Associate

Itcportal; Kolkata Metropolitan Area; On-site; INR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job description

• Support P2P Lead to provide services at expected levels with aclear customer service and escalates exceptions, ensuring proper accountingof financial transactions.
  
• Interacts proactively with all functional areas to ensureappropriate accounting, financial reporting and settlement of liabilitiesare accomplished.
  
• Coordinate with local entities and outsourced activities toprovide seamless service.
  
• Contact Vendors to facilitate payment, ensuring alignment withbusiness partners.
  
• Manage blocked invoices, assessing risk and proposing actionsin collaboration with business partners and in compliance with policiesand procedures.
  
• Manage direct debits and bill of exchange transactions incollaboration with Reporting and related banks.
  
• Perform Vendor Master Data Maintenance and regular statementreviews, i.e. invoicing in collaboration with Commercial Operations.
  
• Perform balance sheet reconciliation of allocated accounts andensure timely resolution and clean-up of overdue items identified.
  
• Support continuous improvement of services in quality andeffectiveness in close collaboration with line manager and peercolleagues, isolates problem trends and ensures that troubleshootingefforts are completed for recurring problems until permanent solutions arefound.
  
• Process credit card related matters (application, inquiries,dunning process on overdue balances on credit cards), travel requests,advance payment requests and expense reports in line with Company'sExpense Manuals and flags any non-compliance in a timely manner.
  
• Responsible for all accounts payable administrative functionssuch as invoices matching purchase orders, obtaining approvals andentering the invoices in the accounting system.
  

Requirements

Requirements/Ideal Candidate:

• Ensures that the daily activities withinIndividual’s responsibilities are fulfilled properly and timely in accordancewith Desktop Procedures and SLA targets.
  
• Responds to client/vendor queries in timelymanner.
  
• Invoice processing is completed within SLAaccurately and timely.
  
• India market APexperience preferable.
  
• SAP ERP experiencemust for the major part of candidate’s experience.
  
• Invoice Queries are raised in timely mannerto vendors/client for resolution.
  
• Ensure the errors identified in concurrentaudit are rectified in system in timely manner.
  

Qualifications(Education/Experience/Certification):

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and/or Finance only.
  
• Fluency in English both written and spoken.
  
• Minimum 2.5 years of financial experience for major company ordivision of large corporation.
  
• Previous experience in procure to pay or accounts payablepreferred.