Execution Senior Analyst, Payments

BP; India; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

bp's Global Business Services center in Pune, India, invites applications for a Finance Payables role. The team ensures accurate invoices, timely payments, and adherence to policies, while driving process improvements in a high-risk environment.

The role requires a finance or accounting background, 5+ years in payables, and strong understanding of payment processing, reconciliation, and internal controls. Working hours align with business needs in a global context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or accounting or related field.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in general accounting and payables operations.
• Strong knowledge of payment processing and reconciliation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate and timely recording and payment of third-party supplier invoices.
• Ensure accurate and timely delivery of payment processing services.
• Coordinate reconciliation of systems to balance and rectify discrepancies.
• Support internal control reviews and audits.
• Provide payables related advice and information as required.

Skills

Payment processing

Reconciliation

Financial systems

Internal controls

Audit support

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accounting

Minimum 5 years experience in accounting/payables operations

Job description

Entity: Finance

Job Family Group: Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group

Job Description

Overview

At bp, we're reimagining energy for people and our planet. We have a bold ambition: be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner, and help the world get to net zero. Creating a more efficient business that makes the best use of its resources is a critical part of getting there. And that's what our new global business services (GBS) centre in Pune, India is here to do - put digital at the heart of our business and accelerate the transformation of bp's business processes across the globe. Driven by the bp values and comprising capabilities in data, procurement, finance and customer service, the GBS centre will drive innovative digital solutions and agile ways of working.

Key Accountabilities and Expectations

• Accountable for ensuring accurate and timely recording and payment of all third party supplier invoices while ensuring adherence to policies and procedures in the drive for exceptional service, operational excellence and compliance.
• Ensure accurate and timely delivery of payment processing services.
• Handle and coordinate the reconciliation of the relevant systems to ensure they balance and that any discrepancies or variations are investigated and corrected.
• Work with relevant Internal Control team to retain controls currently owned within the team and facilitate internal and external audit review
• Provide payables related advice and information as and when required.
• Implement guidelines for the expense process and proactively identify, propose and implement continuous improvement opportunities in existing processes.
• Regularly supervise and resolve outstanding issues that have been sophisticated, or further raise to the vital parties.

Expectations

• High level of familiarity with the systems used in order to maintain and reconcile the relevant system to ensure it balances correctly.
• Thorough knowledge in payment processing.
• There is a high financial and reputational risk involved in prompt and accurate payments processing. Payments reviewed thoroughly to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Invoices need to be processed and verified in an accurate and timely manner within timelines.

Working hours 7:30 PM IST to 4:30 AM IST , USA shift , Rotational shift or any other shift as per business requirement

Qualifications, Competencies & Perspective

Education & Experience

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Finance, Accounting or related field.

Minimum of 5 - proven ability in general accounting and/ or payables operations

Perspectives

• Lead your success - Accountable for delivering innovative business outcomes; Seeks opportunities to improve and digitize process delivery; Adheres to safe and ethical work practices
• Think big - Actively builds own knowledge, capabilities and skills for the future; Values partnership and collaborates to achieve results
• Be curious - Willing to suggest new ways of working, processes and technologies; Ensures the delivery and improvement of digital solutions to benefit customers
• Effortless customer experiences - Understands customer needs and delivers digital detailed self-service customer experiences
• Digital first - Applies creative solutions to address problems

Key Competencies

• Operational Excellence - Has a sound understanding of process and workflow streamlining, problem resolution and organisational change
• Risk Management - Identifies external and internal factors that impact risk and mitigation opportunities. Identifies potential new or emerging risks / threats and implements mitigation plans
• Change Management - Builds energy around a change using a systematic approach to transition from the present to the desired state
• Digital Fluency - Optimally uses digital guidance, tools, methodologies, and security measures for operating as a digital business. Uses digital tools to collaborate, organize, plan and reflect on digital data
• Analytical Thinking - Systematically breaks down a sophisticated problem or process into component parts using logical analysis techniques to reach a solution. Logically assesses relationships, grasps interdependencies, and reviews trends within a sophisticated problem or situation. Challenges assumptions and reliability of acquired information
• Decision Making - Makes decisions affecting both own tasks and those of others. Combines a variety of factors including commercial awareness, risk and financial expertise to make appropriate decisions and derive insights
• Innovation - Adapts existing processes, methods and working ways to drive efficiency. Uses digital technologies to develop new insights, projects and opportunities
• Influencing - Identifies areas of alliance and disagreement, evaluates options and potential outcomes, and plans influencing strategy. Identifies short term needs and communicates benefits to the collaborator. Knows when and how to use the chain of command
• Problem Solving - Evaluates and prioritises problems for