Accounts Payable Fresh Graduates

IBM; Quezon City; On-site; PHP 391,000 - 670,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Philippines is seeking a PTP Practitioner to support end-to-end accounts payable processes, including vendor master data, invoice receipt, processing, and payments. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely, accurate processing and compliance with client procedures.

In this role you will handle queries, reconciliations, month-end closing, travel and expenses, and reporting/ analytics, helping IBM maintain high service levels for enterprise clients.

Qualifications

• Graduates of Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business related courses.
• Basic understanding or working knowledge of general finance and various finance concepts and principles.
• Basic knowledge or Beginner level in Excel.
• Good written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to follow and complete straightforward, stand-alone tasks within detailed instructions and predefined procedures.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic setting while maintaining accuracy and delivering against deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Handle PTP tasks including Vendor Master data, invoice receipt, processing, and payments.
• Manage query handling, reconciliation, and month-end closing.
• Support travel and expenses processing and reporting/ analytics.
• Maintain strong client relationships and meet SLAs/OLAs.
• Ensure accuracy and compliance with procedures and guidelines.

Skills

Basic Excel

Communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business

Tools

Excel

Job description

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Your Role And Responsibilities

As a PTP Practitioner, you are responsible for handling PTP transactional tasks around Vendor Master-data Management, Invoice Receipt, Invoice processing, Payments, Query management, Reconciliation, Risk management, Month-end Closing, Travel & expenses, and Reporting/ Analytics., according to agreed procedures, process maps and Desk Top Procedures or other guidelines agreed with the client. You must establish and/ or maintain good relationship with client personnel, ensure that daily activities are fulfilled according to the timetable, procedures and business goals as agreed with Team Leader and deliver services as necessary in order to meet the SLAs and OLAs requirements from the area of your responsibility.

Your Roles and Responsibilities

Environment

Ability to cope with different situations, different requirements, uncertainty and stress; ability to modify goals and directions when needed.

Problem solving

Accurately accumulating information and its analysis; forecasting potential problems and planning; allowing for alternative, creative solutions and identifying most reasonable solutions.

Communication

Clear and concise in oral and written communication; attentive listening focused on understanding; adjusting the style of speech to the situation and to the audience; understanding and making use of accessible communication tools.

Effective cooperation with different units and teams inside and outside IBM; mutually respective and appreciating differences; building and strengthening relations; finding solutions favorable for both sides.

Impact

Striving for ambitious goals and continuously seeking better results by overcoming challenges along the way and proactively expanding knowledge.

Taking ownership by identifying needs, making informed decisions, and assuming responsibility for tasks and outcomes.

Per Process

• Vendor Master Data Management:
• Create and audit vendor setup request
• Complete vendor setup/change maintenance
• Perform VMD quality check
• Invoice Receipt:
• Receive document (multiple sources).
• Validate, sort and record receipt
• Manage exception - noncompliant, illegible document, non-AP document
• Scan, index and batch invoice
• Invoice Processing:
• Validate and process invoice based on multiple types and sources
• Set up and maintain recurring transactions
• Perform RTV
• Perform exception resolution
• Track invoice and follow up for resolution
• Payments:
• Create payment proposal
• Run payment
• Execute payment
• Process manual payment
• Submit remittance advice
• Manage payment exception
• Forecast cashflows
• Query Management
• Receive and resolve query
• Manage escalation
• Reconciliation
• Receive vendor statement
• Reconcile, research and confirm status with vendor
• Run report and recover aged debit balance on vendor account
• Reconcile GR/IR
• Risk Management
• Audit invoice processed and high value transaction
• Run duplicate prevention audit
• Research duplicate payments and perform recovery activities
• Provide audit support
• Month End Closing
• Reconcile AP subledger
• Prepare and review monthly reports
• Perform exception processing
• Manage accrual related reporting
• Identify, perform and prepare 1099 report
• Travel & Expenses
• Process T&E Claim
• Audit T&E Claim
• Manage and reconcile P-card
• Manage and reconcile corporate card
• Reporting/Analytics
• Prepare KPI/SLA Operational Reporting
• Run predictive analytics reports
• Payment Terms Optimization
• GST Search Engine
• Working Capital Optimizer
• Travel and Expense Analytics

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Graduates of Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business related courses
• Basic understanding or working knowledge of general finance and various finance concepts and principles.
• Basic knowledge or Beginner level in Excel.
• Good written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to follow and complete straightforward, stand‑alone tasks within detailed instructions and predefined procedures.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic setting while maintaining accuracy and delivering against deadlines