Invoicing Compliance Accountant
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At Apple, we're not just creating products; we're crafting experiences that inspire and delight millions around the globe. As part of our finance organization, you'll contribute to something significant—fueling the innovation that drives our company forward. Our commitment to excellence is unwavering, and we're united by a shared vision of creating products that leave a lasting impact.
Within Apple's Global Business Solutions (GBS) team, we collaborate across functions—Retail, Sales, Operations, R&D, and Services—to drive operational excellence in finance processes and deliver cross-functional insights. Our mission? To uncover opportunities, influence outcomes, and manage risk while championing innovation and integrity.
If you're passionate about growth for yourself and those around you and bringing a balanced approach to problem-solving and critical thinking, we want you on our team.
We seek an Invoicing Compliance Accountant to join our GBS Order-to-Cash (O2C) team based in Shanghai. You will join a team of analysts focused on invoicing operations for Greater China, with the goal of providing world-class customer experience and support business growth, while complying with regulations and appropriately mitigating risk. You will be a key member of the O2C team with exposure to Apple’s business across Greater China.
As a Invoicing Compliance Accountant in O2C, you will ensure world-class customer experience and support business growth of Greater China by owning the development of efficient, compliant processes and analytics solutions for Apple’s business needs. You will work with Global Process Owner and Invoicing teams in APAC, EMEIA and AMR regions to globalize processes wherever possible. This is a dynamic role with plenty of room for growth. Job responsibilities include:
- Ensure compliance with regulatory standards:
- Spearhead the implementation and maintenance of invoicing solutions that strictly adhere to InfoSec, Privacy, and Government compliance requirements.
- Lead invoicing processes and optimization:
- Own and optimise Apple’s tax invoice processes, extracting valuable business insights and driving continuous process improvement initiatives.
- Collaborate closely with internal teams across all lines of business to ensure the timely, accurate, and compliant issuance of tax invoices, aligning with finance policies and procedures
- Conduct comprehensive mapping and analysis of end-to-end business and finance processes, identifying opportunities to simplify, enhance efficiency, add value to the business, maintain robust controls, continue to improve customer experience.
- Foster a collaborative and trusting environment with global peers, promoting consistent processes and business solutions. Develop a high-performing team that collaborates effectively with global and regional stakeholders
- Implement a management system utilising real-time data and dashboards to identify operational trends, outliers, and insights, delivering tangible value to both internal and external customers.
- Lead and execute project management:
- Demonstrate expertise in leading or supporting projects by thoroughly understanding business requirements, proposing innovative solutions, and ensuring successful execution.
- Establish a sustainable vendor management:
- Oversee contractors and vendors to drive operational excellence, ensuring compliance with SLAs and meeting or exceeding performance metrics.
- Effectively manage and analyse OPEX, striking a balance between expense and service quality to achieve cost efficiency
- Maintain relationship with Tax Authorities:
- Cultivate and maintain long-term relationships with local Tax Authorities to ensure operational excellence. Proactively anticipate and execute tax invoice-related compliance initiatives
- Major in finance/accounting or have relevant operations experience
- Growth Mentality: passionate about managing complex assignments, developing cross-functional network and helping others to achieve common goals.
- Curiosity and Strategy: You see the big picture, understand the broader implications of decisions, and execute strategies precisely.
- Communication Skills: You're a confident communicator who builds trust quickly, and you're at your best when presenting to senior leaders and solving complex challenges.
- Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills: You approach problems with a methodical, investigative mindset and are unafraid to challenge the status quo to achieve effective results.
- Proactive Approach: You anticipate challenges, simplify complexity, and guide your team to focus on what truly matters.
- Global Mindset: You respect and adapt to diverse cultures, tailoring strategies to meet varying needs while maintaining a cohesive approach.
- Education: A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics, or a related field is preferred; a master's or equivalent qualification is a plus.