Accounts Payable Executive ( 1 Year Fixed Term Contract)

Kerry Group; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 45,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry Group is seeking an Accounts Payable Executive for a 1-year fixed-term contract based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with hybrid working arrangement at 1 Powerhouse near Bandar Utama MRT. The role focuses on reliable finance operations guidance across accounts payable and indirect tax, ensuring accurate processing and compliance.

Collaborate with Finance, Procurement, and site teams to support end-to-end processes, drive continuous improvement, and leverage ERP/digital solutions for better

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting/Finance/Business or related professional qualification with 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in finance operations, accounts payable, indirect tax compliance, shared services, or multinational environments.
• Knowledge of AP processes, indirect taxes, and ERP/workflow platforms such as SAP, VIM/OpenText, Coupa, ServiceNow.

Responsibilities

• Operational Support & Query Resolution: serve as a key contact for vendors and internal stakeholders, investigate finance queries, provide status updates.
• Accounts Payable Operations: support invoices, payments, credit notes, POs, vendor data, and remittance queries with proper approvals.
• Indirect Tax Compliance: prepare indirect tax returns, monitor master data, apply tax codes/rates, manage open items, provide reconciled data.
• Workflow, Controls & Governance: maintain tickets, queues, track actions, follow service levels, align with policies.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: work with Finance, Procurement, IT, Vendor Master Data, site teams and external vendors.
• Digitalization & Continuous Improvement: identify issues and automate/optimize finance and tax processes.
• Reporting & Insight: prepare updates, monitor ageing, highlight risks and performance.

Skills

Excel

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Written communication

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Education

Degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Professional accountancy qualification

Tools

SAP

VIM/OpenText

Coupa

ServiceNow

ERP platforms

Job description

Accounts Payable Executive ( 1 Year Fixed Term Contract)

Requisition ID: 67158
Position Type: FT Fixed Term
Workplace Arrangement: #LI-Hybrid

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

Provide reliable finance operations support across accounts payable and indirect tax, combining responsive stakeholder service, accurate compliance execution, disciplined workflow management, and continuous improvement through data and digital solutions.

Work Location : 1 Powerhouse - 5 mins walk from Bandar Utama MRT Station

Contract role : 1 year

Working hours : 2PM to 11PM

Key responsibilities

• Operational Support & Query Resolution: Serve as a key contact for vendors and internal stakeholders, investigate finance queries, provide clear status updates, and elevate complex issues to the appropriate process owners
• Accounts Payable Operations: Support invoice, payment, credit note, purchase order, vendor master data, urgent payment, and remittance queries while ensuring that required approvals and documentation are in place.
• Indirect Tax Compliance: Prepare indirect tax returns, monitor tax-sensitive master data and workflows, support accurate tax code and rate application, manage tax-related open items, and provide reconciled data for audits.
• Workflow, Controls & Governance: Maintain accurate tickets and workflow queues, priorities and track open actions, follow agreed service levels, and operate in line with finance policies, internal controls, and compliance requirements.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with Finance, Procurement, Commercial, IT, Vendor Master Data, site teams, and external vendors to resolve issues and support end-to-end process effectiveness.
• Digitalization & Continuous Improvement: Identify recurring issues and opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, and optimize finance and tax processes, including support for ERP, e-invoicing, e-reporting, analytics, and transformation initiatives.
• Reporting & Insight: Prepare operational updates and summaries, monitor ageing and unresolved items, and use data to highlight risks, trends, service performance, and improvement opportunities.

Qualifications and skills

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Tax, related discipline or professional accountancy qualification. With 3 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Relevant experience in finance operations, accounts payable, indirect tax compliance, shared services, a centre of excellence, customer service, or a multinational environment.
• Working knowledge of AP processes and indirect tax concepts, with the ability to interpret transactional data and apply process controls accurately. Experience with
• ERP and workflow platforms such as SAP, VIM/OpenText, Coupa, ServiceNow, or comparable systems.
• Strong Excel, reporting, analytical, problem-solving, written communication, and stakeholder-management skills. Exposure to automation, data analytics, tax technology, e-invoicing, e-reporting, or digital transformation is advantageous.
• Customer-focused, proactive, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities independently while collaborating across functions. Fluent written and spoken
• English, with the ability to interpret information accurately and respond appropriately.

Personal Capabilities

• Clear, timely query resolution and stakeholder guidance

Compliance & Controls

• Accurate, well-documented execution with strong governance

Data & Systems

• Confident use of ERP, workflow, Excel, and reporting tools

Improvement Mindset

• Simplification, standardization, automation, and root-cause resolution