Staff Accountant I (Payment processing)

Company:

Marsh Corporate

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Accounting Operations team at Marsh. This role will be based in our Pavilion Damansara Corporate Towers, Kuala Lumpur office. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working as per respective team's arrangement.

Staff Accountant I (Payment processing)

As a staff accountant I, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and efficient processing of payments and managing cash flow within our organization.

We will count on you to:

• Assessing Request Submissions: You will be responsible for reviewing and assessing payment requests submitted by various departments within the company. This will involve verifying the accuracy and completeness of supporting documents and ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Creating Payee Templates: You will be required to create and maintain payee templates in our company system and bank. This will involve accurately inputting and updating payee information
• Payment Processing: You will be responsible for processing payments in the relevant bank platforms. This will involve accurately inputting payment details, verifying payment instructions, and ensuring timely and accurate execution of payments.
• Perform payee bank details validation – to search the payee contact independently, contact the payee and validate the bank details that submitted by the requestor.
• Cash Forecast Preparation: You will play a key role in cash flow management by assisting in the preparation of cash forecasts. This will involve monitoring cash outflows
• Audit Request: You will collaborate with internal and external auditors by providing necessary documentation and support during audits. This will include retrieving and organizing payment-related records, responding to audit inquiries, and ensuring compliance with audit requirements.
• Ad-hoc Projects: You will be involved in various ad-hoc projects related to payment and cash management. This may include process improvements, system enhancements, or other initiatives aimed at optimizing payment processes and enhancing cash management efficiency.

What you need to have:

• Degree in Accountancy or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years of experience in General Ledger/ Accounts Payable / Accounts
• Receivables transactions in a Shared Service or Insurance environment
• Strong Microsoft Excel Proficiency
• Professionally Qualified Accountants are encouraged to apply

What makes you stand out:

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Willing to learn and take on new challenges
• Detail oriented
• Being team oriented

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit corporate.marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.