Finance Executive – Accounts Payable

Job Description

This new role is in the offshored team within the Finance Shared Services function of an international engineering & design consultancy company.  The shared services team will be co-located with several hundred fee-earning staff in a professional business environment.  

To succeed in this role, you will need to pay attention to details, stay organized and take full ownership of the tasks related to invoice processing. You will manage the entry of received supplier invoices so you will need to have very good knowledge of Indian taxation rules. One of your main responsibilities will be ensure all received invoices are compliant to local and company requirements and contain mandatory information for processing. You will also need to investigate issues/gaps related to invoice entry activities and provide solutions in order to complete the process timely and accurately. This role will be reporting into the Bangalore based AP Lead. 
  
This new position is a fantastic opportunity for the right person to make a positive impact on a dynamic business.  

Requirements

Qualifications: - Batchelor's degree – Preferably B’Com, ACCA 9 papers

Skills:

Essential:

•    Data entry – achieves high levels of accuracy and output, previous data entry experience.
•    Expert knowledge in Indian tax rules and requirements i.e., TDS,GST,WHT & RCM
•    Knowledge of Procure-to-Pay process
•    Previous experience in Finance / Accounts Payable fields is a plus
•    Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
•    Familiar with processing financial transactions in a recognised financial environment
•    To have excellent English language skills in both written and verbal form.  Must be able to communicate with internal and external customers and colleagues in a professional manner
•    Must have the ability to prioritise workload to achieve daily tasks and meet deadlines.
•    Must be organised and able to be flexible, need to recognise different document types and process accordingly
•    Knowledge of Oracle EBS, Kofax Markview
•    Experience in working for a consultancy, engineering company

Experience:

Essential:

•    At least 3-5 years' experience in an Accounts Payable Shared Services
•    Able to identify problems, take ownership and follow them through to resolution

Responsibilities

•    To input supplier invoices into Oracle from Kofax Markview
•    Liaising with suppliers, business units and internal employees to resolve queries.
•    Responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate correction of errors identified.
•    Process invoices received in a timely manner and with accuracy by making sure that tax requirements are fulfilled
•    Perform root cause analysis and identify solutions
•    Perform any required corrections/modifications as instructed by the local business
•    Actively contribute to creation, completion or update of the training documents and working procedures
•    Provide training to newcomers, when needed
•    Identify process/system improvements opportunities and participate in their implementation
•    Perform other tasks related to invoice entry activities 

The Individual

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate:

•    Strong team player
•    Attention to details paired with good analytical abilities 
•    Strong customer service orientation
•    Good communication skills
•    Able to set priorities and complete multiple projects simultaneously
•    Work experience in a shared service, process driven or service center environment is a plus

Additional Information
Working hours: 10am – 7.30pm (India Standard Time)
Work Location: Yelahanka, Bangalore