Senior Accountant

Primary Purpose Of Position

The Senior Accountant (Accounts Receivable) will provide day to day Finance and Administrative support to SMEC branches, Subsidiaries and SJ Group, with a particular emphasis on Accounts Receivable transactions, debtor management, reconciliation, and applicable reporting. The Senior Accountant shall work hand in hand with the Finance Team Lead in implementing SMEC’s Global Shared Services processes on debtor management.

The Sr Accountant may also be called to perform other duties and responsibilities as required.

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Receivable

• Generate and issue all forms of Accounts Receivable documentation, including invoices, statements and reminder letters.
• Generate accurate and timely invoices and route it to customers either through softcopy or hardcopy.
• Validate customer payment against outstanding invoices for receipting.
• Handle investigation and clearing of On Account and Partial Payment items.
• Coordinate and Resolve A/R inquiries which may include issues on billing, receipting, statement of accounts, and reminder correspondence- Exception Handling.
• Review accuracy of billing data received from regional teams prior to invoice creation.
• Review invoices, credit notes, and client statements before posting or distributing to the client.
• Ensure SLA-agreed processing timeframes are met at all times. Ensure early escalation to the Finance Team Lead of potential deadline pressures so resource reallocation can be undertaken.
• Monitor and highlight any volume spike or any concern that affects the deliverables of the team
• Update process documentation related to A/R work processes.
• Act as OIC of A/R in the absence of the Finance Team Lead.
• Identify “process improvement” and implement it.
  
  
  

• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelors/College Degree in Finance, more than 5 years of solid working experience in Finance/Accounting.
• Relevant certification is an advantage.
• Experience in a BPO/Shared Service environment with a focus on A/R/Revenue is a must.
• Experience within a multi-national shared service environment would is a must.
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software or financial reporting software is a must.
• Candidate should have sound Finance and Accounting skills, including knowledge of best practices on any or all areas of accounting such as AR, AP, Cash, and Reconciliation.
• Must have 5 years of relevant SAP experience
• Can work with minimal supervision and has leadership potential.
• Ability to cope with ambiguity and change and maintain a high level of professionalism when working under pressure
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills within a multicultural business environment.
• Good communication skills – both oral and written.