Assistant Accountant II

Global Payments; Philippines; On-site; PHP 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments Inc. is seeking an Assistant Accountant to support accounts payable for China and Taiwan entities. You will apply Mandarin language skills and accounting expertise to ensure accurate transaction processing.

You will follow SOPs, maintain documentation, and assist with month-end close and reporting while collaborating with a global finance team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from a reputable college/university.
• Minimum of 2 years in accounts payable, general accounting, and/or audit.
• Experienced with accounting software; proficient in MS Excel.
• Mandarin reading/writing/communication skills are required.
• English fluency for written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Handle high-volume transactions for China and Taiwan entities with Mandarin and accounting skills.
• Follow SOPs and internal controls to ensure valid transactions.
• Enter invoices in Ariba and Oracle and journalize correctly.
• Perform month-end close activities and supporting analyses.
• Prepare schedules and maintain orderly electronic and hard copy documents.

Skills

Mandarin

English fluency

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor of Science in Accountancy

Tools

Oracle

Ariba

Job description

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow.

Summary of This Role

The Assistant Accountant is responsible for a range of accounting processing functions within the scope of full accounts payable cycle. Critical to this position is the incumbent’s ability to follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) and check compliance with Company policies. The incumbent is expected to exercise attention to detail and strong organization skills to maintain detailed records.

What Part Will You Play?

• Applies Mandarin skills (reading, writing, speaking) and accounting skills in analyzing and processing high volume of transactions for China and Taiwan entities
• Understand policies, implements SOPs and prescribed internal controls throughout the accounting process to ensure that only valid transactions are processed and recorded.
• Check e-mails regularly to ensure that all communications are given proper and prompt attention.
• Communicate with colleagues to request for additional information, to encourage compliance with policies, to inform of additional requirements, and/or to resolve issues.
• Perform other relevant activities (manual and system / country-specific) as may be required from time to time.
• Prepare schedules and analyses as required by immediate supervisor.
• Maintain complete and orderly files of documents processed – both hard and electronic copies, as may be applicable.
• Complete month-end closing activities and reports following the close calendar in support of US consolidation.
• Develop expertise in handling the accounting process matters over time.

Accounts Payable

• Understand the Company’s procure to pay process flow including approval requirements and controls.
• Monitor documents received for processing to ensure completeness and timely processing within the agreed timeline.
• Review all types of invoices and payment requests in detail to ensure that these are duly approved and represent valid/reasonable business expenses.
• Perform applicable analysis in determining recurring invoices, accuracy of calculations, unusual types of expenses, unusually high billed amount, and whether or not in compliance with existing policies.
• Enter reviewed invoices in Ariba and Oracle and correctly journalize transactions.
• If applicable, initiate manual payments in online banking facilities or prepares payment request templates.
• Respond to payment status follow ups as needed.

Accruals and Month-end Close

• Support the preparation of accrual information at each month-end close.
• Prepare month-end closing reports and reconciliations.
• Support tax related reporting monthly/quarterly/annually.

Employee Expense Audit

• Understand the Company policy applicable to travel and expense reimbursements and implements the same in the course of audits.
• Responsible for auditing employee expense reports within the automated tool and ensuring valid and accurate claims are processed.
• Communicate effectively with employees for policy compliance requirements.
• Perform the audit timely and within the agreed schedule.
• Analyze and handle exceptions, or elevate exceptions whenever necessary.
• Respond to employee training needs as well as status follow ups as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy degree from a reputable college or university.
• Minimum of (2) years combined work experience in accounts payable, general accounting, and/or audit.
• Experienced in using any accounting software/application; Proficient in MS Excel.
• Skilled in Mandarin - can read, write, and communicate.
• Fluent in English – as used in effective verbal and written communications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to multinational operations will be helpful.
• Experienced in using Oracle and any automated expense management tools.

Global Payments Inc.

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Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) is a leading pure play payments technology company delivering innovative software and services to our customers globally. Our technologies, services and employee expertise enable us to provide a broad range of solutions that allow our customers to operate their businesses more efficiently across a variety of channels around the world.

Headquartered in Georgia with nearly 24,000 employees worldwide, Global Payments is a member of the S&P 500 with worldwide reach spanning over 100 countries throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America.

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