Senior Accounting Manager

Company: Banking Industry

Location: Central

Position: Senior Manager (Accounts Payable/Procurement/Japanese speaking) -CK (Job ID:19072)

Job Description

• Oversee the team managing third party operating expense payments for APAC entities including vendor profile set up and invoice processing in SAP payment platforms across the Procure to Pay functions.
• Acquire in-depth understanding of the regulations, tax handling, and accounting controls in multiple jurisdictions in Asia associated with vendor/employees’ travel & expense payments.
• Ensure that the team identifies problems and control gaps and comes up with innovative solutions to mitigate risks.
• Drive & manage process transformation initiatives & projects to enhance operating efficiencies & controls within the processes.
• Manage business escalations and conflicts/complex issues in a timely manner.
• Build relationships with stakeholders at all levels across different regions and divisions.
• Exhibit confidence in communicating in a variety of forums, sessions, presentations, training sessions, and townhalls.
• Analyze data to identify trends/root causes in order to effectively engage the stakeholders to address problems and opportunities for improvements.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 8 years of experience in accounts payable, invoice processing, procurement, and vendor management.
• Fluency in Japanese for business context (reading, writing, and spoken) to oversee the Japan market.
• Proven record of managing conflicts/complex issues with strong leadership and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in leading a team to oversee day-to-day operations and coaching/mentoring others.
• Committed, driven, and self-motivated individual who constantly aims to improve the processes and enhance controls.
• Ability to lead across team members and drive assignments to completion.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal (written and verbal) skills, strong attention to detail.
• ERP knowledge, implementation & transformation experience on SAP (Concur, Ariba, Fieldglass, S4/HANA).
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Interested applicants please send your resume to Calista (R22104418) with email subject header "Job Application for Senior Manager (Accounts Payable/Procurement/Japanese speaking) -CK (Job ID:19072)".

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