Accounting Specialist

This role is responsible for managing Porsche Taiwan's accounts payable, tax compliance, and internal financial controls, ensuring accurate and timely transactions in accordance with legal requirements, group guidelines, and company policies. The role also supports S4 HANA implementation projects, coordinates financial and tax audits, and drives process improvements to strengthen governance, compliance, and operational efficiency. This is a contractor role with a contract end date of August 31, 2027.

Job Description:

Accounts Payable Accounting

• Review finance procedures for supplier payment applications in accordance with legal and tax regulations, group guidelines, company policies, and finance rules. Before submitting payments for disbursement, ensure all supporting documents are accurate, complete, sufficient, and audit-ready.

• Process accounts payable transactions in SAP accurately and on time.

Tax Management

• Complete VAT data entry on time. By the 3rd working day of each bimonthly period, update the manager on pending issues and assess their potential accounting impact.

• Proactively support and advise colleagues on tax matters related to accounts payable.

• Coordinate accounts payable financial and tax audits to ensure timely completion.

S4 HANA Implementation Projects

• Track and resolve open issues, keeping the manager informed of any outstanding items.

• Support data migration and cleansing activities.

• Coordinate and monitor user acceptance testing.

• Prepare and maintain project documentation for external audits

Issue Management, Governance, and Controls

• Keep the manager informed of pending issues, assess potential impacts, propose solutions, and follow through on agreed actions.

• Maintain up-to-date directives and standard process flowcharts.

• Manage the Internal Control System for accounting and tax to ensure full compliance with ICS requirements.

• Monitor relevant project status to support timely implementation.

Job Requirements:

Basic Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in finance / Accounting / Treasury or Economics

• Proficient in Microsoft Office especially Excel

• At least 3 years working experience in Finance related field

• Proficiency with accounting standards, Taiwanese tax law, IFRS, and SAP FI/CO knowledge is a plus/preferred

• Fluent in English and Chinese

Preferred Qualification:

• High levels of Integrity and Compliance

• Strong ability to drive implementation, detailed-oriented, result-oriented.

• Good interpersonal skills and a proactive attitude with good time management skills

• Analytical skills, work under pressure, team collaboration, self-motivated, ability & desire to learn

• Working experience at Big 4 accounting firm is an advantage

• International study or work experience is a plus