Accountant (AP) - Asia
China - Shanghai
Finance & Accounting – 808-G&A Finance /
Full-Time /
On-site
Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $2B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.
At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.
As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.
Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.
The Role
This position reports to the Accounting Supervisor, Asia and is responsible for the AP process in assigned Asia countries (including T&E expenses), assisting the month/quarter-end closing and local statutory tax reporting and filing for all business units in Asia.
What You’ll Do
- Vendor management includes vendor setup in Netsuite, vendor inquiries, vendor invoice authentication and registration, contract review, and filing.
- Run payment requests through e-bank, make sure the expenditure approval process is followed, and verify the authenticity of the vendor invoices to ensure timely and accurate payment
- Review monthly employee expense reports to ensure the observance of travel and entertainment policy
- Participate in the external audit process, with a specific focus on collecting key financial and accounting data.
- Support financial accounting process improvements and development and amendment of policies and procedures
- Any other ad hoc assignment any other ad hoc assignment.
Requirements
- Effective communication in a team environment while interacting with all levels in the operations and finance organizations, as well as with external entities such as third-party service providers, State Tax Administration, and other related government agencies
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or the related degree
- 2+ years of relevant experience
- Fluent in English - both verbal and written communication
- A strong focus on customer service with an emphasis on timely and accurate communication
- Motivated and possessing the ability to work independently with little or no supervision
- Technical knowledge of China GAAP and exposure to US GAAP
- Highly proficient in MS Office applications: Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
Nice to Have
- Fluent in Japanese or Korean
- NetSuite and Salesforce.com knowledge is a plus
Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.
Veeva is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances.
