Senior AP & Payments Process Lead

Joinimagine; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 67,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

BASF Asia Pacific Finance Services in Kuala Lumpur seeks an experienced Accounts Payable professional to deliver AP services across Asia Pacific in line with BASF policies and local requirements. You will ensure timely, accurate payments and act as a primary point of contact for peers while guiding junior analysts.

The role emphasizes adherence to service levels, collaboration with procurement, invoicing, and regional finance teams, and ongoing process improvements within the AP function.

Qualifications

• Degree in accounting, finance or business administration.
• More than 5 years’ experience in Finance and Accounting including 1 - 2 years of experience in supervising a team.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of P2P and accounting functions.

Responsibilities

• Be the 1st contact point within the team, providing expert knowledge and support through knowledge transfer and best practices.
• Act as 1st backup for manager on daily tasks as required.
• Monitor and ensure all payment transactions are executed within the SLA with BASF Asia Pacific.
• Monitor high value invoices and ensure timely payment; handle critical payment items like manual or project-related payments.
• Coordinate with internal/external partners (Procurement, Invoicing, HRS, MD, IQA, Local/Regional Finance) to resolve payment topics.
• Provide guidance to team members to resolve issues and develop capability.
• Support knowledge transfer and WI reviews; document new processes for new members.
• Support audit activities and ensure timely completion of required documents.
• Manage month-end post mortem meetings with status updates on GRIR, Risk Monitor, and Payment Accuracy.

Education

Degree in accounting, finance or business administration

Job description

BASF Asia Pacific Finance Services in Kuala Lumpur seeks an experienced Accounts Payable professional to deliver AP services across Asia Pacific in line with BASF policies and local requirements. You will ensure timely, accurate payments and act as a primary point of contact for peers while guiding junior analysts.

The role emphasizes adherence to service levels, collaboration with procurement, invoicing, and regional finance teams, and ongoing process improvements within the AP function.