Payable Accountant Asia

Responsibilities:

• Overall end responsible for accurate, timely and efficient performing key parts of the Accounts Payable tasks such as invoice recording, statement reconciliations, payments, AP sub-ledger management, vendor onboarding activities and bank reconciliation.

• Help maintain process documentation and work instructions for all tasks within your scope.

• End-responsible for the performance of the following Accounts Payable tasks:

  • Payment process, including regular payment runs based on the vendor’s credit term and urgent payments.
  • Vendor statement reconciliations (carriers, courrier).
  • Timely and accurately recording of AP invoices, checking Invoice with original quotation and follow-up with Operations if any discrepancies.
  • Managing direct debit, including recording, matching and following up on differences.
  • Overhead administrative costs invoice recording (admin invoices).
  • Bank reconciliations, recording all payment and matching the adequate invoices.
  • Tight deadlines to take them into serious consideration (weekly report to head office, monthly closing)

Experience:

• 2-5 years’ experience in accounting, preferably managing Accounts Payables
• Fluent in English is necessary (speaking/writing).
• Experience in Accounting in a Multi-National Company environment.
• In-depth knowledge of accounting and accounting processes.
• Experience with Cargowise is a plus.
• Experience within shipping and logistics is a plus.
• Advanced experience with Excel.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities.

Characteristics:

• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.
• Committed to continuous improvement in people and process.
• Ability to effortlessly communicate financial data in simple terms to those who are not financial professionals.
• Collaborative, self-motivated, self-directed, structured, and straight-forward.