Main Purpose of the Role
Reporting to the AP Team Lead, the Accounting Assistant role involves a range of accounting support assignments in a developing capacity including but not limited to managing the invoices and checking the documentation of the expenses
Key Responsibilities
Invoice Processing
- Process vendor invoices in a timely and accurate manner
- Ensure that all inputs are correct prior to completion or posting of invoices
- Investigate queries raised by stakeholders
- Reconcile vendor statements, research and correct discrepancies as required
- Ensure prompt reply to vendors
Travel amp; Expenses
- Ensure employee expense claims meet Audit, Country-specific Tax requirements and comply with Truphone’s Global Expense policy.
- Communicate any changes to employee claims such as right expense coding and value clearly
- Respond promptly to queries raised by the employees regarding their Travel expense claims
- Ensure that proper approvals are secured for the expense items being claimed
Payments
- Process bi-monthly regular and special payment runs
- Review of supplier ageing report
- Allocation of suppliers’ payments and generate remittance advice
Requirements
- Preferably an Accountancy degree graduate or equivalent in a Finance related field
- 3+ years of full-cycle Accounts Payable experience with a multinational, BPO/Shared Services company
- A fast learner who has the ability to understand the business nature of Accounts Payable transactions
- Exposure to international AP related transactions (e.g., GST/VAT for vendor invoices) and Tamp;E process
- Able to work confidently with IT applications like Excel, Outlook, Accounting Systems
- Team player and can work effectively with diverse cultures in a global organization
- Excellent multi-tasking and organisation skills
- Willingness to learn and develop
- Willing to extend overtime as needed