Currie & Brown is looking for an experienced accounts payable accountant to be based in our Malaysia office. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing outgoing cash flow, ensuring vendors, suppliers, and employees are paid accurately and on time.
Based in our Malaysia (KL) office this will be a key role in the management of our Asia Pacific accounts payable function.
We expect this role to grow and with it the team based in Malaysia. A great opportunity to help lead a dedicated team that will support of regional and global business.
Responsibilities will include:
- Onboarding new vendors / due diligence checks
- Invoice processing – Receiving, coding and entering vendor invoices into our accounting system (Agresso). Matching invoices against purchase orders and other internal approvals
- Process staff expense claims
- Monitoring the purchase order listings to ensure appropriate matching against vendor invoices and assisting with the accurate recording of accruals
- Payment management – scheduling and executing payments for both vendors and employee expense reimbursement
- Undertake bank & vendor reconciliations
- Vendor relations. Acting as a main point of contact for vendor enquiries
- Compliance & Reporting - Ensuring adherence to internal controls, tax regulations, and company policies, while assisting with month-end closing.
- Ad-hoc duties including support to annual audit
- Process Improvement - Identifying opportunities to automate, streamline, and improve efficiency
Requirements:
- Degree / Diploma in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of the Agresso system an advantage. Good MS Excel skills
- Organisation - Ability to meet key deadlines and to multitask
- Attention to Detail - High accuracy in data entry and invoice verification
- Good team player with excellent communication skills
- Fluent in English (written and oral) and preferable 1 mandarin speaker to support business ops in China