Accounts Payable Specialist

Job Requirements
THE OPPORTUNITY

• Exciting global opportunity supporting Thailand market to perform Accounts Payable support
• Based in Malaysia, named one of the Best Companies to Work for in 2020 by HR Asia
• Join the premier biopharmaceutical company that has been in the business for more than 25 years and in AP for over 60 years.

Our Finance team brings together our financial perspectives into our overall strategic and tactical decision making. We use state-of-the-art techniques for financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting and performance evaluation. This allows the organization to continue advancing medical innovation and improve lives.

MSD Business Service Centers (BSCs), located across three regions (Americas, Europe, and Asia), are responsible for the timely and efficient delivery of standardized, global financial processes. The BSC Asia Pacific in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia will be responsible for the execution and delivery of a broad range of financial services and processes across MSD business divisions and markets for the AP region.

What You Will Do
You are responsible for the execution and delivery of the customer service for all applicable markets in the AP. Scope of position includes handling and resolving internal and external stakeholder requests pertaining to procurement process, invoice process, and employee expense management.

• Perform a variety of responsibilities within the Accounts Payable department
• Resolve customer queries in the areas of procurement, accounts payable and employee expense management inquiries
• Through daily problem resolution, identify and propose process improvement
• Assist in communications with internal business customers
• Collaborate with various company organizations to resolve process and/or technical issues across multiple ERP systems
• Properly and effectively escalate issues that cannot be resolved real time
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values and standards of ethics and integrity
• Collaborate with various personnel to resolve reconciliation issues within system and/or vendor relationships
• Effectively manage and prioritize workload efficiently and accurately while maintaining a positive customer service culture

Work Experience
WHAT YOU MUST HAVE

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in a finance or accounting department of a multinational company preferred
• Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply
• English and Thai language skills are required as the role will support the relevant country
• Experience working with Case/Ticket Management Software, specifically BMC Remedy. Experience using SAP desired
• Experience working in an organization providing services across multiple markets or geographies

Our Support Functions deliver services and makes recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the experience of working at our organization. Our Support Functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities and Security.

Who We Are
We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What We Look For
Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

This posting has been created to pipeline talent for prospective roles that we anticipate will be needed soon in our organization. By applying to this Pipeline Advertisement you will be submitting your interest to be contacted for roles similar to what is described in the Pipeline Advertisement.

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Requisition ID
P-100363