Accounts Payable Manager (2 Years Contract
Singapore
Listed on 2026-08-02
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Accounting
Financial Compliance
Accounts Payable Manager (2 Years Contract)
THE ROLE:
Accounts Payable (AP) Manager (2 Years Contract)
The Accounts Payable Manager is a two-years contract role responsible for providing dedicated ownership of external-facing Accounts Payable/ Procure-To-Pay (AP/PTP) operations and leading the AP/PTP workstream for the Navision upgrade.
Roles and Responsibilities:AP/PTP leadership and BAU ownership
Lead approximately 4 to 5 AP staff and own external-facing AP/PTP processes end to end.
Coordinate with internal stakeholders, external parties/vendors, Finance, IT, consultants and business users.
Manage payment readiness, workload allocation, exceptions, escalations and service levels.
Role coverage - external-facing payments and vendor activities- University partner share payments
- Invigilator payments
- Agent commissions and referral fees
- External vendors for goods and services
- Excludes students (customers), intercompany transactions and internal staff-related payments, including Concur claims/reimbursements and sales team commissions.
- Own external party/vendor master data, vendor setup/changes, banking details and approval controls.
- Strengthen controls over payment preparation/review, reconciliations, audit evidence, exceptions and external payment risk.
- Reduce operational, compliance and fraud risk through clear ownership, segregation of duties and control checkpoints.
Lead the AP/PTP workstream across process review, future-state design, data validation, UAT, training, go-live readiness and stabilisation.
Ensure AP/PTP requirements, controls and reporting needs are captured, tested and documented.
Support master data cleansing, migration checks, test scripts, defect follow-up and knowledge transfer.
Process redesign and documentationStandardise AP/PTP processes where practical while recognising different evidence, approval and timing requirements.
Document SOPs, RACI/accountability points, controls and escalation routes to improve service levels and reduce rework.
Identify workload reduction opportunities through process simplification and system controls.
Qualifications- Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related discipline.
- Professional accounting qualification or relevant finance/process improvement certification would be an advantage.
- Strong Accounts Payable / Procure-to-Pay experience, preferably with end-to-end AP/PTP ownership.
- Experience leading or supervising an AP team and managing BAU operations in a lean finance environment.
- Hands-on involvement in ERP implementation, upgrade or finance transformation projects; experience with Oracle or Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a Must Have
- Strong proven track record in process improvement, workflow redesign and control enhancement, including practical use of AI tools to improve process flow, identify bottlenecks, reduce rework and support documentation.
- Strong understanding of AP controls, approval workflows, payment governance, audit evidence and fraud-risk prevention.
- Ability to review, redesign and document finance processes, including SOPs, test scripts and training materials.
- Ability to use AI tools responsibly to improve process flow, support analysis and process documentation, while ensuring appropriate review and data confidentiality.
- Strong stakeholder management skills across Finance, IT, consultants, business users and external parties.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and follow-through skills, with high attention to detail.
- Practical, hands-on and able to balance project delivery with daily operational deadlines.
Working Hours:
Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm.
Work Arrangements:
Hybrid (Blend of in-office and remote work)
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