Job highlights

- Bachelors degree in Accounting,Finance,Commerce or a related field
- Experience supporting India internal / external/statutory audits and maintaining strong financial controls and documentation
- Experience in process improvement,automation,finance system enhancements or UAT projects is an advantage
- Experience with ERP and procurement systems

Job Summary We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Accounts Payable Specialist to join our Accounting and Compliance organization. The role will support India and international Accounts Payable operations across multiple entities and countries within the EMEA and APJ regions. The position requires strong hands-on knowledge of India Accounts Payable and core India accounting activities, including TDS/withholding tax, GST, vendor and invoice compliance, India agreement/contract review from an AP and accounting perspective, fixed assets, prepaid expenses, accruals, reconciliations and month-end close.

This is a senior individual-contributor role requiring strong ownership, accounting judgment, analytical and problem-solving capabilities, and the ability to independently manage complex AP and accounting matters. The individual will partner closely with Accounting, Procurement, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Business Owners and other cross-functional teams, while contributing to process standardization, automation and finance transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

- Own/support India fixed asset accounting, including asset additions, and GL-to-subledger reconciliations.
- Perform periodic review of capital expenditure supporting documents and ensure appropriate classification between capital and operating expenditure in accordance with company accounting policies.
- Own/support prepaid expense accounting, including identification, initial booking, amortization schedules, monthly amortization entries and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Prepare and/or review accruals, reclassifications and other month-end journal entries relating to AP and operating expenses.
- Perform balance sheet account reconciliations for assigned accounts and proactively investigate and clear aged or unusual reconciling items.
- Support India month-end, quarter-end and year-end close activities and ensure assigned accounting deliverables are completed accurately within agreed timelines.
- Work closely with the India Accounting team to ensure completeness and accuracy of expenses, fixed assets, prepaids, accruals and AP-related balances.
- Support internal, statutory and external audits by providing reconciliations, schedules, invoices, agreements and other accounting documentation with clear explanations.
- Demonstrate strong practical knowledge of India end-to-end Accounts Payable processes covering PO and non-PO invoices, credit notes, employee/vendor-related AP transactions, payment processing, vendor reconciliations and issue resolution.
- Review invoices for applicable withholding tax (TDS), including identification of the appropriate nature of payment/section, tax applicability, rate and supporting documentation, and coordinate with Tax/Accounting when interpretation or exception handling is required.
- Review invoices for GST compliance, including supplier GST details, bill-to/entity information, place of supply, tax components,



GST treatment and other invoice requirements relevant to AP processing.
- Understand Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) and other GST considerations relevant to vendor invoices and collaborate with the Tax team for complex or judgmental matters.
- Understand India MSME requirements relevant to Accounts Payable, including vendor classification and payment-aging implications, and support required reporting/compliance activities.
- Review India vendor agreements, contracts, Statements of Work (SOWs), purchase orders and commercial terms from an AP/accounting perspective before invoice processing and payment.
- Validate contracting/legal entity, scope, invoice/payment terms, currency, tax clauses, TDS/GST implications, milestone requirements and required supporting documentation.
- Identify inconsistencies between agreements/POs and invoices and coordinate with Procurement, Legal, Tax and Business Owners to resolve issues before processing or payment.
- Ensure payments are released only after appropriate invoice validation, approvals, tax review, bank details validation and required supporting documentation are complete.
- Support India vendor onboarding and vendor master changes, including tax-related documentation and bank account change controls, in accordance with established processes and segregation-of-duties requirements.
- Own end-to-end Accounts Payable activities for assigned India and international entities/countries across EMEA and APJ.
- Ensure timely and accurate processing of PO and non-PO invoices, credit notes and other AP transactions in accordance with company policies and local requirements.
- Review invoice coding, accounting treatment, legal entity, cost center/GL classification, approvals and supporting documentation before accounting/payment.
- Monitor invoice aging, pending approvals/actions, exceptions, holds, rejected items and other outstanding items, and proactively drive them to logical closure.
- Ensure timely payment execution based on payment calendars, contractual payment terms, cash-management requirements and internal controls.
- Review payment proposals/batches, validate payment details and resolve exceptions before final payment processing.
- Manage vendor and business-owner queries and independently resolve complex invoice, payment and account-related issues.
- Maintain a strong AP control environment and comply with approval matrices, segregation of duties and established finance policies.
- Perform and/or review vendor statement reconciliations and investigate long-outstanding or abnormal balances.
- Reconcile the Accounts Payable subledger to the General Ledger and ensure identified differences are investigated and resolved.
- Proactively identify duplicate invoices/payments, debit balances, unallocated payments, aged open items and other exceptions and drive closure.




- Act as a key AP and India accounting point of contact for assigned responsibilities and collaborate effectively with Accounting, Procurement, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Business Owners and vendors.
- Handle escalations with professionalism, accuracy and timely, proactive communication, clearly highlighting risks, dependencies and required actions.
- Support internal, external and statutory audits by providing required AP/accounting documentation and explanations and by driving remediation of audit observations.
- Identify opportunities to standardize, simplify and automate AP/accounting processes and participate in system enhancements, UAT and finance transformation initiatives.
- Perform root-cause analysis for recurring operational issues and recommend sustainable solutions; maintain SOPs, desktop procedures and control documentation.
- Provide guidance and knowledge sharing to junior team members, support onboarding/training, and provide backup for critical AP activities.

Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related field. Professional/advanced accounting qualification is an advantage.
- 6-8 years of relevant Accounts Payable / Procure-to-Pay experience, with meaningful hands-on experience supporting India AP operations.
- Strong hands-on India accounting knowledge, particularly fixed assets, capitalization/depreciation, prepaid expenses/amortization, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations and month-end close activities.
- Strong practical knowledge of India withholding tax (TDS) and GST requirements relevant to invoice processing and vendor payments.
- Ability to identify tax applicability and escalate complex tax interpretations appropriately.
- Working knowledge of India MSME requirements and AP-related statutory/compliance considerations.
- Experience reviewing vendor agreements, contracts, SOWs and POs for invoice/payment processing, including legal entity, commercial/payment terms, tax clauses, milestones and supporting-document requirements.
- Strong end-to-end understanding of the AP lifecycle, including invoice processing, vendor management, payment runs, reconciliations, aging management and close activities.
- Good understanding of General Ledger accounting and fundamental accounting principles, including expense vs. capitalization concepts and balance sheet substantiation.
- Experience supporting multiple entities and/or countries in an international workplace is strongly preferred.
- Experience supporting India internal/external/statutory audits and maintaining strong financial controls and documentation.
- Experience with ERP and procurement systems; exposure to NetSuite and Coupa is an advantage.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills and ability to analyze large datasets, reconciliations and AP/accounting reports.
- Experience in process improvement, automation, finance system enhancements or UAT projects is an advantage. Key Skills / Competencies
- ownership
- accountability
- analytical
- problem-solving
- attention to detail
- sound judgment
- stakeholder management
- vendor management
- automation

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