Description
The Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely and efficient processing of vendor invoices for South Korea and Regional Operating Headquarters (ROHQ). This role plays a crucial part in maintaining vendor relationships, compliance with company policies and local regulations, and supporting the financial aspects of organization.
Responsibilities
- Handle end to end process of accounts payable: Process vendors invoices with purchase order.
- Code and process non purchase order transactions.
- Code and process employees expense reports (Chrome River).
- Resolve invoice and expense report issues by coordinating with internal customers (sales offices/factories/supply chain team) for any queries and/or disputes
- Work with Treasury for payment lists and runs.
- Local AP preparation, data input & Payment List preparation & Request (AP reconciliation) including data input for Giro, tax for CAT-I and Payment status and error follow up
- Reconcile supplier statements of account
- Confirm and reconcile intercompany statements of accounts, including calculation of monthly intercompany goods in transit
- Reconcile trade supplier statements of account
- Reconcile AP and unvouched receipts
- Monitor purchasing accruals
- Handle modules closing and report preparation
- Purchasing VAT reconciliation
- Audit support for account payable
- Deal with daily AP concerns of market units
- Other related duties which may be assigned from time to time.
Skills and Qualifications
- University or College Degree in Finance/Accountancy or equivalent
- 2-3 years accounts payable or general accounting-related work experience
- Experience with ERP Systems (Oracle preferred)
- Good analytical skills, above average communication
- Able to read and understand Korean language, Speak is a plus and inter personnel skills.
- Team player skills o Ability to work in a structured environment
- Proven ability to work under pressure
- Proactive attitude, ability to work with the minimal supervision
- Experience in an international and culturally diverse organization.
PHYSICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS
- Physical demands - will have to work in the office, workload pressure during month end closing period may lead to high pressure situations. Regular interactions with finance colleagues, vendors and other departments which may involve regular meetings and calls. Handling multiple tasks, interruptions, and adjustment to priorities through-out the day.
TIME TRAVEL REQUIRED
- Rare, but occasionally maybe required for training
