task management skills
Skills Required
Sap, Gst, Accounting, Vat, Ms Office