AP Payments Team Leader

Wilhelmsen group; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global maritime company is seeking an Account Payable Team Leader in Kuala Lumpur. The role involves managing a team, leading finance knowledge transitions, and improving operational efficiency. Candidates should have extensive experience in finance processing and management, preferably within a transactional accounting environment. This position offers a hybrid working arrangement and numerous growth opportunities.

Benefits

5-days work week

International work environment

Learning and development opportunities

Hybrid working arrangement

Qualifications

• 8-10 years’ experience in finance processing in a high volume environment.
• At least 3 years of management experience.
• Demonstrated experience in managing transactional activities.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Account Payable team.
• Lead transitions of accounting knowledge.
• Improve operational effectiveness and efficiency.

Skills

Finance processing experience

Team leadership

Accounting principles knowledge

Excellent English skills

Education

Master or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

IFS

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Join our global team for a career filled with opportunities to solve challenges both small and large, local and global, simple and complex.

In this role you will bring your passion for relationship building, talent sourcing and problem solving to bring diverse talents in Operations, Management and Tech roles to support our ambitious growth strategy.

Wilhelmsen is a global leader within the maritime industry. Founded in Norway in 1861, our mission is to shape the maritime industry by delivering innovation, sustainability and unparalleled customer experiences to enable global trade and a more sustainable future.

About the position

We are looking for an Account Payable Team Leader who will join our Global Business Services division.

Global Business Services provides high quality, scalable and cost-efficient business support services, such as finance, HR and IT, to companies in the Wilhelmsen group.

The position will report to Senior Manager, Finance Shared Service.

What you will be doing

• Managing the Account Payable (AP) Team
• Leading a transition of accounting and finance knowledge from local finance offices
• Improving operational effectiveness and efficiency by proposing improvements activities
• Ensuring for month end and year end closure that deadlines and processes from respective areas are met
• Ensuring that financial data are accurate and complete according to Corporate Accounting Guidelines
• Providing guidance, on‑going support and development for the team(s), and lead future recruitment
• Ensuring that requests are handled with professionalism and positive service attitude while ensuring that delivery is according to defined Service Level Agreements (SLA)
• Establishing and maintaining close and professional partnerships with internal stakeholders
• Actively driving internal initiatives aimed at continuous process improvement and realizing efficiencies
• Following up on claims by proposing solutions and by escalating the challenges according to the company structure,
• Identification of the deviations of the actual result from agreed targets proposing corrective action whenever necessary,
• Treating all information received as strictly confidential
• Fulfilling all other tasks delegated by the Superior.

Required experience and skills

• 8‑10 years’ experience in finance processing in a high volume environment, preferably with a concentration in leading transactional accounting teams within an SSC/BPO environment
• At least 3 years of management experience, preferably in managing team leads
• Master or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent accounting certification is preferred
• Demonstrated experience and general knowledge of accounting principles
• Extensive experience in managing transactional activities (i.e. AP, AR, Cash etc.)
• Previous experience in migration of processes and/or system implementation preferred
• Experience of using enterprise systems preferred (e.g. IFS, SAP, Oracle)
• Excellent English skills required, written and verbal. Additional Asian/Hindu/Arabic language skills will be advantageous

Location

The position will be based in Kuala Lumpur office located at KL Sentral which is a strategic work location with convenience travelling by Monorail, Rapid Kelana Jaya Line, MRT and KTM services as well as easy to get to go by public transportation.

What we offer

• 5‑days work week including complying with Malaysia’s Public Holiday
• International work environment and culture
• Great learning and development opportunities
• Hybrid working arrangement (3 days in the office, 2 days remotely)

Join our global team for a career filled with opportunities to solve challenges both small and large, local and global, simple and complex!

How to apply

Sounds interesting? If you see yourself fitting into this role, please let us know why the role interest you. Apply online through our career portal at https://www.wilhelmsen.com/careers/ under Current Vacancies by creating a ‘Candidate Home’ account and thereafter upload your resume and expected salary.

Please note that all positions at Wilhelmsen are subject to reference and ID checks. For certain roles, additional background screening may be required.