Assistant Manager AP Operations

Job Title : Assistant Manager AP Operations
Location: Noida

About Barclays
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Risk and Control Objective
Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.
Working Flexibly
We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs. Whether you have family commitments or you’re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life.
If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager.

Introduction:

• Excellent verbal/ written communication skills in Chinese language to deal with Chinese internal & external clients along with global support.

to be a hands-on and accountable team & shift manager for the Procurement AP Operations Team in the Invoice and Payments processing area

o To be the first point of contact for business escalations and act as a subject expert within the Invoice Management & Payment Processing function of Procurement Operations

o The candidate is expected to be a business expert, familiar with the end-to-end invoicing workflow, payment operations, policy and procedures as well as exception handling

What will you be doing?

o Direct accountability of performance management of team members and team deliverables
o Processing queue management including workflows, exceptions, errors, ageing & checks within SLA
o Take the ownership to manage all invoices and payments completed as per SLA

o Have eye to detail experience and understanding for managing payments and understands the criticality of the process
o Very sound reporting skills where can extract reports from SAP, Coupa systems and build MI for process reviews and decision making

What we’re looking for:

o Working knowledge of Accounts Payables business with proficient knowledge in SAP *R3/ S4 Hana
o Good understanding of Chinese language with written/oral proficiency skills in finance/ procurement sector.
o Excellent oral and written English skills
o Able to cope with clients from different background and regions globally over the phone or email
o Fast-learner of new procedures and applications

Skills that will help you in the role:

o Experience of dealing with demanding and urgent queries/escalations from internal & external clients
o Good working knowledge of Ms-excel shall be an add on.
o Candidates with ability to provide insights and innovative ideas around improving workflow and provide end-to-end solutions to business users shall be preferred.

Where will you be working?

Noida

Be More at Barclays
At Barclays, each day is about being more – as a professional, and as a person. ‘Be More @ Barclays’ represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It’s the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are.
Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.

Purpose, Values and Mindset

We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.
Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.

Respect
We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.

Integrity
We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.

Service
We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.

Excellence
We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.

Stewardship
We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.
Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.

Empower
Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.

Challenge
Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.

Drive
Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.