The individual will be a key member of the Smiths Detection Global finance team and will be a part of the finance shared services Centre (SSC) in India. The role will join us at an exciting, agile moment in the functions maturity and Individual will be responsible for providing various financial supporting services (including accounts payable, accounting, reporting controls and other financial services) to different sections of the Global finance team.

The role will be hands on delivering in the Accounts Payable Area. The territories in scope will include Smiths Detection Entities, which may expand to other entities in the longer run. The SME for invoice processing will work with the market finance teams, and the rest of the AP team, particularly the invoice pillar AP associates, to deliver a smooth and accurate invoice process across Smiths Detection.

n addition to individual invoice processing responsibilities, for designated entities the Senior Analyst would be responsible for:

Financial Operations

- Regularly reconcile GRIR accounts, ensuring accurate matching of goods and invoice receipts, and resolving discrepancies with procurement and accounts payable teams.
- Carefully review invoices to ensure that processing is accurate, payments are made on time, and all transactions comply with financial regulations.
- Review and validate Onyx reports for treasury and cash management, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with standards.
- Review vendor reconciliations to ensure accurate recording of payments, credits, and balances, promptly resolving any discrepancies.
- Review accruals to ensure accurate recording of expenses and revenues, maintaining compliance with accounting standards.
- Monitor and validate intercompany transactions and corrections, ensuring accuracy and resolving discrepancies in coordination with global teams.
- Oversee the accurate recording and posting of GST invoices, ensuring compliance with tax regulations and minimizing filing risks.Top of FormBottom of Form




- Monitor Parked report and helped team to resolve issues.

Data Analysis and Reporting

- Compile and analyze Key Performance Indicator (KPI) data to track progress, support strategic decisions, and highlight areas for improvement.
- Publish daily / weekly reporting of emails and ensure that responses going on time.

Invoice processing responsibility as an individual.

- Responsible for processing of all invoices (PO and Non-PO) in SAP
- Processing employee expense claims and review for compliance with divisional policy
- Performing Vendor reconciliations on a periodical basis.
- Processing monthly recharges.
- Preparing accrual and processing of journals in relation to accruals and other month close activities.
- Performing GRIR reconciliation and following business contacts for resolving open items.
- Operation of all controls in relation to general ledger, including balance sheet reconciliations related to AP area.
- Managing supplier queries to ensure that they are resolved timely efficiently.
- Carrying out defined minimum controls around accounts payable process as warranted by divisional control framework.
- Providing support for internal and external audit
- Implementing divisional system enhancements/ improvements relevant to the accounts payable function.

Qualifications
- Minimum 05 years accounts payable experience or part qualified accountant
- Experience from Shared Service Centre environment is highly advantageous.
- Able to communicate clearly in fluent spoken and written English.
- Strong SAP skills including use of purchase orders and SAP expense processing.
- Experience of invoice processing in a multiple currency environment
- Strong Excel skills and Microsoft office programmes
- The ability to engage, challenge and work effectively with others.
- The ability to build an effective network of internal relationships.
- Willing and able to identify and support change and continuous improvement in own and wider business environment.
- Demonstrates the required functional and/ or technical knowledge and skills to achieve the highest level of accomplishment

📌 Senior Associate - Accounts Payable (Invoice processing) (Pune)
🏢 John Crane Sealing Systems India
📍 Pune