ABB India | Accounting & Reporting Analyst-Payable

Responsibilities

• We are looking for a German-speaking Accounts Payable Specialist with strong process knowledge and a customer-focused mindset to support our Procure-to-Pay (P2P) operations.
• This role involves managing invoice processing, vendor queries, and payment-related activities for German-speaking countries within ABB, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with ABB policies.
• This role is contributing to the Finance Services business Accounts Payable division in Bangalore, India.
• Perform 3-way matching (PO, GR, Invoice) and resolve invoice discrepancies in collaboration with procurement and business teams.
• Handle vendor communication and query resolution (via emails and calls) in German and English, maintaining a high standard of customer service.
• Support payment run activities and ensure timely vendor payments.
• Reconcile vendor accounts and follow up on open items or pending issues.
• Ensure adherence to ABB’s internal controls, accounting policies, and compliance requirements.
• Contribute to month-end and year-end closing activities as per the global finance calendar.
• Identify and support process improvement, automation, and standardization initiatives within the AP process.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for German-speaking vendors and internal teams.
• Ensure clear and professional communication across multiple regions.
• Process vendor invoices (PO and non-PO) in SAP accurately and within defined SLAs.
• Translate financial documents and vendor communications from German to English and vice versa.

Skills

• Proficiency in German (B2 level or above) – both written and verbal.
• 4–6 years of experience in Accounts Payable or P2P operations within a shared service or multinational environment.
• Experience working with SAP or similar ERP systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.

ABB India Limited

ABB is a Swiss-headquartered engineering and technology group best known for electrification and automation. It has worked in India for more than a century, and its listed company here, ABB India Limited, began in 1949 as Hindustan Electric Company. ABB India makes and services electrical equipment, motors and drives and automation systems for power utilities, factories, transport and buildings, from plants and engineering centres that also supply ABB businesses in other countries.

Finance openings at ABB in India are concentrated in Bengaluru, in teams that close the books, report and control for ABB units in India and abroad. Typical roles are accounting and reporting analysts and specialists (general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, intercompany, fixed assets and lease accounting), direct and indirect tax analysts, and controlling and FP&A specialists. Most ask for a B.Com, M.Com or MBA (Finance), and several name CA, CMA or CA Inter as a requirement or an advantage.

• Industry: Electrification and automation technology: electrical products and systems, motors and drives, process automation
• Headquarters: Zurich, Switzerland (ABB Ltd); ABB India Limited has its registered office in Bengaluru
• In India: ABB India Limited, listed on the NSE and BSE, with factories, feeder factories for ABB's global supply chain and engineering centres in India; most finance roles are in Bengaluru