Rakuten Kobo Inc.
AccountsPayableSpecialist
“Accounts Payable Specialist at Rakuten Kobo Inc.. Skills: Accounts Payable, Vendor invoice processing, Reconciliation, Financial systems, Microsoft Excel. Process vendor invoices by collecting, reviewing, and inputting invoice details into our financial systems.. Process time-sensitive international payroll with a high level of professionalism and discretion.”
What You'll Achieve.
Contributing to Kobo’s controllership team and supporting financial accounting functions.; Ensuring our accounts payable processes are operating effectively.; Increase efficiencies
Industry & Context.
Highly analytical and profound attention to detail; Takes initiative to identify and voice areas of process improvement to increase efficiencies; Resolving financial related inquiries; Actions on issue resolutions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Post-secondary degree with a focus on Accounting, At least five years of demonstrated progressive Accounts Payable experience, Highly analytical and profound attention to detail, Ability to pivot effectively with process changes and minimal disruption to the business, Takes initiative to identify and voice areas of process improvement to increase efficiencies, Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Professional, energetic, and very pro active, Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written, Excellent interpersonal skills, Outstanding organizational skills and process oriented, Personable, team player with a “can do” attitude, Ability to work effectively in both a collaborative and independent environment, escalating issues when necessary, Experience with or involvement in new system implementation
What You'll Do.
Process vendor invoices by collecting
and inputting invoice details into our financial systems.
Process time-sensitive international payroll with a high level of professionalism and discretion.
Liaison with department owners and vendors on obtaining supporting invoices
and resolving financial related inquiries.
Assist in auditing and processing the Company’s expense reports via online expense reporting portal.
Process Global Tax remittances payments required on a monthly basis and within the defined timelines
Prepare and provide for review
all payments to be paid on a weekly basis
based on the terms set with vendors and/or deadlines internally set.
Oversight of procurement process
including assurances of policy measures
inclusion of contract
and approvals obtained.
Initiating payments via multiple payment instruments on various banking platforms
with a solid understanding of key input data ie. ACH/EFT
Prepare subledger to GL reconciliation for accounts payable
including aging and actions on issue resolutions
support for accrued liabilities
and various other balance sheet accounts.
Support the Accounting Manager in the financial accounting and period end close administration.
Ad hoc project supporting the Controllership team as required.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Energetic and dedicated group of professionals that are highly involved in all facets of the business through the delivery of exceptional stakeholder value.; Liaison with department owners and vendors on obtaining supporting invoices, approvals, and resolving financial related inquiries.; Ability to work effectively in both a collaborative and independent environment, escalating issues when necessary.
Communication Scope
Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written
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