Accounts Payable Specialist

RED Engineering Design; Philippines; On-site; PHP 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

RED Engineering Design is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist in the Philippines to manage timely AP processing, coding, and PO tracking. You will support accruals, expense claims, and monthly reconciliations while ensuring adherence to KPI targets.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in accountancy/finance, at least two years in a shared services setting, and strong Excel (Pivot, VLOOKUP) skills. Global exposure is a plus and ethical practice is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy/Finance/Accounting Technology or equivalent
• At least 2 years of work experience in a shared services/internal service delivery role
• Hands-on experience with spreadsheets and proprietary software; solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounts payable principles
• Experience working in a global multinational company
• Highly analytical, detail-oriented, dynamic, and strong communication and presentations skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with strong Excel skills (Pivot, VLOOKUP)

Responsibilities

• Analyzes and processes accounts payable in a timely manner
• Codes invoices, vouchers, expense reports, and check requests with correct codes
• Tracks purchase orders and processes payments from suppliers or customers
• Charges expenses to accounts and cost centers
• Reconciles accounts monthly and escalates discrepancies
• Files, maintains, and distributes accounting documents and reports
• Ensures work aligns with KPIs and continuously improves AP processes
• Supports accrual of invoices to ensure accounting accuracy
• Processes and monitors employee expense claims
• Acts ethically per the Ethics Charter and company guidelines
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Analytical thinking

Detail-oriented

Strong communication

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accountancy/Finance

Accounting Technology/Finance degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Pivot tables

VLOOKUP

Accounting software

Job description

Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for the financial processing of transactions for the organization. Duties include daily bookkeeping and record keeping, financial reporting and preparation of tax records and payments.

Job Responsibilities

• Analyzes and processes accounts payable in a timely manner
• Codes such items as invoices, vouchers, expense reports , check requests etc., with correct codes confirming to standard procedures to ensure proper entry into financial system.
• track purchase orders and process payments that come into the company's accounting department from suppliers or customers.
• Charging expenses to accounts and cost centers
• Reconciles various accounts on a monthly basis, bringing any discrepancies to the attention of Finance Lead
• Files, maintains, and distributes accounting documents, records and reports .
• Ensures all work is performed in according with KPI’s
• Contribute ideas and actions toward continuous improvement of accounts payable related processes
• Supports accrual of invoices to ensure accounting accuracy
• Process and monitor employee expense claims
• Act in an ethical manner and follow the principles of Ethics Charter and Ethics in Practice Guidelines of the Group
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Candidate must possess at least a bachelor’s degree in Accountancy/Finance Management/Accounting Technology or other equivalent courses
• With at least 2 year of work experience in shared services/internal service delivery role.
• Hands-on experience with spreadsheets and proprietary software Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting payable principles
• Experience in working in a global multinational company
• Highly analytical, detail-oriented, dynamic, and have strong communication and presentations skills
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office with particularly strong competence on MS Excel (Pivot, Vlookup)