Specialist, Accounts Payable

Working with an emerging shared services organization, the Accounts Payable Specialist will be responsible in developing technical solutions and champion standardization in Accounts Payable. As a technical expert, the duties will include thorough and deliberate evaluation of organizational needs and recommending suitable technical solutions. The role involves sharing technical insights and providing direction to achieve the team’s objectives effectively while providing operational support on AP Issues Management and SOA reconciliation in assigned region, Dover business segment &/or OpCo. The role requires shared leadership with AP Segment Lead/s in integrating business process transitions, improvements and technology enablements into operations. This role reports to the Team Lead, Accounts Payable. This position is based in Cebu, Philippines.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Operational Support
  • Provide payables management floor support for assigned region, segment &/or OpCo
  • Provide AP Issues Management and SOA reconciliation support
  • Lead mandated major clean-up activities like AP Open Credit Memo, GRNI Balance, AP Aging
• Continuous Improvement
  • Supports the integration of business process transitions, improvements and technology enablements into operations
  • Surface opportunities for process &/or system improvements and propose corrective and preventive actions
  • Overseeing the development, testing, and implementation of process innovations and standardization
• Team Management
  • Support leadership in ensuring the adequacy of staffing levels to meet operational requirements including capacity and demand planning
  • Create and deliver trainings to enhance team’s knowledge and performance
• Compliance and Risk Management
  • Lead efforts in documenting and updating accounts payable procedures and other pertinent files
  • Augment QA team’s conduct of testing and auditing of invoices processing, SNow and mailbox management activities in assigned region, segment &/or OpCo
  • Facilitate interpretation of data to work with operations in addressing process, system, knowledge gaps

Core Competencies:

• Attention to detail and accuracy, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a high-volume and fast-paced environment
• In-depth knowledge of relevant regulations and compliance requirements in accounts payable
• Good problem-solving skills in resolving issues with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and levels of the organization
• High level of customer focus and ability to always maintain a positive attitude
• Ability to be an effective team member and display initiative
• Self-directed, positive and ethical role model able to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to always maintain a professional demeanor with suppliers, internal customers and coworkers; fully observe Dover’s Code of Ethical Conduct, Employee Handbook “Personal Conduct of Employees” policies and ISO Quality System Standards

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Management or Finance-related field
• Minimum two (2) years of Accounts Payable experience in a manufacturing or BPO context preferably in a shared service setting
  • Proven experience in invoice management including processing, matching, payment issue resolution or other Accounts Payable related fields
• Experience managing data in large ERP systems, Oracle preferred
• Lean practitioner
• Demonstrated proficiency managing data and presentations through Microsoft Office suite (ex. SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint) and sheet tabulations like Pivot tables, VLOOKUP, Charts and Graphs and the like

Dover Business Services (DBS) is an independent business to business service provider within Dover Corporation, a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenues of $7.5 billion. DBS is accountable for delivering selected transactional services in Accounting and Finance to the entire organization. With locations in Cebu, Philippines; Suzhou China; and Bucharest, Romania, DBS centers operate across the globe to maximize service to our operating companies (OpCos).

Dover Corporation deliver’s innovative equipment and components, specialty systems and support services through four major operating segments: Energy, Engineered Systems, Fluids, and Refrigeration & Food Equipment. Dover combines global scale with operational agility to lead the markets we serve. Recognized for our entrepreneurial approach for nearly 60 years, our team of over 27,000 employees takes an ownership mindset, collaborating with customers to redefine what’s possible. Headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, Dover trades on the New York Stock Exchange under “DOV.”