KC Controller

Maersk; Manila; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk is seeking a KC AR Controller to oversee accounts receivable for assigned regions, ensuring timely collections and stakeholder alignment. The role involves collaborating with regional teams, driving issue resolution, and promoting standardization and automation initiatives.

The ideal candidate has a background in accounting operations, strong analytical skills, and experience in shipping/logistics. A 6-month contract and midshift availability are noted in the qualifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Experience in accounting operations, including cost accounting, budget accounting, and accounts payable/receivable.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, regulations, and standards.
• Experience with change management and process improvement using AI.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong understanding of business operations and interdependencies between functions.
• Prior experience in Shipping & Logistics would be preferable.
• Willing to work on midshift.
• Amenable to accept a temporary contract for 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Owns KC Account from Accounts Receivables perspective for assigned regions, areas or products.
• Backup for the KC AR Manager and other KC AR controllers within the group.
• Manage daily collection activities through regular connects with customer contacts and stakeholders.
• Apply knowledge in the functional area to solve common business issues and share best practices.
• Engage with stakeholders, address issues, and fix structurally.
• Understand interdependencies between functions and provide inputs to decisions.
• Identify and flag standardization/automation opportunities with FPO/PPO as needed.
• Handle happy and unhappy flows.

Skills

Accounting ops

Accounts receivable

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Stakeholder management

AI-driven improvement

Shipping/logistics

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Job description

We Offer

Maersk being the global leader in the industry, you’ll have the opportunity to work for a large global organization and get exposure to excellent processes and systems. You will join an organization that offers a challenging and rewarding career where everyone’s contribution is valued and rewarded.

On leadership and mentoring, Maersk has a nurturing management culture. Throughout their career, your leaders will support your ideas and provide necessary advice and training. You’ll be given the opportunity to prove yourself, as well as challenging work that develops your abilities.

On career development, there are wide range of roles in Maersk and Maersk has a very good career mobility program that establishes a culture of priority consideration to internal candidates and to encourage employees to take responsibility for managing their careers whether to move laterally or vertically.

Job Summary:

The KC AR Controller is responsible for overseeing KC accounts at a global/regional level, from an Accounts Receivables perspective. This role involves reporting to KC AR Manager on managing accounts across various geographies and products. The controller will engage with relevant stakeholders to provide visibility of outstanding receivables, establish partnerships to address issues structurally, hold relevant functions accountable for implementing required solutions and elevate to KC AR Manager/Vertical Lead wherever support or intervention needed. Additionally, the controller will identify flag standardization and automation opportunities with FPO/PPO as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Owns KC Account from Accounts Receivables perspective for assigned regions, areas or products.

• Act as a backup for the KC AR Manager and also for other KC AR controllers within the group portfolio

• Manage daily collection activities through regular connects with customer contacts and other stakeholders as required.

• Apply knowledge and experience in the functional area to solve common business issues and share best practices

• Engage with relevant stakeholders, address issues, and fix structurally

• Understand the overall nature of the business and the interdependencies between own and other functions, and provide inputs to make decisions

• Identifies and flags standardization/automation opportunities with FPO / PPO as needed.

• Handles happy and unhappy flows.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• Proven experience in accounting operations, including cost accounting, budget accounting, and accounts payable/receivable.

• Knowledge of accounting principles, regulations, and standards.

• Experience with change management and process improvement using AI.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

• Strong understanding of business operations and interdependencies between functions.

• Prior experience in Shipping & Logistics would be preferrable

• Willing to work on midshift

• Amenable to accept a temporary contract for 6 months

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