Execution Senior Analyst, Payments

Key Accountabilities and Expectations:

Accountable for ensuring accurate and timely recording and payment of all third party supplier invoices while ensuring adherence to policies and procedures in the drive for exceptional service, operational perfection and compliance.

• Ensure accurate and timely delivery of payment processing services.
• Handle and coordinate the reconciliation of the relevant systems to ensure they balance and that any discrepancies or variations are investigated and corrected.
• Work with relevant Internal Control team to retain controls currently owned within the team and facilitate internal and external audit review.
• Provide payables related advice and information as and when required.
• Implement standard methodologies for the expense process and proactively identify, propose and implement continuous improvement opportunities in existing processes.
• Regularly track and resolve outstanding issues that have been called out, or further call out to the necessary parties.

Expectations-

• High level of familiarity with the systems used in order to maintain and reconcile the relevant system to ensure it balances correctly.
• Thorough knowledge in payment processing.
• There is a high financial and reputational risk involved in prompt and accurate payments processing. Payments reviewed thoroughly to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Invoices need to be processed and verified in an accurate and timely manner within tight deadlines.
• Working hours (ANZ/ASPAC/UK/Europe/US shift) to support Business Partners.

Qualifications, Competencies & Approach:

Essential Education & Experience-

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field.

Minimum 5 years of experience in general accounting and/ or payables operations.

Approaches-

Lead your success - Accountable for delivering innovative business outcomes; Seeks opportunities to improve and digitize process delivery; Adheres to safe and ethical work practices.

Think big - Actively builds own knowledge, capabilities and skills for the future; Values partnership and collaborates to achieve results.

Be curious - Willing to suggest new ways of working, processes and technologies; Ensures the delivery and improvement of digital solutions to benefit customers.

Effortless customer experiences - Understands customer needs and delivers digital detailed self-service customer experiences.

Digital first - Applies creative digital solutions to address problems.

Key Competencies-

Operational Excellence - Has a sound understanding of process and workflow streamlining, problem resolution and change management.

Risk Management - Identifies external and internal factors that impact risk and mitigation opportunities. Identifies potential new or emerging risks / threats and implements mitigation plans.

Change Management - Builds energy around a change using a systematic approach to transition from the present to the desired state.

Digital Fluency - Optimally uses digital guidance, tools, methodologies, and security measures for operating as a digital business. Uses digital tools to collaborate, organize, plan and reflect on digital data.

Analytical Thinking - Systematically breaks down a complex problem or process into component parts using logical analysis techniques to reach a solution. Logically assesses relationships, grasps interdependencies, and reviews trends within a complex problem or situation. Challenges assumptions and reliability of acquired information.

Decision Making – Makes decisions affecting both own tasks and those of others. Combines a variety of factors including commercial awareness, risk and financial expertise to make appropriate decisions and derive insights.

Innovation - Adapts existing processes, methods and ways of working to drive efficiency. Uses digital technologies to develop new ideas, projects and opportunities.

Influencing - Identifies areas of alliance and disagreement, evaluates options and potential outcomes, and plans influencing strategy. Identifies short term customer needs and communicates benefits to the collaborator. Knows when and how to use the chain of command.

Problem Solving - Evaluates and prioritises problems for own area. Resolves problems in a timely way, using a combination of logic and experience to make decisions and address problems.

Relationship Management - Establishes and handles relationships with peers and internal business partners to achieve results.

Eye For Business - Identifies new or alternative approaches to performing business activities more efficiently.

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