Purchase-to-Pay (Manager I - Expert)

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Objectives of this Position

The primary goal is to drive process improvement in the Purchase to Pay (P2P) area, ensuring efficient delivery of services to BASF group companies. The role focuses on maintaining compliance with BASF policies, Financial Reporting Compliance (FRC) requirements, and local legal standards while optimizing service delivery timelines, quality, and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional guidance and assess P2P process issues, proposing effective solutions.
• Analyze, optimize, and harmonize Accounts Payable (AP) processes across various regions and service companies.
• Collaborate with the Delivery Manager to identify and implement improvement opportunities, focusing on cost savings, risk management, and digitalization.
• Serve as a 'Super user' within P2P teams, offering expert knowledge and hands-on support.
• Support business requirement formulation and prioritize them effectively.
• Implement and monitor the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and ensure adherence to BASF Safety Guidelines.
• Lead and participate in global P2P process initiatives, including training on systems like Transport Management and Ariba.
• Document FAQs and best practices to promote knowledge sharing within the team.
• Support service delivery within budget and defined service levels, continuously improving customer satisfaction.
• Lead global and regional process implementation and business case initiatives.
• Key driver in the creation and maintenance of knowledge management process.

Requirements

Education

• University degree in accounting or business administration.
• Chartered, Certified or Certified Professional Accountant.

Working Experience

• More than 5 years’ experience in Purchase to Pay (Procurement / Finance / Freight Cost Management).
• Deep dive experience working in an SAP work environment, project management.
• Experience in SAP S/4 related projects is preferred.

Technical & Professional Knowledge

• In-depth knowledge and understanding of Purchase to Pay and other accounting functions.
• Act as a technical troubleshooter for SAP system and/or other ERP system related to P2P/Freight.
• Proficiency in English with good communication skills to develop and establish cooperation and rapport with users at working levels and of different nationalities.
• External experience in a shared service or business process outsourcing engagement will be an added advantage.
• Experience working in an MNC or Malaysian Public listed company.

The BASF Service Hub Kuala Lumpur (BASF Asia-Pacific Service Centre Sdn Bhd) is strategically located in the capital city of Malaysia. Since its inception in 2005, the hub has expanded from 130 employees to over 1,300 employees currently and is expected to keep growing. As an ISO 9001:2005 certified organization, the Service Hub Kuala Lumpur is committed to delivering high quality expertise and services in finance, people, supply chain, EHSQ (environment, health, safety, quality), product safety and digital.

We take pride in providing our business services to BASF companies and affiliates across 20 markets in the Asia Pacific region and beyond. Moreover, we offer our services in 8 different languages to cater to the diverse needs of our stakeholders. Our focus on competency and technology-driven solutions allows us to consistently deliver exceptional services, thereby contributing to the success of our businesses.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Our ambition: We want to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises, as core businesses, the segments Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, and Nutrition & Care; our standalone businesses are bundled in the segments Surface Technologies and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €65.3 billion in 2024. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States.