Associate STP

ACCA Careers; Selangor; On-site; MYR 56,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCA Careers is seeking an Accounts Payable (AP) Accountant in Malaysia to manage end-to-end invoice processing, payments, and month-end closing support within a finance shared services setup. You will work with Procurement, FP&A, Treasury, and Audit, ensuring accurate accounting and timely service delivery.

The ideal candidate has 2–5 years in AP or SSC environments, strong English communication, and familiarity with SAP or other ERP systems, with relocation not required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• Strong oral and written English communication skills.
• Experience in Accounts Payable or Finance Shared Services environment preferred.
• Minimum 2-5 years hands-on experience with SAP or other ERP systems.
• Solid knowledge of end-to-end procurement to payment process.
• Candidates must be resident in Malaysia or have right to work in Malaysia.

Responsibilities

• Process PO and Non-PO invoices in a timely and accurate manner, ensuring compliance with policies and approvals.
• Collaborate with requestors, procurement teams, and vendors to resolve invoice discrepancies and prevent delays.
• Manage IIR and GRIR transactions, perform aging reviews and root-cause analysis for month-end integrity.
• Respond to AP inquiries and helpdesk tickets, maintaining SLAs.
• Prepare, review, and execute vendor and employee payments by entity/system, support bank authorizations.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-endClosing activities with accruals and reconciliations.
• Deliver AP process training and guidance to improve upstream quality and efficiency.
• Assist audits with data gathering and evidence collection, address observations.
• Contribute to process standardization and automation within the shared services model.

Skills

English communication

Procurement to payment

SAP

Attention to detail

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

SAP

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.

Candidates must be resident in Malaysia, or have the right to work in Malaysia.