Accounts Payable Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Assist in monitoring workflow queues from In-Region EMEA related to fallouts, data errors, business rule exceptions for facilitation of invoice - Responsible for more complex AP processing
• Support India Team in resolving fallouts from automated 3 –Way match workflow and workflow indexing of non-PO invoices
• Manage supplier statements including reconciliation and collecting credits on behalf of Ashland (Direct Debits)
• Responding to client queries
• Follow up on rejected payments and returned payments
• Resolve workflow of Freight invoices
• Process invoices for phone bills (uploaded files processing)
• Provide support in maintaining AP Process Documentation
• Ensure compliance with relevant WHT and VAT requirements
• Manage supplier relations; respond to inquiries and issues related to payments
• Identify, initiate and complete automated posting related to Vendor Master Data (duplicates, mismatched or incorrect partnering, multiple bank accounts etc)
• Actively cooperate with purchasing, sourcing and suppliers to properly execute commitments relative to the financial payment terms of the transactions
• Investigate and reconcile prepayment account (make sure missing final invoices are received)

• Support with the closure of Accounts Payable Month End, ensuring that defined targets are completed (Scanning Deadlines are fulfilled, Overdue items volume refer to defined target)
• Follow up on any ad"hoc requests from AP Supervisor/Manager which refer to process

Candidate profile:

• Bachelor Degree in related field: Finance, Accounting, Purchasing, Supply Chain Planning/Optimization, Business
• Overall 1 + Years (2-3 years of related work experience)
• NA &EMEA & HYD Payables Manager, In-Region Payables Teams, Procurement, Buyers and Receiving users, Approvers of non-Purchase Order invoices, Treasury Cash Departments, Suppliers Credit & Collection Departments, Master Data Departments, External parties involved
• SAP experience is required
• OCR & Workflow experience a plus
• Excellent English Written & Verbal Skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability analyse complex and non-standard activities for resolution
• Competency in other European languages would be and added value
• Attention to details
• Analytical thinking and problem solver

This position offers:

• Work within a multinational team in a global world class company
• Cross cultural and multi-lingual environment
• International accounting
• Opportunities and growth possibilities
• Interim - half a year contract