Senior AP Analyst

• Oversee and validate invoices: Ensure all incoming invoices are received, checked for accuracy, and validated against purchase orders or contracts.

• Resolve complex invoice issues: Address and resolve escalated invoice discrepancies with business requestors or vendors.

• Ensure timely and accurate processing: Maintain a high level of accuracy and efficiency in processing invoices to meet payment deadlines and avoid late fees.

• Monitor junior analysts: Supervise and review the work of junior analysts, ensuring all invoices processed by them meet quality and compliance standards.Month-End Activities:

• Manage reconciliations and verifications: Oversee the completion of all reconciliations and verifications according to the month-end calendar.

• Prepare and review accrual reports: Generate and review reports that reflect expenses incurred but not yet paid, ensuring accurate financial reporting.

• Resolve aged items: Investigate and address any outstanding items or discrepancies in the accounts payable ledger to maintain clean and accurate records.

• Monitor junior analysts: Supervise and review the work of junior analysts, ensuring month-end procedures are completed timely and accurately.KPI Performance Management:

• Review KPI results and identify gap areas: Analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the accounts payable process, identifying areas for improvement.

• Drive KPI performance improvement actions: Implement strategies and actions to improve performance in identified gap areas, ensuring continuous enhancement of the AP process.Continuous Improvement:

• Lead Continuous Improvement projects: Drive and manage multiple projects aimed at improving processes and increasing efficiency and effectiveness.

• Implement improvement initiatives: Take ownership of improvement initiatives, from ideation to execution, ensuring successful implementation.

• Standardize and optimize processes: Contribute to the harmonization and strengthening of Global One processes, promoting consistency and best practices.

• Identify and support automation initiatives: Recognize opportunities for automation within the AP process and assist in the implementation of automated solutions to increase efficiency.

• Minimum qualifications: Advance Diploma/Degree in Accounting/Finance/Business or CPA/MIA equivalent

• Minimum 5 years of relevant practical working experience in Accounting/Finance or SSC PTP area * Proficiency in financial/accounting tools (SAP HANA/Coupa/Basware/Ariba) and other operation systems (MS/Google Office, SNOW, Power BI).

• Experience in supervising 1-3 junior team members

• Good analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy * Good communication skills, both verbal and written in English and other languages

• Able to work with wide range of stakeholders both internal and external

• Ability to interpret and apply professional accounting standards and principles such as IFRS

• Ability to prepare, analyze and interpret the accounting analysis or investigation, and root cause to support business decision making

• Exposure in handling migration and improvement projects/initiatives (both local and global) is an advantage

• Experience in process modelling/documentation. * Good problem-solving skills and proactively explore opportunities to enhance and improve processes

Michael Page