Senior Associate - Accounts Payable

Process invoices in accordance with standard procedures set out in the standard AP Work Instruction as well as in the agreed-upon country specific guidelines. Ensure that all inputs are correct prior to completion or posting of invoices to avoid re-work.
Purpose: To process invoices and respond to vendors and stakeholders inquiries timely and accurately.
Primary Accountabilities:
Process invoices in accordance with standard procedures set out in the standard AP Work Instruction as well as in the agreed-upon country specific guidelines;
Ensure that all inputs are correct prior to completion or posting of invoices to avoid re-work;
Have enough knowledge on withholding taxes, VAT and other tax related codes and transaction codes necessary to process the invoice correctly or respond to vendor inquiries;
Understand and operate effectively applicable SOX and business controls;
Investigate queries raised by stakeholders;
Exercise diligence in reviewing and unblocking invoices;
Respond to vendor inquiries in a polite and helpful manner;
Ensure delivery within agreed global and local performance metrics;
Identify opportunities for process improvements in assigned and related tasks.
Dimensions: Processing of approx. 20,000 invoices a month spanning up to more than 50 operating units and several ERPs including GSAP, SERP, SAP EP Blueprint, Legacy SAP, JDE and Sun
Job Qualifications:
Language requirement – Portuguese
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Administration preferred; CPA
Experience in a similar role is preferred, but not required;
Possess basic Financial Accounting knowledge;
Experience of customer relations management for Vendor Help Desk role;
Good in problem-solving and has critical thinking skills;
Ability to work under tight deadlines;
Computer-literate - knowledge of SAP application and other Microsoft software is a plus.
Work rights The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories.
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