Senior Accounts Payable Lead — KPI & Process Automation

DSV Air & Sea (Freight) Sdn. Bhd.; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

DSV Air & Sea (Freight) Sdn. Bhd. seeks a seasoned Lead - Accounts Payable to steer daily AP operations, ensuring accuracy and timely payments within SLAs. You will coach the AP team, resolve complex vendor and workflow issues, and drive KPI monitoring and process improvements.

The role requires 5–8 years in AP, strong SAP S/4HANA experience, and advanced Excel skills. A professional accounting qualification is a plus, and collaboration with Finance, Operations, and IT is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
• Minimum 5–8 years of Accounts Payable experience, preferably within an MNC or Shared Services environment.
• At least 2 years of supervisory or Team Lead experience.
• Strong experience in high-volume invoice processing and AP operations.
• Proficiency in SAP S/4HANA or equivalent ERP systems.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel; Power Query / Power BI is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA, or CIMA is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily Accounts Payable operations to ensure accurate and timely invoice and payment processing within agreed SLAs.
• Manage team workload and performance, including resource allocation, coaching, mentoring, and capability development.
• Provide hands-on operational support by resolving complex invoice, vendor, payment, and workflow issues.
• Monitor AP performance and KPIs, including invoice turnaround time, backlog ageing, payment timeliness, exception rates, and SLA achievement.
• Drive process improvement and automation to improve productivity, efficiency, and service quality.
• Manage stakeholder relationships with Finance, Operations, Procurement, Shared Services, and IT to resolve operational and system issues.
• Ensure governance, controls and compliance with company policies, financial controls, approval authorities, audit requirements, and statutory requirements.
• Support month-end activities and business continuity, while identifying operational risks and implementing sustainable improvements to AP processes.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Team Leadership

Analytical Thinking

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Process Improvement

Automation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance

Professional qualification: ACCA/CPA/CIMA

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Excel

Power Query

Power BI

Job description

DSV Air & Sea (Freight) Sdn. Bhd. seeks a seasoned Lead - Accounts Payable to steer daily AP operations, ensuring accuracy and timely payments within SLAs. You will coach the AP team, resolve complex vendor and workflow issues, and drive KPI monitoring and process improvements.

The role requires 5–8 years in AP, strong SAP S/4HANA experience, and advanced Excel skills. A professional accounting qualification is a plus, and collaboration with Finance, Operations, and IT is essential.