Procure to Pay Analyst

Procure to Pay Analyst - AMERS shift schedule

Manila

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About the role: The Procure to Pay Analyst serves as the initial processor of accounting payable services. This role is responsible for maintaining and updating all vendor-related information in an assigned system by collecting all necessary information and processing invoices to be signed off for payment.

Responsibilities:

• Create and amend supplier, bank, and employee records and updates.
• Identify and resolve all errors that cause delay to an invoice’s processing.
• Validate and index scanned invoices and assign corresponding code and appropriate approvers.
• Perform balance sheet and supplier account reconciliations.
• Address all queries, requests, and exceptions relating to supplier and invoice management.
• Ensure that all correctly identified invoices, rebates, refunds and other remittances be processed for payment within specified turn-around time to prevent accounts from incurring late payments.
• Investigate on probable reasons causing payment delays; and address these reasons to proceed with payment processing and clear out all unpaid items.
• Secure all pertinent approvals, receipts and other relevant documents necessary to initiate release of payments.
• Identify and escalate complex and recurring issues that affect payments operation to supervisor.
• Provide correct and accurate information to team members whenever necessary.
• Perform Incident Management through Root Cause Analysis, Corrective Actions and Preventive action planning as needed.
• Update, maintain, and reconcile financial workbooks and other relevant documents, systems, and databases after every transaction.
• Update process documentations and training materials from time to time, as needed.
• Perform and participate in tasks and special projects that may be assigned from time to time and whenever needed.

Formal Education and/or Certification

• Candidates must possess at least a Bachelor/College Degree in Accountancy or Finance and/or equivalent courses. Certification of Public Accountancy is preferred, but not required.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in accounting in a shared services environment.
• Preferably with Oracle System, Adbook and/or Salesforce, Archimedes, CRM background but not required.

Core Competencies:

• Attention to Detail - Ability to notice both minute and pertinent details of transactions, situations and documents; thorough and conscientious when performing work.
• Communication Skills – Ability to convey clear and convincing oral and written communication to individuals or groups effectively taking into account the audience and nature of the information.
• Customer Service – Ability to work with internal customers, assess needs, provide information or assistance, resolve concerns, or satisfy their expectations; committed to providing quality products and services.
• Problem Solving – Ability to identify problems; determine accuracy and relevance of information; use sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and make recommendations.
• Collaboration with Peers – Coordinates with teams across department, organisation, and global boundaries; Builds and maintains a broad network of relationships with the aim of promoting and developing the organisation

What’s in it for you? Our Benefits: Our benefits vary depending on location, but we are committed to providing best in class perks across all our offices as well as an inclusive environment to develop your career.

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