Job Title
Sr. Associate AP
Date
24th April 2026
Function
General Finance
JD written by
Director
Reporting To
Team Leader
JD Approved by
HR Director
Brand
UKCD/Incubator
Work Location
Hyderabad
ABOUT GUS EDUCATION INDIA
- GUS Education India (GEI) is a service wing of Global University Systems (GUS) based in Europe. In India, we are a full-service digital marketing agency that delivers scalable online marketing services to Global University Systems’ and its associated brands.
- As a frontrunner in building digital eminence for a fleet of academic brands, GUS Education India is a rapidly growing organization that believes in achieving success through innovation
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.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
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
- Risk & Compliance/ Internal Processes
- 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
- Demonstrate Excel proficiency (Intermediate)
- Familiarity with Accounting Software, preferably Unit 4 Agresso
- Excellent planning, organizing and prioritizing skills are essential to this role
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
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 prospect 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
- At GUS Education India, GEI we want employees to feel comfortable, bringing their passion, creativity, and individuality to work. We truly believe that diverse culture, backgrounds, and experiences drive innovation.
- The company offers comprehensive medical insurance to its employees, which includes hospitalization, accidental insurance, term insurance and Gratuity, which is over and above the compensation. Considering that this role is for night shift, we provide additional competitive night shift allowance for all days worked.
- To make the daily commute easier, safe, and less stressful, the company provides cab facilities to employees to and from the workplace within 30 kms radius.
- The company acknowledges the importance of mental and physical well-being and the need for rest and relaxation. Workdays are Monday to Friday and a comprehensive leave package for employee well-being is offered, which includes 5 days (about 1 and a half weeks) of medical leave, 5 days of casual leave, 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 to 45 days (about 1 and a half months)’ time off in a year.
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