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The demands of this role will involve the timely and accurate processing and payment of invoices and expenses to suppliers and colleagues and assisting with their enquiries and queries. This role requires excellent communication skills, meticulous attention to detail and high levels of accuracy. You will also need to interface with other internal SSC teams.

You must ensure that all company policies are adhered to. You must also ensure that duties are carried out within set time limits whilst providing an excellent level of service to all Informa customers and colleagues.  

Informa takes the security and privacy of company, colleague and customer data seriously and you are responsible for working securely and supporting this within your duties

The role will be based in the Asia SSC and will report into one of the Supervisors within Accounts Payable.

Key Responsibilities

The P2P Senior Specialist will either work in Invoicing or Payment team. The Senior Specialist will have the experience and skills to handle the more complex transactions in their respective areas, and they will also be the first point of escalation for the Specialists.

Invoicing

· Timely processing of PO and Non-PO invoices, credit notes, down-payment in Oracle/ SAP

· Managing invoice validation exceptions

· Debit balance dispute resolution

· Perform audit for i-expense claims and verify supporting receipts as well as conduct retrospective audit

· Perform timely and accurate processing of corporate credit card invoices

· Follow-up and clearing of pending prepayment transactions

· Monitor credit card claims and follow-up employee’s for expense claim submission

· Handling complex and escalated issues

· Perform month-end closing activities and perform sub-ledger reconciliation

· Ensuring that all processes are as per the agreed governance

· Analyse current processes and procedures to ensure best practices are implemented; ensure the DTP is up-to-dated

· Other duties as assigned

Payments

· Analysing cash requirement and perform funding activities

· Responsible for payment runs for approved supplier invoices and employee expenses while adhering to supplier payment terms

· Ensure all payment runs are reviewed and provided for sign-off by authorised bank signatories

· Follow-up and resolve bank reconciliation issues

· Resolve payment rejection queries

· Write off unpresented cheques

· Handling and resolution of internal and external queries

· Analyse current processes and procedures to ensure best practices are implemented; ensure the DTP is up-to-dated

· Other duties as assign

Higher diploma or above in accounting

· 3 plus years of relevant working experience

· Experience in ERI system (Oracle & SAP) is preferred

· High level numeracy and reconciliation skills, with demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy.

· Good command of both written and spoken English. Ability in any other Asian languages would be an advantage

· Good skills in Excel, Word and Outlook are essential

· Ability to perform multi-task, capable to work under pressure and independently, and be a good team player

· Mature, independent and able to work with minimum supervision

· Take initiative to report the progress and proactively suggest ways of improvement