P2P Senior Associate

NielsenIQ; Pune District; On-site; INR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Volunteer time off

Job summary

NielsenIQ is seeking a P2P Senior Associate to ensure accurate and timely accounts payable processing (PO and Non-PO) with robust exception handling and first-line governance. You will validate invoice accuracy, support GR/IR and open-item follow-ups, contribute to month-end close readiness, and act as a key escalation point for complex transactions within SAP and AP workflows.

The role emphasizes SOX compliance, vendor reconciliation basics, and continuous improvement to reduce aging and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field.
• 3-6 years of experience in P2P / Accounts Payable operations.
• Strong hands-on experience in 3-way matching and exception handling.
• AP controls and compliance (SOX awareness).
• Experience with SAP (invoice processing, GR/IR visibility).
• Familiarity with AP workflow / OCR / portal tools.

Responsibilities

• Process PO and Non-PO invoices in SAP with high accuracy and timeliness.
• Perform detailed validation of tax, coding, approvals, and duplicate checks.
• Ensure correct execution of 3-way match (PO, Invoice, GR).
• Deliver strong first-time-right (FTR) performance.
• Resolve invoice holds, discrepancies, and complex exceptions.
• Act as escalation point for issues raised by Junior Associates.
• Ensure adherence to SOPs, controls, and SOX compliance requirements.
• Maintain first-line control checks and exception governance.
• Support GR/IR reconciliation and open-item follow-ups.
• Perform vendor statement validation and discrepancy resolution.
• Contribute to month-end processing, accrual inputs, and close readiness.
• Ensure completeness of supporting documentation and audit trail.
• Manage workload to meet SLA/KPI targets (accuracy, cycle time, aging).
• Maintain and update productivity, aging, and exception trackers.
• Support queue prioritization and backlog reduction.
• Ensure timely closure of assigned transactions and exceptions.
• Identify recurring issues and support root cause analysis (RCA).
• Contribute to corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Support standardization and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Highlight risks, inefficiencies, and control gaps.

Skills

3-way matching

Exception handling

SOX awareness

Vendor reconciliation

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field

Tools

SAP

OCR tools

Portal tools

Job description

The P2P Senior Associateis responsible foraccurateandtimelyexecution of Accounts Payableinvoiceprocessing (PO and Non-PO) with strong exception handling, control compliance, and first-line governance.

The role focuses on validating invoice accuracy (tax, coding, approvals), resolving discrepancies, supporting GR/IR and open-item follow-ups, and contributing to month-end close readiness, aging reduction, and audit compliance, while acting as a key escalation point for complex transactions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Process PO and Non-PO invoices in SAP with high accuracy and timeliness
• Perform detailed validation of tax, coding, approvals, and duplicate checks
• Ensure correct execution of 3-way match (PO, Invoice, GR)
• Deliver strong first-time-right (FTR) performance
• Resolve invoice holds, discrepancies, and complex exceptions
• Act as escalation point for issues raised byJuniorAssociates
• Ensure adherence to SOPs, controls, and SOX compliance requirements
• Maintain first-line control checks and exception governance

Reconciliation & Close Support

• Support GR/IR reconciliation and open-item follow-ups
• Perform vendor statement validation and discrepancy resolution
• Contribute to month-end processing, accrual inputs, and close readiness
• Ensure completeness of supporting documentation and audit trail

SLA, Productivity & Queue Governance

• Manage workload to meet SLA/KPI targets (accuracy, cycle time, aging)
• Maintain and update productivity, aging, and exception trackers
• Support queue prioritization and backlog reduction
• Ensuretimelyclosure of assigned transactions and exceptions
• Identifyrecurring issues and support root cause analysis (RCA)
• Contribute to corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
• Support standardization and continuous improvement initiatives
• Highlight risks, inefficiencies, and control gaps

Stakeholder & Query Management

• Coordinate with procurement, requestors, finance/controllers, and treasury
• Handle vendor queries related to discrepancies and statement follow-ups
• Providetimelyandaccurateupdates on issue resolution
• Support knowledge sharing and guidance toP2Passociates (non-people management)

Outcomes (Success Measures)

• High invoice accuracy and productivity metrics
• Complete exception resolution log with closure status
• Timely GR/IR follow-up tracker with resolution timelines
• Full audit-ready approval evidence and documentation trail
• Measurable aging reduction and backlog improvement
• Documented vendor query resolution trail (emails, tickets, workflow notes)

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, or related field

3-6 years of experience in P2P / Accounts Payable operations

Strong hands-on experience in:

3-way matching and exception handling

AP controls and compliance (SOX awareness)

GR/IR and vendor reconciliation basics

Experience with SAP (invoice processing, GR/IR visibility)

Familiarity with AP workflow / OCR / portal tools

Additional Information

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off

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