Maersk Line - Manager - Accounts Payable Process Controller

Job Title : Accounts Payable Process Controller

Job Level : Manager

Reports to (Job Title) : Site PTP Lead

Number of direct reports : 4 to 5

Total number of reports/Direct and indirect reports : 4 to 5

Job Purpose/summary :

- Maersk Line is looking for an experienced, highly skilled and dynamic Accounts Payable Process Controller. This role entails leading a analysts, who collectively are responsible for monitoring the inflow & outflow of invoices from different sources into the invoice processing system & SAP.

- It is expected that the Account Payable Process Controller has a capability to think end to end process, tech-savvy in understanding the Accounts payable system invoicing requirements and support the Regional teams to on-board vendors into the standard Maersk Line invoicing requirements.

- The role is also expected to identify the current challenges / exceptions and take corrective actions to ensure that all invoices received from vendors & scanned on time by the different teams across the Maersk Line organization are received in the ERP without loss of documents & on time.

- The incumbent will work with wide range of stakeholders in and outside of the finance & operations organization and external vendors to improve the controlling around receipt, scanning & interface of invoices to SAP.

- So if you are looking for challenges with a strong urge to take your capabilities further, operating with a global perspective and working with motivated colleagues - this is a great opportunity

Key responsibilities :

Key responsibilities would be :

- Establish controls to support scanning of invoices on time

- Ensure that the invoices are received as per Maersk Line standard invoicing requirement

- Ensure there is no loss of data / information of invoices from receipt of invoice from vendor till receipt in SAP

- Analyse the vendor invoicing pattern to flag exceptions & provide insights to business on the end to end invoice flow process

- Provide insights on throughput analysis & support the regional teams to take necessary corrective action to improve throughput

- Constantly improve the analytical and reporting tools which are either complex excel models or access databases in line with the changing business requirements

- Assist in all finance related audits impacting overall area of responsibility. Take an active part in implementing new strategies based on recommendations and ensure changes/amendments to Standard Operating Procedures based on these recommendations.

Primary internal stakeholders :

- Regional Leadership team of PTP

- Cluster Finance team

- Scanning teams across Maersk Line

- Procurement teams

- IT / Other business partners

Primary external stakeholders :

- Maersk Line Vendors

- Scanning solution providers

Required experience & skills :

- Solid background on end to end Accounts payable & invoice processing

- 6 to 8 years of experience in Accounts payable in handling invoice processing & streamlining the invoice processing workflow systems

- Capable of connecting business performance to financial numbers

- Good in Excel skills & system savvy (to support hands on use of SAP, Business warehouse & other operations systems used in Maersk line)

- Good analytical and structured working method

- Ability to communicate effectively with multiple stake holders

- Influence without authority

- Good interpersonal, presentation and cooperative skills

- Good understanding of control framework

Key measures :

- Vendor invoice compliance

- Invoice cycle time improvement

- On time payment to vendors