KERING AP Accountant
Shanghai, CHINA Accounting / Management control
Job description
The AP accountant is able to perform all payment application for related Brands. He/ she is customer-oriented and autonomous, solves issues proactively and continuously seeks for improvements.
Responsibilities
· Check invoices consistency and reconcile with payment application
· Follow up approval workflow and do enough validation according to brand approval matrix
· Contact Applicants or Brands Managers or Relates vendors to solve any discrepancies
· Create Journal Vouchers in U8 accounting system
· Properly record and file invoices received
· Answer to Brands, Staff and Vendor's inquiries in time
· Properly coordinate with GL team for those expenses accrued during payment booking
· Prepare AP Aging Reports and AP accrual list before month end
· Properly control employee cash in advance and reverse it based on actual reimbursement
· Properly control the prepayment and settlement later on
· Timely follow up invoice-in-transit report
· Pay duty & VAT through Customs online platform, and do the journal coding accordingly
· Maintenance Supplier Contract and provide contract amount to Tax & Treasury for stamp duty purpose
· Maintain Non-merchandise contracts and invoices and provide to Tax & Treasury for withholding tax purpose
· VAT invoices management through Online System
· Prepare related internal reports
· Receive, Verify, and Process payment applications through Imaging System
· Support other internal AP projects or new system implementations (Concur, Esker, SAP)
Requirements
· Above 3+ years of experience in a similar position (prior experience in a SSC or retail industry would be appreciate)
· Recognised professional qualification in accountancy
· Experience from prior work in an accounting department
· General knowledge of processes within Finance Function and good understanding of the Payables function
· Process knowledge associated with an ERP-application (AP module)
· Knowledge of Chinese accounting rules
· Good Computer(Microsoft) skills
· Good English skills in written and oral
· Experience of using Concur, U8 or SAP System would be appreciate
· Experience of arranging web bank(HSBCnet) payments would be appreciate
Soft skills:
· Good organization skills
· Good analytical skills
· Proactive
· Flexible to new ideas and ways of accomplishing tasks
· Rigorous & responsiveness
· Good team player
· Result / Customer oriented
· Good time management skills
· Good communication skills
· Willing to work under pressure
· Logic thinking and Risk foresight
· Strong internal control sense would be a plus
· Full time
· Asie
· Mainland China