Assistant Manager, Global Account Payable (AP)

The ideal candidate thrives on maintaining day-to-day operational excellence while actively collaborating with cross-functional teams to automate and enhance financial workflows.

Responsibilities

- Oversee the end-to-end Accounts Payable workflow for global entities, ensuring accurate coding, proper documentation, and timely payments.

- Act as the central hub for AP, working hand-in-hand with regional accountants worldwide to align practices, resolve discrepancies, and ensure accurate month-end closing.

- Identify opportunities to streamline AP processes, leverage automation, and strengthen internal financial controls.

- Author, update, and maintain clear, comprehensive standard operating procedures (SOPs) and working guides for all AP and expense management workflows.

- Support external and internal audit processes by utilizing automated reporting tools to pull system data, track transaction histories, and ensure compliance.

Requirements

- 10+ years of progressive accounting/finance experience, with a supervisory or management role overseeing a multi-entity Accounts Payable or shared services function is a plus.

- Professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA, or equivalent is highly preferred.

- Proficient, hands-on experience using Oracle / NetSuite, Zip, Emburse, Brex, and Virtual card setup.

- Demonstrated experience with automated invoice matching workflows (2-way/3-way matching) and managing audit trails within modern ERP systems.

- Strong Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP).

- Excellent analytical, project management, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

- Strong interpersonal skills to effectively influence internal control teams, regional accountants, and cross-functional stakeholders.

- Highly organized with the ability to prioritize work.