Accounts Payable - Sr. Accountant (Financial Operations)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. (MHIA) is looking for a Sr. Accountant - Financial Operations to join our team. This is an onsite role based out of our Houston Headquarters located in the Galleria District.

ABOUT MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AMERICA, INC. (MHIA):

For over 130 years Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group's innovative and integrated solutions have demonstrated our commitment to creating a positive social impact around the globe. Our range of products and services are tailored to meet our customers' evolving needs across the commercial aviation, energy, transportation and infrastructure, machinery, defense and space systems sectors.

Our culture embraces diversity and cooperation, and we promote a healthy balance of professional and personal development, ensuring that your ideas and expertise are valued and respected.

SCOPE:

The Sr. Accountant - Financial Operations serves as a key coordination and execution partner between internal stakeholders, group companies, and the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) provider to ensure day-to-day operations run smoothly and in line with defined objectives. The position is expected to apply judgment and structured thinking to translate leadership's direction on operational and process improvements into concrete, task-level actions, follow-ups, and coordination activities. In addition, the position plays an active role in the organization's modernization efforts by implementing process and technology enhancements, contributing to the alignment of process objectives, sharing best practices, and identifying cross‑functional improvement opportunities across finance functions.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Financial Operations

• 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.

Reporting and other duties

• 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

Financial Systems

• 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.
• This list of responsibilities is not all-inclusive; additional duties may be assigned as needed to support system continuity and business operations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

• Education: Bachelors degree (B.A.) in Finance or Accounting from four-year College or university
• Experience: 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 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.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Travel: Up to 15% domestic and international travel by land and/or air.
• On occasion weekend/late night work is required.
• Lifting/physical requirements: Regularly required to sit for long period, stand, walk, talk and/or hear. Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Why Should You Apply?

• Excellent Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision & 401K Matching)
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
• Paid vacation, sick time and 15 holidays
• Committed to quality products and services.
• Great working environment and culture

MHIA is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer actively seeking to diversify the workforce and is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. Therefore, all qualified applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

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