Master Data Governance, Associate

Location:  KL Eco City, Mercu 3

Reports to: Accounts Payable Manager

Workplace type: Hybrid

Working hours: 1pm - 10pm (EMEA)
 

The Master Data Governance Associate will play a crucial role in managing day-to-day activities related to master data management for Ingredion affiliates in theEMEA region. This position requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Vendor Master Data:
  • Gather/Review documentation according to regional policies for vendor setup.
  • Create, maintain, and ensure the accuracy of vendor master data in the SAP system.
  • Collaborate with procurement and accounts payable teams to keep vendor information up to date.
  • Monitor vendor data quality and assist in data cleansing initiatives.
• Customer Master Data:
  • Create, update, and manage customer master data in the SAP system.
  • Work closely with sales and customer service and credit teams to ensure customer information is accurate and current.
  • Conduct regular audits of customer data to maintain high data quality standards.
• Material Master Data:
  • Maintain and update material master data, including product descriptions, specifications, and classifications.
  • Coordinate with production, inventory, and supply chain, quality and accounting teams to ensure material data accuracy.
  • Perform data validation and cleansing to support efficient material management processes.
• Financial Master Data:
  • Manage financial master data, including chart of accounts, cost centers, and FX rates.
  • Collaborate with finance and accounting teams to ensure financial data integrity.
  • Support financial reporting and analysis by maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial master data.
• Data Quality and Standardization:
  • Support data quality initiatives
  • Identifying and resolving data quality issues.

• Projects and improvement:
  • Collaborate with project teams to integrate master data requirements into system implementation and enhancement projects.

• Stakeholder Collaboration:
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, finance, procurement, and sales, to address master data-related challenges.
  • Participate in SAP implementation projects, process, and system changes.
  • Communicate effectively with business leaders, providing insights and recommendations based on master data analysis.

• Audits:
  • Provide timely and accurate responses to internal and external audit requirements.
  • Implement audit recommendations to improve master data processes and controls.

You will be well suited for the role if you have:

Mandatory requirements:

• A diploma/bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
• Minimum 1 year relevant experience in data governance field
• Knowledgeable and proficient in Microsoft Office suite
• Able to communicate in English
• Able to work from 1pm - 10pm

Desirable requirements:

• Experience in SAP, Python, VBA macros will be desirable
• Secondary language will be added advantage (e.g: Thai, Mandarin, German)
   

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