Job Description

The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language.

We work in two ways - directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world. We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK.

These connections lead to an understanding of each other's strengths and of the challenges and values that we share. This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained. We work on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2019-20 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.

Job Title: Executive - Accounts Payable

Purpose of job:

• Perform P2P process related processes, transactions and accounting functions in SAP providing timely, accurate and reliable accounting support for the regions served by the shift team
• Perform functions related to invoice processing, resolving exceptions as per the performance standard set up by SLA.
• Contribute to the resolution of assigned regional/functional processing requests and incidents relating to Purchase to Pay activities, for the regions served by the shift team

Role context

Territory / Products/processes/services handled: Determined by shift operation and real time support to MENA region

Main opportunities/challenges for this role

Accountabilities, responsibilities, and main duties

• Perform vendor invoice processing using the scanned image of invoices received from countries and maintain quality as per laid down standards.
• Accurate verification of invoices and input of SAP transactions in timely basis in compliance with established standards
• Reconcile vendor accounts periodically including vendor transactions, response to incidents as per SLAs agreed for regions
• Exceptions handling with respect to invoice processing and action the queries raised by countries and/or regions as per timelines agreed within service levels
• Running FCCF control tests for mandatory areas under Purchase to Pay and generate reports for review by the supervisor/Regional Leads
• Support countries for month-end and year-end financial close processes
• Provide input to process improvement opportunity identification and analysis
• Quality review of invoice processing and relevant reporting
• Support audit and Transition of new process.
• Gather and validate performance information
• To support completion of process mapping and documentation

Role specific knowledge and experience

• Intermediate experience in process handling related to specific responsible areas and capable of delivery as per agreed service levels.
• Financial accounting skills including book-keeping
• SAP system skills
• Communication skills
• MS Excel, Word

Qualifications

Commerce Graduate

Further Information

Pay Band - 4

Contract Type - Fixed Term Contract (8 months)

Department/Country - GSS Finance (Finance Transactions)/ India - Noida

Closing Date (Time) - 21st Sep (IST -23:59)

A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.

Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement

The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment. We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, in particular, but not exclusively, on grounds of ethnicity and disability. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.

The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with.

We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.

Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Council's Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.

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