Senior Accounts Payable Analyst (12-Month Contract)

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; full-time, on-site role.

Company

Global specialty chemicals corporation operating across 25 countries with more than 6,000 associates and business areas including manufacturing, research and development, technical services, sales, marketing, and customer service.

What you will do

• Review payment proposals and manage out-of-cycle payments to ensure accurate, timely outgoing payments and business continuity.
• Resolve payment and process errors with Vendor Master Data, Purchasing, invoice processing, and helpdesk teams.
• Prepare, understand, and review monthly account reconciliations; manage vendor open items and Goods Receipt No Invoice items.
• Follow up on outstanding transactions and support suppliers and internal stakeholders with queries, issues, and escalations.
• Identify process gaps, propose preventive or corrective solutions, streamline workflows, and maintain current process documentation.
• Uphold organizational regulations, internal controls, SOX, and audit requirements, and support internal and external audits.

Requirements

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• At least 3 years of Accounts Payable experience, preferably in a Shared Services environment.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Ability to read and write Mandarin to support entities in China and Taiwan.
• Proficiency in SAP and advanced Excel.
• Strong communication, analytical, and teamwork skills.
• Proactive, solution-oriented mindset with a drive for continuous improvement.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting additional Asia-Pacific markets.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, fast-paced Global Business Services environment.
• Opportunity to support business entities across the Asia-Pacific region.
• Opportunities to build a career across manufacturing, research and development, technical services, sales, marketing, and customer service.
• Equal employment opportunity workplace.