Finance - Accounts Payable Accountant

The successful candidate will be part of the Finance Unit of Kris Business Hub (KBH), a Malaysia-based entity providing corporate and operational services in Kuala Lumpur.

He/she will play a key role in the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process, ensuring the timely and accurate processing of invoices and payments to vendors, in compliance with accounting standards, local statutory requirements and company policies and procedures. He/She will be responsible for completing payments and managing expenses by processing, verifying and reconciling invoices in a timely and efficient manner, while adhering to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and driving continuous process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

1. Manage the day-to-day operations of the payment cycle in accordance with standardised global P2P processes.

- Review and ensure that payment requests submitted by Business Units are properly validated, verified and approved before payment processing.

- Ensure that all approved payments are promptly and accurately made to vendors, subsidiaries, banks and regulatory authorities.

- Work with Business Units, Procurement authorities, Treasury and overseas stations to ensure smooth processing of payment activities.

- Provide guidance to business users on payment-related matters and compliance requirements.

- Review and process staff expense claims for reimbursement.

- Review and monitor invoice processing in upstream systems with accuracy and in a timely manner.

2. Manage and resolve queries from internal and external stakeholders, and monitor payment-related matters.

3. Identify opportunities for continuous improvement based on feedback and operational issues.

4. Troubleshoot system issues and propose enhancements to improve work efficiency.

5. Participate in ad hoc projects and support user acceptance testing for new system implementations or enhancements.

6. Provide guidance to staff on work procedures on system usage and issue resolution.

Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Business Administration, Business Management or a related field.

- Minimum of 5-8 years experience in accounts payable or a similar finance operations role. Practical experience in invoice processing, payment processing and vendor reconciliations.

- Experience in managing a small team of staff will be desirable.

- Strong problem-solving skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

- Effective time management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

- Experience in vendor relationship management to support smooth payment processing and timely resolution of issues.

- Proficient in Microsoft Office.

- Knowledge of SAP is preferred.

We thank all candidates for your interest in this position, and regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.