Halliburton India | Accountant/ Sr. Accountant-Accounts Payable

Responsibilities

• We are looking for the right people — people who want to innovate, achieve, grow and lead.
• We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Accounts Payable professional to join the AP Exceptions & Helpdesk team.
• The successful candidate will possess strong end-to-end Accounts Payable process expertise, hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA, and a solid understanding of governance, compliance, and financial controls.
• This role is responsible for managing AP exceptions, resolving complex invoice and payment issues, driving process improvements, supporting global stakeholders, and ensuring operational excellence across AP processes.
• The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong analytical capabilities, customer service orientation, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams while maintaining compliance with company policies and control requirements..
• Prepares accounting reports, and increasingly complex accounting analyses with related spreadsheets or applications input, and identifies and resolves issues.
• Researches and resolves basic accounting issues and transactions including related internal controls.
• Investigate and resolve AP exceptions, blocked invoices, payment failures, duplicate payments, and vendor account discrepancies.
• Manage complex invoice processing issues and coordinate resolution with business, procurement, tax, treasury, and vendor management teams.
• Analyze and resolve vendor debit balances and aged open items.
• Ensure timely closure of AP cases and helpdesk tickets in accordance with service level agreements (SLAs).
• Prepares and posts journal vouchers for accounting transactions.

Requirements

• Knowledge of US GAAP or country- specific accounting principles required.
• Hands-on experience Month End Close (MEC) activities and financial controls.
• Minimum 3 to 4 years of hands-on experience in Accounts Payable operations.
• Strong end-to-end Accounts Payable process knowledge.
• Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA (required).
• Strong understanding of AP controls, compliance requirements, and financial accounting principles.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and customer service skills.
• Experience using process metrics and operational reporting to drive performance improvements.
• Experience supporting Global Business Services (GBS) or Global Business Operations.
• Experience handling AP Exceptions, Helpdesk, and Issue Resolution functions.
• Knowledge of AP automation and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Ability to work flexible shifts supporting global stakeholders.
• Experience working in a multinational and matrix organization environment.
• Experience in Accruals, Reclassification, Journal Entries
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Experience Level: Experienced Hire

Halliburton

In 1919 Erle P. Halliburton started an oil-well cementing business in Duncan, Oklahoma, and the company that grew from it now supplies products and services to the energy industry worldwide. Its work follows the life of a well, from studying the rock below ground and drilling to completion, production and, at the end, abandonment, and it is organised in two divisions: Completion and Production, and Drilling and Evaluation. Halliburton is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange as HAL. In India it opened a technology centre in Pune in 2007, its first globally focused one outside North America and Europe, and it also has offices in Bengaluru.

Bengaluru is the base for Halliburton's finance roles in India, which cover accounts payable and general accounting, order-to-cash (OTC) processing, payroll from representative to lead specialist, FP&A, and controllership up to principal accountant. Several postings ask for a B.Com, MBA or accounting degree, and some name CMA (ICWA), CA Inter or CPA, or prefer CA technicians. For some process roles a school-leaving qualification with relevant experience is enough, though a bachelor's degree is preferred.

• Industry: Oilfield services: products and services for drilling, well completion and production in the oil and gas industry
• Headquarters: Houston, Texas, United States (Halliburton Company)
• In India: Technology centre in Pune (opened in 2007) and offices in Bengaluru, where its finance roles are based