Accounts Payable Leadership Manager

This role is responsible for overseeing the management and day-to-day leadership of a team to ensure accurate and timely invoice processing.

The ideal candidate will instill best-in-class customer service in their team members and maintain compliance with global company policies and procedures.

A key aspect of this job is maintaining and safeguarding supplier master records to ensure accuracy and completeness.

• Oversee the management and day-to-day leadership of the team to ensure all invoices are processed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Ensure the ethos of best-in-class customer service is instilled in the team members.
• Establish compliance to global company policies and procedures about accounts payable activities covering staff, suppliers and sub-consultants.
• Maintain and safeguard the supplier master records to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Review, approve, and process payments to staff, suppliers, and sub-consultants.
• Manage the accounts payable aging report to ensure outstanding payments are justified.
• Provide guidance, coaching, and training to the teams in Hong Kong and Manila.
• Drive improvement of process efficiency and standardization.
• Collaborate with global teams to implement global systems and promote automation across APAC.
• Responsible for month-end close processes related to accounts payable.
• Collaborate with global treasury to support cashflow forecast, banking and other treasury duties.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or a related field.
• At least 7 years of managerial experience in accounts payable shared services center (SSC) or business process outsource (BPO) environment.
• Strong AP operation leadership and people management.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and practices, local tax laws and regulations, as well as project accounting.
• Capable of communicating at all levels of staff and maintaining good relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently using own initiative and as part of a team.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Deep knowledge of JD Edwards, Concur or other enterprise payment/supplier portals including experience in implementation of the systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Experience and knowledge in managing APAC countries.

We care about each member's success and offer an attractive total reward that recognizes their contribution to our shared success.

As a member, you will have opportunities to grow and thrive through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through your work.

Our profit share scheme enables permanent members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all.

Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference.

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