Mercedes-Benz China Homepage - Job Opportunities - AP (Non-Productive Intercompany) Accountant (Beijing)

Location:	Beijing	Posted Date:	2011-07-26
Recruiting No:	1	Job Type:	Full-time Regular

Job Description:

Objective of job
• Ensure payment application are complete and appropriately approved; • Ensure the payable liability is recognized timely and accurately; • Ensure the payment meets Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOA) 404 and Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA) requirements.
Job designation
1. Invoice/debit Notes Receiving and Identification (Purchase to Payment_Non-Productive Intercompany- PPI1) • Identify receiver of each received invoice/debit notes from intercompany parties; Forward invoice/debit notes to relevant business department for identification and payment voucher preparation (payment voucher is needed ) 2.Payment for Non-Productive Intercompany Payment for EBP Transaction (Purchase to Payment_Non-Productive Intercompany- PPI1) • Upon receipt of the invoice/debit notes identified with PO No. and requester's name, AP (Non-productive Intercompany) Accountant check whether relevant PR, PO, GRN (SES) and other supporting files are documented in SAP system, and have got approved by management based on Manual of Authority (MOA). AP (Non-productive Intercompany) Accountant performs 3-way matching and do invoice verification (MIRO) in SAP system so that the liabilities to related intercompany parties are recorded accurately. 3.Payment for Non-Productive Intercompany Payment for Pay on Behalf (Purchase to Payment_Non-Productive Intercompany- PPI1) • Upon receipt of the full package of payment requests, including the invoice/debit notes , payment voucher, contract and other supporting documents from the requestor, the AP (Non-productive Intercompany) Accountant post the invoice based on 3-way matching principle and the liabilities to related intercompany parties are recorded accurately in SAP system. 4.Monthly payable balance and the aging report (Purchase to Payment_Non-Productive Intercompany- PPI2) • Print out the payable balance and prepares aging report each month, and reconcile the balance against the GL's balance. Overdue payables must be investigated, documented and resolved. 5. Payment Preparation (Purchase to Payment_Non-Productive Intercompany- PPI1) • Select payment method – "Payment run" or "Manual pay" and forward related documents to cashier for payment arrangement • Notify Cash Flow Analyst about the fund needs for payment 6. Discrepancy investigation (Purchase to Payment_Non-Productive Intercompany- PPI1) • If there is a discrepancy between the amount stated in the invoice/debit notes and the actual payment, the AP (Non-productive Intercompany) Accountant investigates and determines the reason for the imbalance and must take proper action to resolve it. • Support reconcile with GL and discrepancy follow up • Support intercompany reconciliation and discrepancy follow up
Qualification required
With whom ? SSC- AP Head Objective ? Report and analyze daily AP transactions With whom ? SSC- Non-Productive AP Leader Objective ? Consult company Policy, procedures, GAAP compliance and government related payment issues regarding AP With whom ? SSC- AP & GL Team Objective ? Reconcile AP with GL accounts and follow up of discrepancy With whom ? Cash Flow Analyst Objective ? Notify Cash Flow Analyst about the fund needs for payment With whom ? Relevant Business Depts. Objective ? Communicate & confirm the correctness concerning the invoice received for non-productive intercompany transactions.