Senior Accounts Payable Officer

An exciting Senior Accounts Payable Executive position has been made available due to the recent and future expansion of the business in APAC. They are now looking for a passionate, driven, and engaging individual to join their APAC team to take charge of the end to end Accounts Payable function.
The role will ensure accurate, complete and timely processing of end to end AP operation for APAC entities including Australia.

Daily Operation
-Review of invoices from vendors and staff claims, ensure proper coding of bills.
-Data entry of documents such as vendor payments, contract for service, telecom bills, purchasing cards, telegraphic transfer and staff reimbursement
-Perform 3-way match (PO).
-Review, record and ensure timely payment for all corporate card transactions
-Ensures that transactions comply with financial policies and procedures.
-Ensure payment requests have appropriate approvals and comply with the company policy.
-Perform timely and proper posting of payments and journals into system.
-Prepare expense entries
-Prepare payment batches for approval
-Update daily reporting for AP balances and details of subsequent payment run
-Provide details of payments required for weekly and monthly cash flow forecasting purposes

Month-End
-Perform month-end closing procedures according to
-Perform bank reconciliation such as TT advices, telephone, utilities bills and credit card charges.
-Check and liaise with department heads on monthly accruals.
-Analyse the monthly recurring expenses and post accrual as necessary.
-Liaise with procurement team if there are PO variations to resolve differences between invoice and PO amount.
-Liaise with Project Managers for the status of project on a monthly basis to ensure correct WIP accruals
-Carryout out sorting, scanning and filing of vendor invoices, ensure that the files will pass all tax and statutory audit.
-Review of long outstanding vendor balances and ensure that accounts are cleaned up on regular basis.
-Regular vendor account reconciliation
-Regular GR/IR, intercompany AP and vendor advances reconciliation
-Prepare monthly AP related reports

Additional Admin Duties
Resolve payment discrepancies related to payment processing and escalate to Supervisor as necessary.
Handle all vendor and internal customer query
Resolve issues relating to vendor invoices, PO variations, staff claims, corporate card transactions
Operational Excellence
Ensure quality and accurate delivery of services within agreed KPIs and SLAs.
Ensure adherence to guidelines and policies set by the company

Relationship Management/Customer Relations
Cooperate and build positive relationships with peers and supervisors to ensure process efficiency and consistency.
Provide internal and external audit support.
Resolve supplier inquiries on invoices related to AP processing. escalate issues as necessary
Resolve reimbursement related inquiries with ---------- municate with vendors and other service providers to resolve queries / address requests and concerns.

Requirements
Able to work cross functionally with all employees in different department and location
Pro-active, flexible, team player, independent and multi-tasker.
Ability to work under pressure
Prior working experience as AP Executive in Shared Service/BPO environment desired
Working experience in MNC's preferred
Able to communicate well in English, 2nd language

Recognized Degree in Accountancy or equivalent
Knowledge of IFS financial system preferred
Microsoft Excel knowledge
IFRS/ERP knowledge required