Accountant

• Ownership of all changes and additions to and accuracy of customer/vendor master data for U.S, APAC and EMEA entities.
• Work with CommScope’s Supply Chain Systems and Strategy department as well as other internal and external customers to ensure all documents required to make changes to the vendor master file are submitted on a timely manner and coordinated with CommScope Global Procurement.
• Evaluate and analyze vendor background by conducting checks on vendors to authenticate vendors. Also analyze vendor information and determine if vendors are blacklisted across various government registration databases across all relevant countries.
• Vigilantly drive vendor rationalization including evaluation whether a Customer/vendor is a duplicate and control the size of the vendor master file.
• Ensure strict compliance with the standardized format for data entry fields as well as understand and implement vendor master policies
• Evaluate all documents closely and maintain high integrity of data input. Identify relationships between vendors such as holding company and subsidiary and update SAP.
• Escalate to management any vendor requests that are lacking in proper approvals or details.
• Be committed to escalate vendor creations for urgent requests.
• Enforce procedures to ensure verification of changes to key data fields (e.g. bank account information, VAT number) is obtained prior to data input.
• Review global vendor master file on a regular basis (at least annually) to monitor for and identify duplicates. Perform cleanup procedures, archiving and marking of duplicates. Coordinate with Global Procurement and IT as necessary.
• Support Biller Portal activities (Biller Portal is CommScope’s online tool to allow vendors to submit invoices, check on invoice status and communicate with CommScope AP)
• Report on duplicate / fraudulent customers/vendors
• Creating and maintaining various reports and reporting tools to be shared with internal groups (as per agreed frequency) on vendor updates/ database discrepancies, vendors to be deactivated/deleted as per policy
• Identify opportunities’ for process improvement with respect to the processes followed by the vendor management group.
• Providing information to buyer groups on the patterns found in procurement of material across vendors and for a vendor across geographies.(half yearly/ annually )
• Compliance
• Work with auditors in providing evidence of the standardized process and controls.
• Assist in external and internal audits of the Accounts Payable process
• Any other duty as assigned by the management.
• Contacts
• External: Customers, Vendors, Statutory Auditors, Consultants
• Internal: International site finance, Customer service, procurement and other groups for issues relating to vendor creation.

• Bachelors/ Master’s degree in Accounting / Costing.
• Preferably 1+ year accounting experience in Accounts Payable or similar accounting field

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