Accounts Receivable Analyst (Japanese speaking)
Sanofi
- Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Actively participate in credit assessment for new and existing customer, perform periodic customer credit review
- Managing the releasing of sales blocked orders & sales reconciliation
- To perform collection activities, manage dunning process and monitor AR bad debts.
- To back up the AR analyst on overall CI2C tasks such as Customer Master Data, Invoice Management, Cash Application, Sales order processing and any other tasks.
- To take charge of several countries for overall CI2C activities
- Support/responding to enquiries from internal and external customers, Country Finance & Stakeholders
- To update Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) as and when required and obtain validation from Team Supervisor/Manager
- To support ad-hoc projects implementation (New tools, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), process improvement projects)
- To perform month-end closing activities/reporting such as Marco Sales, AR Ageing report & IWC
- To ensure timely & quality month-end closing and reporting of legal statutory account within Sanofi Group Calendar timeframes
- To manage any other tasks as assigned by Team Supervisor/Manager.
- Actively participate in transition activities of Country CI2C processes into GBS, including knowledge transfer, preparation of Work Instructions documentation and attending conference calls/meetings
- To support Team Supervisor to ensure operational readiness by the go-live date
- To support Team Supervisor by providing quality and timely service to Country Finance as appropriate to this position
- To ensure compliance with the following under the supervision of Team Lead:
- SOX & internal controls compliance
- Ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and company procedures to ensure integrity of financial information
- To support internal & external audit and follow up on issues identified within his/her parameter
- To participate in LEAN workshop, acquire LEAN mindset and work according to LEAN methodology.
- To proactively alert in issue/roadblock and propose solution to Team Supervisor/Team Lead.
- To identify within the task recurring issue/roadblock and to alert and propose for solution.
- Obtain validation on solution from Team Supervisor/Manager and execute them.
- Be actor of change and to actively participate in continuous improvement initiatives such as Team Corner session, Empower All through Simplification and Efficiency (EASE), Idea Pitch and identifying opportunities.
- 1-2 years of experience in accounting/ finance
- Working experience in Finance shared services, either in-house or in a BPO setting
- Working experience in the pharmaceutical or similar industry, preferably in Finance will be advantage.
- Understanding of shared services technologies such as scanning and imaging, OCR, case management tools, KPI monitoring and reporting
- Fluency in English and Japanese language (verbal & written) with the ability to interact effectively with all stakeholders.
- Working experience with SAP, specifically FICO
- Proficient in the use of applications in the MS-Office suite, including MS-Excel
- Experience in successful handling of Customer Invoicing to Cash
- Self-motivated, mature and ability to work independently
- Able to work in a metrics environment
- Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree/ Professional Certificate in Accounting/Finance/Business or equivalent