Ability to work in a Shared Service Centre environment for multiple companies from various countries
Ability to cope with month end reporting, tight deadlines
Ability to pro-actively solve problems
Ability to influence stakeholders
Ability 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 needed
Local Procurement teams for resolving blocked invoices
Financial Controllers for the approval of payment proposals and bank payments Contact with vendors to resolve queries and validate changes to sensitive financial information
SAP AP and Esker Super User
Processing Esker teaching requests
Maintenance of Esker for automation of invoice processing
Management of workload across the team to ensure all activities are undertaken on a timely basis
Leadership of Daily Accountability Meetings with team
Undertaking SES Green Belt Projects to improve process management
Receipt and processing of vendor invoices
Obtaining of approval of Non-Purchase Order invoices in accordance with the Delegated Authorities
Matching of invoice details to Purchase Order details
Positive verification of vendor bank details
Investigating supplier invoice queries
Preparation of SAP Payment Proposals and upload to banking platform
Review of aged receipts report (GRIR) for missing invoices
Supporting Internal and External Audits
Liaising with Purchasing teams for resolution of issues
Clearance of AP related bank account reconciling items
Reconciliation of vendor statements to SAP
Review of Aged Accounts Payable and providing commentary and actions
Monthly reconciliation of Intercompany Balances and accrual of missing invoices
Monitoring of the Concur SAP Cockpit and resolution of issues
Other AP activities as required
Qualifications
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
