Accounts Payable Executive (APMEA)

About Kerry

A career with Kerry Taste & Nutrition offers you an opportunity to shape how people across the globe view food and beverage while providing you opportunities to explore and grow as your interests do. With our commitment to a sustainable future, a career with Kerry is something you can feel good about.

About the role

Responsible to process invoices, credit note and debit notes from vendors accurately & on a timely manner. Completes payments and control expenses by verifying/reconciling invoices.

The Role is responsible for all accounting work that are associated with processing accounts payable including payments and travel and expense processing.

Working Hours

8.30 AM- 5.30PM

Key responsibilities

• Validation and booking of supplier invoices
• Matching invoices with Purchase Orders (PO)
• Obtaining appropriate approvals for non-PO invoices
• Fund Request and Payments processing
• Handling supplier and Site queries relating to payables
• Processing Travel Expense Reports
• AP month end closing and reporting in carrying out the responsibilities of AP department
• Maintains historical records by microfilming and filing documents
• Involve in data cleansing activity and data ownership transfer.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• A degree in finance with a minimum of 0-2 years related experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• SAP knowledge will be an added advantage.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate in fluent English, in a clear manner to colleagues and customers
• Experience in AP Vendor/Internal Customer Management, Validation, Invoice Processing AP Registration
• MS Office Knowledge
• A team player who has the ability to motivate others, making it fun while getting the job done
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced, innovative environment where the focus is on continuous improvement, change and the challenge to make it better
• Good command of Accounting knowledge.
• Mandarin speaking and writing is mandatory

Functional Competencies

• Customer Focus: Building Strong Customer Relationships and Delivering Customer Centric Solutions
• Ensures Accountability: Holding Self and Others Accountable to meet Commitments
• Drives Results : Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances
• Collaborates : Building Partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Builds Effective Teams : Building Strong - identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals
• Instills Trust: Gaining the Confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity and authenticity

Other Personal Qualities

• Strong team player and willingness to learn
• Honest, open, candid, high personal integrity
• Drive: getting things done, deliver what is promised
• Respect for various cultures
• Able to work effectively in a complex (matrix) environment
• The ability to understand, listen and build Site / function relationships.
• Demonstrate leadership within the team
• Communicate using clear, concise and effective written and verbal formats

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.

Candidates must be resident in Malaysia, or have the right to work in Malaysia.