Senior Associate - AP

Gus Education (India) Llp; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Night shift allowance

Cab facilities

Generous leave policy

Job summary

GUS Education India (GEI) in Hyderabad is seeking a Sr. Associate AP to manage vendor invoices, ensure timely payments, and maintain accurate payable records across multiple entities.

You will handle high-volume inquiries, run end-to-end payments for agents and freelancers, reconcile accounts, and support month-end close with strong internal controls.

The role requires 2–5 years in Accounts Payable/Treasury, English proficiency, and a graduate degree; UK-company exposure is a plus.

Qualifications

• Graduate with relevant degree; post-graduation preferred.
• 2–5 years of Accounts Payable and Treasury experience.
• Experience in UK-based company and multi-entity accounts.

Responsibilities

• Handle day-to-day Accounts Payable for multiple entities.
• Manage high-volume vendor inquiries via phone and email.
• Oversee commissions and freelancer payments with controls.
• Perform monthly bank and credit card reconciliations.
• Support month-end close activities.

Skills

English communication

Accounts Payable

Treasury management

Multi-entity accounting

Vendor relations

Financial controls

Education

Graduate

Postgraduate management degree

Tools

Unit4 Agresso

Job description

• GUS Education India (GEI) is a service wing of Global University Systems (GUS) based inEurope.InIndia,weareafull-servicedigitalmarketingagencythatdeliversscalableonlinemarketingservicesto GlobalUniversitySystems'anditsassociated brands.
• As a frontrunner in building digital eminence for a fleet of academic brands, GUS EducationIndiaisarapidlygrowingorganizationthatbelievesinachievingsuccessthroughinnovation

NATURE OF THE JOB

• Sr. Associate AP is primarily responsible for managing the process of paying the company's vendors by verifying invoices, ensuring timely payments, maintaining accurate financial records related to supplier debts, and fostering positive relationships with vendors, ultimately contributing to the company's cash flow optimization and financial stability.

JOB PURPOSE

• As a Sr. Associate AP, you are responsible for performing administrative and financial tasks related to processing vendor invoices, ensuring accurate and timely payments to suppliers by reviewing invoices for accuracy, matching them to purchase orders, obtaining necessary approvals, and recording transactions in the accounting system, ultimately contributing to the smooth functioning of a company's financial operations.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

ACTIONS

Responsibilities:

• Performs day-to-day activities of the Accounts Payable cycle for multiple entities within a group of companies
• Managing high volume telephone and email enquiries daily from internal and external stakeholders, and ensuring full resolution
• End-to-end management of the Agents' Commissions Payments process in an efficient and timely manner, including stakeholder management and ensuring adequate financial controls
• End-to-end management of the Freelancers, Tutors Payments process in an efficient and timely manner, including stakeholder management and ensuring adequate financial controls
• Regular supplier invoice registrations
• Regular posting of remittances
• High volume of creditors control account reconciliation
• Preparing regular pay-runs to be presented for Management Approval & subsequent uploading onto the bank
• Check all Outgoing Bank Payments
• Tracing payment issues, and liaising with banks for investigations
• Receiving of monthly Credit card receipts, reconciliations & accounting
• Month-closing activities e.g. IC reconciliations, bank reconciliations
• Ad hoc Tasks

KRAs

KPIs

Customer/ Service Delivery

Growth & Value

People

Finance

*KPIs To be discussed with the Reporting Manager at the time of Goal setting

*The Key Result Areas (KRAs) and K Performance Indicators should be assessed biannually to ensure that the person carrying out the job is consistent performance aligned with Potential challenges in measuring performance due to complexities in organizational processes that hinder target achievement need to be considered.

DESIRED PROFILE

QUALIFICATION

• Must have - Graduate.
• A Management Degree in Post-Graduation (preferred).

SKILLS

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant with 2-5 years of experience in an Accounts Payable and Treasury role, preferably in a UK-based company
• Excellent knowledge and experience of managing multi-entity accounts in the context of a wider group of companies
• Conversant with fundamental Accounts Payable and Treasury policies and processes, preferably in the education sector
• Proficiency in spoken and written English Language
• Proof of a high level of verbal & written communication skills
• Familiarity with Accounting Software, preferably Unit 4 Agresso
• Excellent planning, organizing and prioritizing skills are essential to this role

RELEVANTEXPERIENCE

2 to 5 plus years of relevant experience in Accounts Payable process

GUS VALUES

• This role is a full-time position with a competitive salary and benefits package. GEI is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
• There is an expectation that employees will maintain the values of the Group and will comply with the code of conduct as well as equality, diversity, health, safety policies of the company.

BENEFITS

• AtGUSEducationIndia,GEIwewantemployeestofeelcomfortable,bringingtheirpassion,creativity, and individuality to work. We truly believe that diverse culture, backgrounds, andexperiencesdriveinnovation.
• The company offers comprehensive medical insurance to its employees, which includeshospitalization,accidentalinsurance,terminsurance andGratuity,whichisoverandabovethecompensation. Considering that this role is for night shift, we provide additional competitivenightshiftallowanceforalldays worked.
• Tomakethedailycommuteeasier,safe,andlessstressful, the companyprovidescabfacilitiesto employees to and from the workplace within 30 kms radius.
• The companyacknowledgestheimportanceofmentalandphysicalwell-beingandtheneedforrestandrelaxation. Workdays are Monday to Friday and a comprehensive leave package foretoth Employee well-being is offered, which includes5 days (about 1 and a half weeks)ofmedicalleave,5daysofcasualleave,24 days (about 2 and a half weeks) of earned leave, 1 day of Happiness Leave, apart from 10 days (about 1 and a half weeks) of statutory leave,totaling to45 days (about 1 and a half months)'timeoffin ayear.