Accounts Payable Team Lead - Global Business Services

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Point-of-care diagnostics is a growing and dynamic industry helping to improve clinical and economic outcomes globally. Abbott brings a variety of expert viewpoints on new innovations, insights, and impacts that are shaping the future of diagnostics around the world.  

Global Business Services Philippines is part of Abbott Rapid Diagnostics (ARDx) Division. GBS has a global accountability to deliver an exceptional customer experience and create business value through compliance, standardization and data analytics. The GBS group fosters a collaborative, team focused and winning environment where employees are accountable and encouraged to develop themselves.  

 

The Accounts Payable Team Lead involves overseeing and spearheading all processes involved in accounts payable including invoicing, payments, and queries. This role holds most of the responsibility for ensuring that all the team's goals are met or surpassed.  

 

 

Duties and Responsibilities 

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Involved in hiring process 

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Coaching & Training team members including new hires 

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Creates strategies to optimize workflow 

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Coordinates with clients and other stakeholders 

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Address issues and challenges such as discrepancies in accounts 

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Encourage the team, understand their weak and strong qualities  and develop their skills 

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Special project involvement such as System Automation 

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Manage audit requests 

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Month end activities and issues related to it 

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Proactively review statuses of open items across ERPs (Esker & SAP) 

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Credit Card & Concur Employee expenses review & related queries 

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GRNI support with clearing 

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Track productivity by Entity & Individual level 

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Right hand to Manager – cover them on calls, presentation, issues, escalation etc.  

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Distribution of tasks to AP Associates as assigned by Manager 

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Build & maintain cooperative relationships with internal and external functions 

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Assist in reconciling account transactions with the general ledger 

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Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential 

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Other duties as assigned  

 

Key Position Competencies 

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Strong relationship building and stakeholder management skills. 

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Effective communication skills across a range of audiences in different countries. 

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Experience working in a multi-cultural environment in a diverse workforce. 

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Self-starter, possesses flexibility and ability to work under pressure in a fast-changing environment and ambiguous situations. 

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Ability to work with cross functional teams is essential. 

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Outstanding customer service orientation and communication skills 

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Strong stakeholder management skills 

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Excellent analytical skills and very strong continuous improvement skills 

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Ability to lead, develop and mentor team members 

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High flexibility and ability to work independently 

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Strong and strategic business understanding and an excellent ability to understand and manage complex situations in a fast paced environment 

Minimum Qualifications

Education, Experience, and Skills  

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Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Finance  

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8+ years of experience in accounting or other relevant business finance experience of which 3 years in lead role 

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Must be knowledgeable about principles, practices, regulations and procedures as they relate to Accounts Payable  

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Bachelor’s degree in business administration. Finance degree is preferred. 

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In-depth end-to-end knowledge of the process 

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Must be proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.)  

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At least 5 years of experience in Accounts Payable of which at least 3 years in a lead role 

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With previous experience working in BPO or SSC industry. 

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Previous experience in working with ERP like SAP, Esker, & Coupa. 

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Motivated, team-oriented, self-starter with the flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision. 

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Strong oral and written communication skills  

The base pay for this position is
N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Accounts Payable & Receivables, Credit & Collection, & Payroll

     

DIVISION:

ARDx Abbott Rapid Diagnostics

        

LOCATION:

Philippines > Taguig City : Five/Neo Building

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Not specified

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)