Senior Specialist - Expense Management & Controls / Account Payable

Commerz Global Service Solutions Sdn. Bhd.; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

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Job summary

Commerz Global Service Solutions (CGSS) in Petaling Jaya seeks a Senior Specialist in Expense Management & Controls / Accounts Payable to ensure timely payment, accurate postings and strong governance across entities. You will work with regional teams, auditors and stakeholders to enhance control environments, manage month-end activities, and maintain compliance with policies.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree, 3+ years in financial services, and proficiency in MS Office, with a meticulous,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree holder or Professional qualification.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in financial industry or 5 years relevant business experience, if not a qualified accountant.
• Experience with Financial Institutions beneficial.
• Organized and able to prioritize.
• Good attention to detail, accuracy and being meticulous.
• Good analytical and problem solving skills, good team player.
• Good communication skills both written and verbal.
• Process orientated with ability to analyse and recommend / drive improvements.
• Service orientated to key clients and stakeholders.
• Able to work with minimum supervision and under time pressure with tight deadlines.
• Proficient in MS Office application.

Responsibilities

• Oversee invoice processing quality, timeliness and independent controls for serviced entities.
• Ensure invoices and reconciliations comply with Commerzbank policies and approvals.
• Review and implement local control procedures to match local processes and regulations.
• Prepare regular/ad-hoc expense statistics and expense control reports.
• Collaborate with Finance, Operational Risk, Internal Audit, HQ and other functions to ensure proper controls.
• Oversee month-end bookings for operating expenses, bonuses, prepayments and intercompany items.
• Support Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Internal Controls Assessments and related governance tasks.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Team player

Attention to detail

Organized

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor’s Degree holder

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Senior Specialist - Expense Management & Controls / Account Payable

Level 11, 12 & 13 CelcomDigi Tower, Petaling Jaya (Only a 5-minute walk from Taman Jaya LRT station)

WORKING HOURS:

Monday-Friday: 9.00am-6.00pm (Occasional Weekend or Public Holiday work may be required during monthly opening/closing periods.)

JOB PURPOSE:

The role is to perform independent controls of the entity and ensuring that invoices are paid timely, entries are booked correctly and governance related tasks are adhered to.

At the same time being responsible that the Commerzbank and its subsidiary Company global payment processes and policies are adhered to meticulously.

Identify weakness in processes, controls and ensure that expenses and month end processes are allocated to the correct cost center upon payment of invoices and passing accounting entries as required.

Provide direction, recommendations with the aim of strengthening the control environment; implement and / or support necessary changes.

To work closely with the Regional Head Office in Singapore, Operational Risk, Internal Audit, Headquarters as well as various stakeholders in the other services entities to ensure consistency in payment processes across the serviced entities.

Key to performing this role is an ability to work both independently to meet the expectations on invoice processing, independent controlling and alongside team members to meet the additional responsibilities.

Good communication skills are required, both verbal and written, for interaction with key stakeholders such as other departments and internal / external auditors.

KEY ACTIVITIES:

To be responsible for the quality, quantity and timeliness of invoice processing, daily control of trade cancellations and amendments and various other independent controls for the serviced entities

To ensure all invoices and all reconciliation tasks are compliant to Commerzbank’s policies and approval requirements.

Ongoing review of control procedures to ensure relevance in local context (local business processes and regulations) and implement new controls where necessary

To prepare regular and ad hoc statistics and reports on expenses and other controls when necessary

To work closely with other Finance, Operational Risk, Internal Audit, Headquarters and other functions areas to ensure appropriate control processes and procedures are in place.

To oversee the month end bookings required for the entities, such as operating expenses and bonus accruals, prepayments and intercompany related items

Responsible for the GM-F Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Internal Controls Assessment and other governance related tasks

FORMAL EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s Degree holder or Professional qualification

SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE (WORK EXPERIENCE, FURTHER QUALIFICATION):

Minimum 3 years of experience in financial industry or 5 years relevant business experience, if not a qualified accountant

Experience with Financial Institutions beneficial

Organized and able to prioritize

Good attention to detail, accuracy and being meticulous

Good analytical and problem solving skills, good team player

Good communication skills both written and verbal

Process orientated with ability to analyse and recommend / drive improvements

Service orientated to key clients and stakeholders

Able to work with minimum supervision and under time pressure with tight deadlines

Proficient in MS Office application

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Commerz Global Service Solutions (CGSS) is a 100% owned subsidiary of Commerzbank AG.

As a global service provider based in Petaling Jaya and Penang, Malaysia, we are positioned to deliver a wide range of global services and comprehensive solutions to meet the needs of its clients. Catering to multiple branches across Asia, Europe, and the Americas, CGSS contributes to increase profitability, standardize quality, and leveraging synergies for Commerzbank AG across regions into one central hub ensuring cost efficient processing. Visit our website or our Linkedin page to learn more about us.

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• Dental
• Customize your own medical benefits
• Medical cover