Accountant - Accounts Payable

About Us
We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.
As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.
About GSS
As the internal support organization for DNV and DNV owned companies, we deliver shared services within Human Resources, Finance, IT and Real Estate & Procurement to DNV globally. Our mission is to enable DNV to grow, succeed with its business goals and improve competitiveness. Customer experience is at the core of everything we do. GSS is responsible for many of the tools, processes and daily routines that create the backbone of DNV.
About The Role
Local Unit & Position Description:
The Global Centre Finance will deliver high quality services to North American, Asian and Middle East countries related to Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Record to Report processes. Services will be rendered in close collaboration with the GSS Finance Regional Centres, together developing the Global Shared Service Finance function for DNV.
We are seeking Accounts Payable Senior Accountant for the Global Centre GSS Finance based in Pune, India.
The Accounts Payable Senior Accountant will report to the Team Lead for Accounts Payable. The accounts Payable Senior Accountant is a member of a team of accountants; overseeing all accounts payable duties of a given geographical region.
To succeed in this role you are a team player with ability to create an atmosphere of motivation and enthusiasm to be part of building up the Global Centre. You will play a key role in service implementation of the accounts receivable processes

• Processing of invoices into the invoice approval workflow system including general ledger coding for overheads
• Match invoices with Purchase orders and goods/services receipts (3 way matching)
• Investigate discrepancies and take action to resolve
• Weekly payment runs and booking of payments within the relevant vendor accounts on a timely basis
• Prepare tax withholding on applicable payments and organize remittance through Accounting control team to relevant authorities
• Resolution of system based invoice transfer errors.
• Follow up with suppliers/relevant internal stakeholders on rejected invoices
  
• Reconcile Accounts Payable statements from vendors to take actions to resolve promptly any dispute or overdue invoices
• Monthly/weekly Accounts Payable subledger to general ledger reconciliations
• Provide payment notice to vendors
• Complete vendor credit application forms
  

Position Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
• 5-7 years of experience in accounts payable with exposure in minimum 3 sub process i.e. invoice handling, query management, vendor maintenance, payments, debit balance, vendor reconciliation and GR IR.
• General knowledge of accounting principles with clear understanding of sub ledger, general ledger and month end closing processes.
• Candidates with Oracle hands on experience will be preferred
• Previous experience with a Professional Services Company preferred
• Should demonstrate clear understanding of Accounts Payable Service Level Agreements and Controls.
• Excellent English skills required, written and verbal
• Candidate should be flexible with shifts to support various geographies as per business requirement.
  

What we offer

• Flexible work arrangements for better work-life balance
• Generous Paid Leaves (Annual, Sick, Compassionate, Local Public, Marriage, Maternity, Paternity, Medical leave)

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• Medical benefits ( Insurance and Annual Health Check-up)
• Pension and Insurance Policies (Group Term Life Insurance, Group Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance)
• Training and Development Assistance (Training Sponsorship, On-The-Job Training, Training Programme)
• Additional Benefits (Long Service Awards, Mobile Phone Reimbursement)
• Company bonus/Profit share.
  

DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.
About You
Characteristics of Successful Employees

• Excellent communication skills and cultural awareness
• Positive attitude, customer centric mindset and willingness to go the extra mile to meet organizational goals
• Ability to build good relationships with different stakeholders
• Attentive to detail and deadlines
• Sharp judgment
• Quality Oriented
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Proven ability to learn and understand new software/accounting systems
• Ambition to develop into future supervisor roles