Account Payable Lead

About the Job:

Kent is looking for an Accounts Payable Lead to join our team in Mumbai, India.

If you have strong experience in accounts payable, invoice processing, vendor management, reconciliations, and leading AP operations, we'd love to hear from you.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a global engineering and project delivery company, working with a collaborative team on challenging international projects.

Skills and Responsibilities:

• To ensure that the creditors ledger is operated accurately, efficiently and to agreed timescale and ensure that the creditors are paid accurately and on time.


• Following accounting policies and procedures to ensure good practice for making payments.


• Responsible for Timely Processing, Query Resolution and Payment of AP invoices.


• Manage daily Volumes / Queries relating from PO by meeting/ exceeding process targets.


• Review, reconcile and prepare analysis for GL accounts related to AP.


• Coordinate with auditors for completing audit & resolving audit queries.


• Assist with monthly reconciliations and month end close process.


• To be responsible for month end processes, ensuring that monthly reconciliation of AP Control Account General Ledger.


• You will look at the opportunities to implement Automation and Process Improvement to make the processes more standard and efficient

Assist with as-building deliverables In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.

Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience: 

• ​​​​​​​​​​University Degree in accounting or semi qualified.


• Experience working in a corporate 6-10 year


• Oracle Fusion experience desired

Communication:

• Excellent oral and written communication and skills


• Strong coordination, communication, and problem-solving skills

Behavior/ Core Competencies:

• Leadership, Decision Making & Delegation


• Teamwork, Coordination, Planning and Organizing


• Flexibility / Adaptability


• Business Acumen, Client Focus


• Training and Mentoring & Innovation


• Working as per the Quality and Safety requirement & Standards.


• Cultural sensitivity and ability to work in a global, multicultural environment.


• Flexibility in working hours to accommodate different time zones.

Software Tools 

• ​ Oracle Fusion experience desired

HSSEQ:

The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and Quality rules of the Company; it’s clients and the governing authorities of the host country. 

• Candidate should contribute to creating a workplace where everyone feels compelled to intervene whenever they observe an unsafe act or condition to ensure that everyone goes home safe and well and the environment is preserved in the successful operation of our business.​​​​​​​


• Candidate should maintain the HSSEQ management system, and the tools required to implement it

Details about the role: 

Location:  Mumbai 

Relocation required: Not Required

Travel required: Sometimes 

Contract type: Permanent 

Experience level: 5-10 Years

Why Join us?

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits


• Health & Wellbeing Program


• Employee Assistance Program


• Inclusion & Belonging Program


• Health insurance


• Work for a brand that's been in the industry for over 100 years


• Great Culture


• Safety-first culture with a collaborative and supportive team environment


• Opportunity to contribute to some of the largest and most impactful projects in the global energy sector

We foster an environment where you are challenged professionally and empowered to take the lead on your career development with the support and guidance of our Leaders. We’re committed to making sure that every single person uses their time with us to gain valuable experience and skills for their future, so why not pursue your career so why not pursue your career with us today!