Company Description

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent, and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation.

Continental Global Business Services in Manila started in June 2012 as Veyance Technologies Inc. and was acquired by Continental AG in January 2015. On the same year, it legally changed the company name to Continental Global Business Services Manila Inc., which reflects its global presence as a full-fledged subsidiary of ContiTech Division in Continental AG.

On Jan 2024, Continental Automotive Business Services (CABS) Hub APAC joined GBS Manila. CABS Hub APAC (formerly known as Finance Service Center Philippines - FSCP), started on 2012. It provides end-to-end accounting services in APAC Region with workstreams: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Master Data Management, Cash Management, General Ledger, Statutory Reporting, and Process Excellence.

Job Description

The Accounts Payable Specilist performs preparing of payment proposals, issue resolution, invoice processing, performs SL/GL reconciliations, reviews Potential Duplicate invoices and payments, ensures that debit balances are applied to existing open invoices or refunded from the vendors. He/She will be also the first point of contact for all accounts payable issues and acts as the officer in charge in the absence of his/her immediate supervisor. He/She possess basic people management and stakeholder engagement skills.

Key Success Factors

Validation, identification and completeness of approvals, invoice details and supporting documents based on the standard processes and country specific statutory requirements.Processing of employee expenses (reimbursement and travel liquation) and implementation of travel and expense related policiesResponsible in researching and resolving daily issues and escalate as necessary.Communicate to vendors and employees including reconciliation and inquiries.Responsible for completing the accounts payable month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial close process under strict deadlines.Contributes to the Purchase-to-Pay workstream to meet business objectives with continued encouragement to use critical thinking to utilize the best and most efficient practices.Ensures compliance with Accounting Controls and other internal policies and procedures.Perform monthly invoice and employee expenses accruals and other month end tasksPrepare AP Aging, GRIR report and external and internal audit requirementsActs as an OIC of the team in case TL is on leaveOther duties and special projects as assigned.

QualificationsBoth fluent in English and KoreanBachelor degree in Accounting or FinancePreferably a CPAPreferably with knowledgeable / trained in Six Sigma and Lean methodologies5 + years of experience in Accounting or Accounts Payable working with SAP journal entries and closing cyclesCross functional experience in other accounting/finance functionsExperience in process improvement activitiesExperience in accounting and financial systemsProficient in using SAP preferredProficient in using Microsoft Office suiteWork with Project teams on process improvements, development of KPI and other quality measuresStakeholder engagement, supervising associates, conducts training/s on subject of expertiseAble to facilitate team meetings to share best practices, lead process improvement initiatives, actively participate/form part of GBS committees (such as events comm., Connect)Experience in working with international teamsUnderstanding of different cultures

Additional InformationHybrid work setupHMO upon hireValues-based cultureWork-life balanceLearning Opportunities

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