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·      Process and verify invoices, payments, and expense reports.

·      Manage Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) activities.

·      Perform bank, vendor, and customer account reconciliations.

·      Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly financial reports.

·      Monitor cash flow and assist in forecasting activities.

·      Support month-end and year-end closing processes.

·      Ensure compliance with company policies and accounting standards.

·      Coordinate with international teams and stakeholders during shift hours.

·      Maintain accurate financial records and documentation.

·      Assist in audit preparations and respond to audit queries.

·      Identify process improvement opportunities and support automation initiatives.

·      Taken care of additional responsibilities as assigned.

Required Qualifications

·      Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Finance, Accounting, or related field.

·      2 years of experience in Finance & Accounts.

·      Strong knowledge of AP, AR, General Ledger, and reconciliations.

·      Proficiency in MS Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, formulas).

·      Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

·      Strong communication skills for interacting with global teams.

·      Willingness to work in permanent night shifts.

Key Skills

·      Financial Analysis

·      Accounts Payable & Receivable

·      Reconciliation

·      Reporting & MIS

·      Advanced Excel

·      Attention to Detail

Accounts Payable

• Excellent knowledge in Invoice Processing & T&E claims and guide the team
• Handle all payment exceptions, including positive pay items, and administers all special handling
• Performs internal duplicate payment reviews daily.
• Reviews all A/P checks subject to escheatment.
• Vendor reconciliation & follow-up with the vendor
• Compliance audits
• Month-end activities of chargeback, accrual, reporting, and analysis
• Performance Reporting, Management, and SLA Adherence
• People Management – Should be able to lead a team of 10 – 15 people

Accounts Receivable

• Monitor daily activities such as Customer Master, Cash Applications, Billing, Dunning, etc.,
• Period / quarterly accounting and analysis: Period P&L and Sales Reporting
• Identify the unallocated/unapplied cash and work with onshore teams in clearing the customer accounts
• KPI/SLA management
• Performance Management and Reporting

General Ledger

• Responsible for service delivery with zero surprises for a particular process e.g. Reconciliation and Journals
• Responsible for driving process standardization and delivery excellence for the process and team
• Responsible for pro-active issue resolution and troubleshooting
• Single point of contact and L1 escalation level

Accounts Payable

• Identify & report duplicate invoice
• Self / Peer reviews of transactions completed
• Propose potential improvement opportunities
• Respond to client/vendor emails with an appropriate solution within the timeframe
• Assist team members in completing their daily assignments
• Identify compliance and/or training challenges

Accounts Receivable

• Review Master Setup/Updates
• Review Cash/Payment Application
• Investigate unapplied payments
• Review Dunning Report
• Assist team members in completing their daily assignments
• Identify compliance and/or training challenges

General Ledger

• Review Journal entries
• Review accruals
• Review bad debt provisions
• Responsible for high-risk reconciliations
• Responsible for timely communication on issues, risks, and status updates
• Review & clear open Items
• Reconcile bank accounts (non-AP, AR bank accounts)