Assistant Manager Accounting

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for full oversight of Accounts Payable with experience in Payment process, approvals.
• Oversees the entire A/P process and propose improvement ideas/suggestion to gain process efficiency and effectiveness
• Assist staff in researching and handling more complicated transactions and problems.
• Needs to have essential knowledge, tools and a context to understand the type of errors that are occurring and be able to
• manage the risk accordingly. Perform RCA- CAPA for and identify training needs.
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• Ensures adherence to SOX and Internal controls and always maintains updated process documents.
• Interface with cross functional teams and senior level management in communicating and resolving issues.
• Responsible for various monthly reporting requirements.
• Partner with accounting team to provide/validate information as required for month closing
• Building and maintaining relationships with employees, internal and external stakeholders
• Act as a single point of contact for resolving any dispute
• Manage information requests during the year or year-end audits and respond to requests for information during internal audit
• Other projects as directed by management

Qualifications and Technical Expertise

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, finance, or related field preferred
• 10 or more years of A/P Accounting experience
• 5 years or more of leadership experience (must have handled team size of 15-20+ team members)
• Experience working with generally accepted accounting principles and accounting software
• Must have large ERP AP system experience
• Experience working on process improvement initiatives
• Strong interpersonal skills for coordinating with internal and external counterparts
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good presentation skills for educating internal counterparts on process developments
• Good planning and organizational skills to balance and prioritize work
• Strong analytical/quantitative skills
• Process and Stakeholder Management

• Escalation Management
• Team Management
• People Performance Management
• Ability to develop action plans and follow-up to completion.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment.
• Strong managerial and organizational skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with staff at various levels.
• Ready to work in US Shift – 7.30 pm to 4.30 am

KEY RESULT AREAS:

• Escalation Management
• End-to-End AP Process
• Vendor Relationship/Stakeholder Management
• Process Management/Transition Management