Accounting Operations Manager

Accounting Operations Manager

Description & Requirements

• Leadership role responsible for managing the whole Accounts Receivables and Accounts payable process- manage a team up to maximum of 4 staff depending on experience.
• Lead the Deals and Allowance (D&A) area to ensure claims from customers are valid and payments are conducted properly. Manage up to maximum of 4 staff depending on experience.
• Take part in a new trade management system implementation to establish a new process of D&A management
• Day to day communication with customers and sales team to ensure that all relevant processes are facilitated smoothly and resolve all issues/conflicts/requests related to sales- invoicing and cash collections. Also manage all change requests for invoicing from customers and sales properly.
• Lead credit management process
• Work closely with the SCM team to ensure all the AP processes are conducted properly!
• Track and monitor AR and AP balances to prevent and handle overdue issues and responsible for Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Involve in month-end and year-end closings and reporting where relevant such as bad-debt provision and AR and AP aging reporting.
• Responsible for employee expense reimbursement process
• Review policies- sox requirements and procedures and take proactive actions to establish more efficient and effective controls. Handle requirements and engage in remediation activities based on Internal Audit feedback.
• Support Financial Controller for Internal/External Audit process to ensure documents required are ready in relevant areas.
• Liaise and communicate with customers/suppliers and sales and SCM team daily to ensure all Sales/Collections/D&A payment and AP processes are efficient and effective.
• Lead a cross-functional internal project to ensure all the relevant processes are enhanced and optimized- especially in accounts payable processes where SCM team are involved.
• Ad hoc analysis- project work where relevant
• Liaise with IT department with regards to systems issues and improvements for AR processes

Key Requirement

• At least 7 -15 years proven experience in Accounting.
• Knowledge of general AR and AP processes
• Experience in process improvement along with relevant system implementation or enhancement
• Business level English
• Must be flexible- organized- able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to organize own work- set priorities and meet critical deadlines.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work with people and project a positive attitude.

Selection Criteria

• Experience in food or consumer goods industry
• Experience in inventory accounting and “import” process.
• Good knowledge in rebate custom in Japan
• Experiences of dealing with external authorities- like auditors and tax institutions- is desirable.
• Sox experience is desirable.
• Strong IT skills in Microsoft Office are required with particular focus on Excel.
• SAP experience is preferred for future SAP implementation.