Junior Specialist- Accounts Payable

Springer Healthcare; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Springer Healthcare in Pune, India, is seeking a Junior Specialist - Accounts Payable to join the Global Finance Shared Service Center. You will manage end-to-end AP activities for global entities, including PO/Non-PO invoices, SAP postings, and vendor reconciliations in a fast-paced, controlled shared services environment.

The role requires strong understanding of P2P processes, SAP-based accounting, and attention to detail. Hybrid work in Pune and adherence to SLAs are expected.

Qualifications

• 1–5 years of Accounts Payable experience in shared services or multinational environments.
• Fluent in English (verbal and written).
• Experience with SAP FI/MM and the entire P2P process.
• Strong MS Office skills including Excel.

Responsibilities

• Process PO and Non-PO invoices within agreed timelines.
• Validate invoices for completeness and approvals in line with policies.
• Verify POs, goods receipts, and vendor details before posting.
• Post invoices in SAP with correct GL codes and cost centers.
• Handle domestic, international and intercompany invoices.
• Resolve invoice discrepancies and liaise with stakeholders for resolution.
• Perform vendor account reconciliations and respond to inquiries.

Skills

Accounts Payable

English fluency

P2P process

MS Office

Excel VBA

Tools

SAP S/4HANA FI/MM

MS Excel

MS Word

Excel VBA

Job description

Job Title Junior Specialist - Accounts Payable

Location Pune (Hybrid working)

Job Summary

The Accounts Payable Junior Specialist will be part of the Global Finance Shared Service Center and responsible for end-to-end Accounts Payable activities for global entities. The role requires strong understanding of Accounts Payable processes, accounting fundamentals, Procure-to-Pay (P2P) activities, and experience working in a global invoice processing environment. The individual will manage PO and Non-PO invoice processing, validating invoice details, ensuring accurate accounting entries, vendor payments, reconciliations and SAP-based accounting transactions while ensuring compliance with company policies and statutory regulations. The candidate should be detail-oriented, proactive, and capable of working in a fast-paced shared services environment while adhering to established procedures, service-level agreements (SLAs), and internal controls and work in European shift timing i.e. 12.30 pm IST to 21.30 pm IST.

Role Responsibilities

• Process PO and Non-PO invoices accurately and within agreed timelines.
• Review and validate invoices for completeness, accuracy, appropriate approvals, and compliance with company policies.
• Verify purchase orders, goods receipts, invoice details, payment terms, and vendor information before posting.
• Perform invoice posting in SAP, ensuring accurate GL coding, cost center allocation, and accounting treatment.
• Process domestic, international, and intercompany invoices for global entities.
• Handle invoice exceptions, discrepancies, blocked invoices, and rejected cases, coordinating with relevant stakeholders for resolution.
• Manage recurring entries, credit notes, debit notes, and reversal postings.
• Understand basic accounting principles, including debit and credit entries and the accounting impact of vendor transactions.
• Perform vendor account reconciliations and open-item management, including investigation and resolution of outstanding items.
• Respond to vendor and internal stakeholder queries related to invoice status, payment status, discrepancies, and pending approvals.
• Open item management
• Understand accounting impacts of vendor postings, including debit and credit entries.
• Maintain accurate documentation and audit trails.
• Ensure adherence to SOPs and internal controls.
• Work on Ad-Hoc requests.

Experience, Skills Qualifications

• 1-5 years of experience in Accounts Payable within shared services or multinational environments.
• Fluent in English (Verbal Writing).
• Experience with SAP (preferably S4Hana), FI/MM.
• Strong understanding experience on entire P2P process.
• Must be well organized, detail oriented and multitasking.
• Good knowledge of MS Office - Word, excel and PowerPoint.
• Excel Automation like VBA / Macro creation would be an advantage.

Eligibility

In accordance with our internal career movement guidance, 12 months in current role is a requirement before applying to a new role.