Associate STP

Thornton Tomasetti; Selangor; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott in Malaysia (Selangor) seeks an Accounts Payable Accountant to manage end-to-end invoice processing, vendor payments, and month-end close support within a global finance shared services environment.

The role requires strong English communication, ERP experience, and 2–5 years in AP or shared services. Collaboration with Procurement, FP&A, Treasury, and Audit is essential for timely service delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• Strong oral and written English communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end procurement to payment process is desired.
• Experience in an Accounts Payable or Finance Shared Services environment is preferred.
• Minimum 2-5 years hands-on experience or familiarity with SAP or other ERP systems is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Process PO and Non-PO invoices in a timely and accurate manner, ensuring compliance with company policies and local statutory requirements.
• Partner with business requestors, procurement teams, and vendors to resolve invoice discrepancies.
• Perform IIR and GRIR management, including aging reviews and root-cause analysis.
• Respond to AP inquiries and helpdesk tickets, maintaining SLAs.
• Prepare, review, and execute vendor and employee payments by entity and system.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities.
• Deliver user training and guidance on AP policies and system usage.
• Support audits with data preparation and evidence collection.
• Contribute to process standardization and automation initiatives.

Skills

English communication

Procurement to payment

Accounts Payable

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

Tools

SAP

Other ERP systems

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION: The Accounts Payable (AP) Accountant is responsible for end-to-end invoice processing, payment execution, and month-end closing support for CFS supported markets within a finance shared services environment. This role ensures accurate financial accounting, compliance with internal controls and company policies, and timely service delivery to business stakeholders, while maintaining strong collaboration with internal teams such as Procurement, FP&A, Treasury, and Audit.

Main Responsibilities

• Process PO and Non-PO invoices in a timely and accurate manner, ensuring compliance with company policies, approval workflows, and local statutory requirements.
• Partner closely with business requestors, procurement teams, and vendors to investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies, pricing issues, and missing documentation to avoid payment delays.
• Perform IIR and GRIR transactional management, including regular aging reviews, root-cause analysis, and timely follow-up to ensure balance accuracy and month-end integrity.
• Respond promptly to AP-related inquiries and helpdesk tickets, providing clear issue resolution and maintaining agreed service-level agreements (SLAs).
• Prepare, review, and execute vendor and employee payments by entity and system, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with payment calendars; support bank authorization processes when required.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities, including accruals, reconciliations, and variance explanations.
• Deliver user training and process guidance on AP policies, invoice submission standards, and system usage to improve upstream quality and efficiency.
• Support internal and external audits, including data preparation, evidence collection, and fact-based analysis to address audit observations.
• Contribute to process standardization, continuous improvement, and automation initiatives within the shared services model to enhance efficiency and control.

Experience/Background

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• Strong oral and written English communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end procurement to payment process is desired.
• Experience in an Accounts Payable or Finance Shared Services environment is preferred.
• Minimum 2-5 years hands-on experience or familiarity with SAP or other ERP systems is an advantage.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles, internal controls, and compliance requirements.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical mindset, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with a customer-service-oriented mindset.

The base pay for this position is N/A. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY: General / Shared Services

DIVISION: IFO International Finance

LOCATION: Malaysia > Selangor : Imazium, No. 8, Jalan SS 21/37

WORK SHIFT: Standard

TRAVEL: No

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health. The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges. We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.