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Team Lead - Accounts Payable

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Team Lead - Accounts Payable

  • Location:

    Malaysia

  • Sector:

    Monroe Manufacturing & Industrial 4.0

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    Negotiable

  • Contact:

    Ashne Preet Suresh

  • Contact email:

    ashne.preet@monroeconsulting.com.my

  • Job ref:

    BBBH414349_1678859851

  • Published:

    about 1 year ago

  • Expiry date:

    2023-04-14

  • Client:

    Monroe Consulting Group

Executive recruitment company Monroe Consulting Group's Industrial Division is recruiting on behalf of a global leader within the manufacturing industry.

Job summary
The ideal candidate will be mainly responsible to:

  • Ensure supplier invoices, payments and reports are completed accurately and timely according to company guidelines, Internal Control System (ICS) framework.
  • Monitor KPI for invoice processing and define action plan to achieve KPI.
  • Conduct performance review and address non-performance issues.


Key job responsibilities include:

  • Inspecting construction sites regularly to identify and eliminate potential safety hazards.
  • Ensure all payments are accurately and timely processed within the agreed Service Level
  • Agreement (SLAs), adhering to the statutory requirements, Internal Control System (ICS), Company policies and guidelines
  • Drive simplification to achieve minimum number of manual payments or urgent payments out of the scheduled weekly payment runs.
  • Drive for smart automation in overall process through elimination of inefficiencies and automation of manual tasks
  • Identify, develops and implements best practice procedures for the P2P area.
  • Support in preparing monthly cash forecast for treasury purpose.
  • Monitor and responsible to maintain proper information and digital documents for audit purpose.
  • Clearing of GR/IR accounts for smooth month end closing
  • Review AP Master Data based on ageing and inform Master Data Management (MDM) team for action
  • Handle escalation and lead by example. Support to resolve incidents with suppliers or internal stakeholders in relation to queries and payments.
  • Responsible to perform root cause analysis and resolve issues in conjunction with other stakeholders.
  • Conduct regular trainings for the team members to close knowledge gaps and ensure continuous improvement, create awareness of best practice, keep technically updated related to IFRS. Educate the business on standard processes and the internal control policies.
  • Coordinates training, distribution of workload, coaching and development of team.
  • Be in charge of providing support timely month and year end closing


Key Job requirements include:

  • University (Bachelor's Degree) or equivalent in Business, Finance, or Accounting.
  • Ability to work in a team environment.
  • Ability to manage a team of 5+ team members.
  • Shared service industry and SAP experience must
  • Must be meticulous and analytical.
  • Accepts ownership for goal attainment.
  • Ability to solve urgent matters and work under pressure.
  • Attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
  • Familiarity with financial systems, policies, and procedures.
  • Good communication, Leadership and organizational skills.
  • Good IT skills with computer spreadsheets, software and automated accounting systems.