Accounts Payable - Sr. Accountant (Financial Operations)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.•Houston, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. (MHIA) is looking for a Sr. Accountant – Financial Operations to join their team. This is an onsite role based out of their Houston Headquarters located in the Galleria District. For over 130 years, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group’s innovative and integrated solutions have demonstrated their commitment to creating a positive social impact around the globe. Their range of products and services are tailored to meet customers’ evolving needs across the commercial aviation, energy, transportation and infrastructure, machinery, defense and space systems sectors. Their culture embraces diversity and cooperation, and they promote a healthy balance of professional and personal development, ensuring that ideas and expertise are valued and respected.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (B.A.) in Finance or Accounting from four-year College or university
Minimum of five (5) years of accounting experience, with a strong focus on process improvements.
Demonstrated expertise in P2P process design, transformation, and optimization projects
Strong working knowledge of accounts payable (AP) processes
Experience with SAP or similar ERP and financial systems
Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, complex formulas, and VBA for process improvement
Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite products such as Word, Outlook and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

3-5 years related experience in Shared Services, or Global Business Services
Ability to analyze workflows and implement improvements
Strong communication skills with ability to drive change.

Responsibilities

Responsible for ensuring the procure-to-pay (P2P) process operates efficiently and effectively.
Serve as the primary point of contact between affiliates and BPO partner, resolving high-level escalations and ensuring the partner adheres to company policies.
Monitor BPO using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and ensure that BPO meets Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for outsourced AP functions.
Work with key affiliates and BPO stakeholders to quickly identify and resolve P2P process and/or system variances.
Establish and manage metrics to measure service performance, quality, and customer satisfaction for end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process management.
Act as project manager/consultant in identifying and executing P2P process improvement initiatives.
Perform any other related duties as assigned by FSD Management
Responsible for managing and executing accounting process improvement projects across MHI Americas.
Develop and distribute reports to provide updates to key stakeholders on progress.
Escalate process issues to respective affiliate in a timely and structured approach.
Perform and complete the monthly and quarterly financial closing process and the periodical budgetary plan for FSD. Monitor actual costs versus budget.
Oversee the allocation for Service Provider and FSD costs across the Affiliate organizations on a periodic basis. Manage process to send invoices to affiliates and headquarters to capture costs incurred
Oversee ERP security access and role management for Genpact (BPO) resources across all affiliates, ensuring business continuity, controlled access, and strict adherence to Segregation of Duties (SoD) requirements.
Serve as SharePoint system administrator by maintaining platform continuity through effective management of site content, structure, design, and user access.
Act as the primary liaison with IT Support for the BPO Azure environment, ensuring system stability, timely issue resolution, and minimal disruption to operations.
Support ongoing systems governance and controls to enable seamless integration and performance of outsourced financial operations.