Accenture India | Procure to Pay Operations Analyst

Responsibilities

• Manage and support end to end PTP AP operations including invoice processing payment activities reconciliations and exception management.
• Review complex parked blocked rejected aged and exception invoices and drive them toward timely resolution.
• Perform and oversee vendor statement reconciliations identify mismatches between supplier statements and ERP records and coordinate resolution of outstanding items.
• Support payment processing by validating invoices approvals payment terms and required supporting documentation before payment.
• Act as the first point of escalation for complex PTP process queries and operational issues.
• Monitor operational performance against SLA KPI productivity quality accuracy and ageing targets.
• Perform quality reviews and identify recurring errors process gaps and compliance risks.
• Conduct root cause analysis RCA for recurring issues and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Provide process guidance coaching and knowledge support to junior team members.
• Support preparation and maintenance of SOPs DTPs process documents and knowledge materials.
• Coordinate with Procurement business users requestors vendors Finance and other stakeholders to resolve PTP exceptions.
• Support month end activities open item reviews ageing analysis GR IR reconciliation and reporting.
• Ensure adherence to internal controls segregation of duties approval requirements and compliance procedures Segregation of duties authorization and invoice matching are important P2P controls.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement standardization and automation.
• Support audits by providing required transaction details documentation and evidence.
• Serve as backup support for the Team Lead on operational coordination workload prioritization and issue tracking when required
• Provide process expertise for PO and Non PO invoices including 2 way and 3 way matching GR SES related exceptions approval issues and payment blocks Three way matching typically validates the PO goods receipt and supplier invoice before payment

What are we looking for?

• Relevant years of hands on experience in PTP AP operations.
• Strong end to end knowledge of the Procure to Pay lifecycle.
• Good working knowledge of SAP or equivalent ERP systems.
• Strong understanding of PO Non PO invoices GR SES 2 way and 3 way matching invoice blocking payment processing and vendor reconciliation.
• Strong analytical problem solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Advanced working knowledge of MS Excel and operational reporting.
• Ability to handle complex exceptions and escalations independently.
• Strong understanding of controls compliance and process documentation.
• Good stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to coach and guide junior team members.
• Strong focus on quality accuracy ownership and timely delivery.

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