Corporate Planning & Management, Spend Management - Procure to Pay (Japanese Speaker), Associat[...]

Goldman Sachs Bank AG; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment banking firm in Singapore is seeking a professional for the Spend Management team. This role involves managing third-party payments and requires strong analytical and communication skills, as well as proficiency in Japanese for stakeholder interactions. Experience with ERP systems and the ability to multitask are essential. The company promotes diversity and offers growth opportunities.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion programs

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• 4+ years of accounts payable or equivalent payment operations experience.
• Business to native level proficiency in written and spoken Japanese.
• Experience with ServiceNow configuration is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage third-party operating expense payments for Asia entities.
• Conduct data analysis to identify trends and engage stakeholders.
• Participate in Spend Management platform upgrade projects.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to multi-task

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

ERP systems (Ariba, Fieldglass, S4/HANA)

Microsoft Office tools

ServiceNow

Job description

Divisional Overview

The Corporate Planning & Management (CPM) Division unifies Finance & Planning, Spend Management, Operational Risk and Resilience, and CPM Engineering teams to deliver business planning and analytics, expense management, third party risk management, and governance strategies across the firm. CPM have 5 operating pillars.

Finance & Planning supports the execution of the firm’s strategic objectives through the management of the planning process, firmwide reporting and analytics and insights into the firm’s business plans and budgets. They develop consistent framework for revenue division projections creating transparency, accountability and efficiency around projections. This pillar also includes the CF&O, EO and Engineering divisional CFOs, who are strategic finance advisors helping the firm and the non-revenue divisions achieve commercial financial opportunities. Product Finance is responsible for the overall governance and proactive management of the firm’s non-compensation expenses.

Spend Management encompasses the functions responsible for managing all aspects of the firm's spend with third parties - advising commercial agreements and driving operating efficiency. Departments include Strategic Sourcing, Procure to Pay, Integrated Travel and Expense, Infrastructure and Transformation and Sustainable Operations.

Operational Risk & Resilience drives firmwide Operational Risk programs along with second line teams and implements required changes within CPM. The Corporate Insurance & Advisory team in this pillar identifies, procures, and manages corporate insurance needs for the firm and its investing businesses. The CPM Engineering team provides engineering solutions that enable the firm to manage third-party spend, data and automation, plan budgets, forecast financial scenarios, allocate expenses and support corporate decision making in-line with the firm’s strategic objectives.

Role Overview

Professionals in CPM have an analytical mindset, exhibit intellectual curiosity and are from diverse academic backgrounds. This role sits within the Spend Management pillar.

The role requires collaboration with different functions across the firm on a regular basis, an ability to work independently, and ability to interact with senior professionals across the firm. It also entails in-depth analysis and reporting for senior management, requiring diligence and a commercial mindset. The candidate is required to work closely with global counterparts. Should have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Job responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Manage third party operating expense payments and reporting for Japan and other Asia entities
• Acquire in depth understanding of the regulations, tax handling and accounting controls in multiple jurisdictions associated with invoice payments
• Drive process transformation initiatives to enhance operating efficiencies & controls within the processes
• Manage risks in the process by implementing and reviewing relevant controls
• Conduct data analysis to identify the trend/root cases to effectively engage the stakeholders to address problems and opportunities for improvements with innovative solutions to mitigate risks
• Participate in Spend Management platform upgrade / enhancement projects and User Acceptance Testing effectively
• Exhibit confidence in communicating in a variety of forums, sessions, presentations, and training sessions
• Build relationships with businesses at all levels within the corporation will be a key success factor for this role

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with + 4 years’ experience in relevant profiles with accounts payable experience or any other equivalent payment operations
• Business to native level in both written and spoken Japanese. These language skills would help the employee with interactions with external vendors and internal stakeholders regarding ongoing vendor engagements
• Committed, driven and self-motivated individual who strive to improve the processes and enhance controls
• Ability to multi-task & deliver under pressure
• Strong communication and good interpersonal skills
• Experience with ERP systems (Ariba, Fieldglass, S4/HANA), including implementation & transformation experience on SAP, and ServiceNow
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools

Preferred Qualifications

• ServiceNow configuration skills- ability in configuring and maintaining the ServiceNow platform
• Ability to design, develop, and optimizes prompts for various AI applications for collaborating with teams and staying current with new advancements
• Hands on experience in end-to-end GL activities, month-end activities (accruals, sub-ledger / general ledger
  posting and reconciliations)

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