Position: EMEA Invoice Processing Assistant Accountant

Location: Foshan

Report to: Finance Share Service Section Manager, AP

Role Purpose

To ensure timely processing of supplier invoices with focus on accuracy and compliance with local accounting rules and regulations as well as internal processing policies.

What you'll be doing in this role

• Identify invoices withheld from payment for initially held in the AP pre-processing system for various reasons of non-compliance and take the necessary actions to resolve the problem: contact suppliers / the business as needed or correct the data and post the document to SAP.
• Providing support/back up to Invoice Processor colleagues when deemed necessary and support other departmental processes too such as scanning of incoming invoices, training team members etc
• Process validate and optimise supplier invoices using OCR software and SAP.
• Communicate with suppliers with issues relating to the optimisation of their invoices and drive potential improvements
• Investigating and resolving supplier invoice issues and proactively work with them to prevent the issues from reoccurring.
• Providing support to colleagues in AP through knowledge transfer and best practice sharing.
• Action relevant communication to designated contacts within the business responsible for authorization. Follow up on the responses provided within the workflow system.

What experience we expect from you

Essential Skills & Experience

• Educated to GCSE/O-Level or equivalent Excellent communication skills
• The ability to prioritise attention to detail achieving challenging targets and deadlines
• An enthusiastic and ‘can do’ attitude
• A team player ethos
• The ability to adapt positively to changing structures and/or processes 
• Personable, enthusiastic, team oriented
• Able to communicate financial status of supplier statements functional operations and highlight key areas of focus
• 0~3 years of Experience of Accounts Payable Functions
• Good working knowledge of SAP and Read soft is preferable
• English Language skills