Accounts Receivables Analyst (Japanese Speaking) - Room for Advancement

Accounts Receivable Analyst ​- Japanese Speaker

• Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Hybrid working - in accordance with the conditions defined in the local telework agreement
• Job type: permanent, full time

About the job

At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we have one overarching mission - to work passionately, challenging ourselves and our industry every day, to build a healthier future by helping people, help themselves, bringing “Health in Your Hands”.

Our teams are building trusted & loved brands that connect with hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide, enabling better self-care for individuals and communities, while also contributing to a healthier planet. To fulfill this mission, we are embarking our consumers, our customers, healthcare professionals, and our employees in this journey because this is what will make us become the “Best Fast-Moving Consumer Healthcare (FMCH) Company In & For the World”.

We strive to act as a force for good by integrating sustainability along our business and employees’ mission and operate responsibly from both a social and environmental point of view.

To achieve this, we need strong talent who will help us shape the future of our Consumer Healthcare business and challenge our industry. At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we aspire to create a work environment where people can thrive, grow, and be at their best every day. Our priority is working with integrity to improve the health and well-being of people and communities where we operate, working towards making a positive impact in the world.

Purpose of Role:         

The AR analyst is accountable for the processing of transactions & activities related but not exhaustive to Customer Master Data, Invoice Management, Cash Application, Credit Management, Collection, Dunning & Bad Debt and Sales Order Processing under the Customer Invoice to Cash (Ci2C)

They will process such transactions on behalf of Global Business Services (GBS) for the Japan market. In addition, they may be actively involved in further improvement of GBS. This position will provide the successful candidate with a unique opportunity to further grow into the Sanofi Group within the GBS environment as it further develops, due to the exposure to Country Finance teams across the regions. This role is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Operations:

• The AR analyst daily/monthly key responsibilities includes but not exhaustive:
• Customer Master Data
• Invoice Management
• Cash Application
• Credit Management
• Collection, Dunning & Bad Debt
• Sales order processing
• Month-end closing activities    
• Actively participate in credit assessment for new and existing customer, perform periodic customer credit review
• Managing the releasing of sales blocked orders & sales reconciliation
• To perform collection activities, manage dunning process and monitor AR bad debts.
• To back up the AR analyst on overall CI2C tasks such as Customer Master Data, Invoice Management, Cash Application, Sales order processing and any other tasks.
• To take charge of several countries for overall CI2C activities
• Support/responding to enquiries from internal and external customers, Country Finance & Stakeholders
• To update Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) as and when required and obtain validation from Team Supervisor/Manager
• To support ad-hoc projects implementation (New tools, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), process improvement projects)
• To perform month-end closing activities/reporting such as Marco Sales, AR Ageing report & IWC
• To ensure timely & quality month-end closing and reporting of legal statutory account within Sanofi Group Calendar timeframes
• To manage any other tasks as assigned by Team Supervisor/Manager.

GBS Transition:

• Actively participate in transition activities of Country CI2C processes into GBS, including knowledge transfer, preparation of Work Instructions documentation and attending conference calls/meetings
• To support Team Supervisor to ensure operational readiness by the go-live date
• To support Team Supervisor by providing quality and timely service to Country Finance as appropriate to this position

Compliance:

• To ensure compliance with the following under the supervision of Team Lead:
• SOX & internal controls compliance
• Ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and company procedures to ensure integrity of financial information
• To support internal & external audit and follow up on issues identified within his/her parameter

Continuous improvement:

• To participate in LEAN workshop, acquire LEAN mindset and work according to LEAN methodology.
• To proactively alert in issue/roadblock and propose solution to Team Supervisor/Team Lead.
• To identify within the task recurring issue/roadblock and to alert and propose for solution.
• Obtain validation on solution from Team Supervisor/Manager and execute them.
• Be actor of change and to actively participate in continuous improvement initiatives such as Team Corner session, Empower All through Simplification and Efficiency (EASE), Idea Pitch and identifying opportunities.

Skills and Experience:

• Approximately 1-2 years of experience in accounting/ finance
• Working experience in Finance shared services, either in-house or in a BPO setting
• Working experience in the pharmaceutical or similar industry, preferably in Finance will be advantageous.
• Understanding of shared services technologies such as scanning and imaging, OCR, case management tools, KPI monitoring and reporting
• Fluency in English and Japanese language (verbal & written) with the ability to interact effectively with all stakeholders.
• Working experience with SAP, specifically FICO
• Proficient in the use of applications in the MS-Office suite, including MS-Excel
• Experience in successful handling of Customer Invoicing to Cash
• Self-motivated, mature and ability to work independently
• Able to work in a metrics environment

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree/ Professional Certificate in Accounting/Finance/Business or equivalent

Interested? Apply today!

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