Accountant, Accounts Payable

Summary

We are seeking an Accountant, Accounts Payable, for our Global Business Services (GBS) team at Bühler Malaysia. This position will support our legal entities in the Philippines and Korea and will report to the Team Manager, GBS-SEA. While proficiency in Korean is an advantage, it is not a mandatory requirement.

Countries assigned: Philippines & Korea

Job Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Performs day to day accounts payable services in accordance with the defined service delivery agreement.  
• Handles i-Docs including intercompany and 3rd party.  
• Process employee claims on a timely basis.  
• Conducts Intercompany AP reconciliation.  
• Coordinates payment run.  
• Analyzes price/ quantity differences for received goods and services and follow up with other functions. 
• Completes period end closing activities for accounts payable. 

Ad-hoc

• Supports transfer of activities from legal entities into the GBS.  
• Ensure up to date operations manual.  
• Supports onboarding of new employees. 

Qualifications

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• Degree in Business Administration or equivalent Accounting qualification. 
• Language skills: fluent in English and one additional Asian language. 
• 2-3 years of experience in accounting, specifically accounts payable, preferably in a Shared Services Centre environment.  
• Deep and broad understanding of accounts payable.  
• Working experience with SAP FI; Proficient in use of SAP & Hyperion system for journal entry and month-end cockpit.  
• Advanced knowledge of MS office tools (MS Outlook and Excel). 
• Proficiency in local accounting standards and has experience with IFRS. 
• Experience working in multinational companies is a plus.  
• Good communication and excellent interpersonal skills, able to articulate issues well and work with different departments in the company. 
• Ability to work autonomously as well as in the team across departments/divisions/subsidiaries, demonstrate cooperative mindset.  
• Well organized, meticulous and possess good planning skills. 
• High level of accountability and accuracy.  
• Team player with a good sense for different company/ country cultures.  
• Proactive, flexible and adaptable.  
• Good organizational skills and ability to multitask.  
• Detail-oriented with high accuracy in work.  
• Able to work independently and under time pressure to meet reporting deadline.  
• High degree of discretion when dealing with confidential information.  
• Comfortable and confident to communicate to all levels of employees (including Senior Management).  
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