Accenture India | Capital Markets Operations Analyst

Responsibilities

• Execute day-to-day Accounts Payable activity to the agreed quality and turnaround standards.
• Support knowledge transfer across the Accounts Payable process and its supporting systems.
• Ensure day-to-day activity complies with Client guidelines and that required records are maintained.
• Act as first point of contact for the team on process queries, and as back-up to the Team Lead.
• Create and validate PO and non-PO supplier invoices, coding to the correct company, cost center, spend category and ledger account.
• Perform two & three-way matching of supplier invoices to purchase orders and receipts where applicable.
• Validate account coding, cost allocation and 1099 withholding tax data.
• Identify duplicate supplier invoices and compliance issues, prepare invoice adjustments (credit or debit memos), and refer rejections to Client for decision.
• Respond to supplier invoice and payment status queries routed through Client, using supplier account balances and invoice status.
• Prepare payment runs and payment proposals within agreed cut-off windows for Client approval and execution.
• Verify that payment records match approved supplier invoices and that Client approvals are complete in the approval workflow; supplier remit-to and banking data is maintained by Client.
• Prepare ad hoc and manual payment requests for Client approval and execution.
• Reconcile supplier account balances following each payment run.
• Provide cash position and payment timing data to Client Treasury.
• Reconcile supplier statements to the accounts payable ledger, and escalate discrepancies to Client for direction before resolution.
• Reconcile the accounts payable sub-ledger to the general ledger control account at period-end and present the results to Client for review and sign-off.
• Produce the aged accounts payable report, perform exception analysis on ageing items, and prepare draft accrual entries for invoices received but not yet processed, for Client review and approval.

What are we looking for?

• Working knowledge of accounting and Corporate Finance, Finance Operations cycles: procure-to-pay, travel and expense, and period-end.
• Experience of any major ERP or finance platform (for example SAP, Oracle, NetSuite or Workday); the underlying process is comparable across platforms.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Outlook, Word).
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving abilities.
• Analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• Ability to multitask and manage time efficiently.
• Exposure to Workday Financial Management, on which the Client processes run.
• Familiarity with the Workday Business Process Framework and worktags, or the equivalent concepts in another ERP.

Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company working in strategy and consulting, technology, operations and digital transformation. It took its current name in 2001 after separating from Arthur Andersen, where it began as Andersen Consulting.

India is one of Accenture's largest talent bases. Finance professionals there mostly work in finance and accounting operations for global clients: record-to-report, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, financial planning and analysis, and related advisory work.

• Industry: Professional services and IT
• Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland
• In India: Delivery centres in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Chennai, Gurugram and other cities