AP Senior Accountant

Are you an experienced Senior Accounts Payable Accountant looking to take the next step in your career? Join our AP Team and play a key role in ensuring high-quality AP operations in line with Hempel’s global standards.

You will oversee end-to-end AP processes, reconciliations, reporting, and process controls while acting as a trusted partner for both the team and business stakeholders in a dynamic, international environment.

Key responsibilities:

• Be responsible for day-to-day AP process to ensure accuracy and timelines;

• Coordinate with GL/Reporting/other function teams to ensure timely and accurate month-end closing;

• Review AP related accounts reconciliation, follow up on open items to ensure quality and adherence to external and internal compliance and policy;

• Support on maintaining SOP, team training, problem solving of AP operation issues, provide efficient and feasible solutions by working with relevant functional areas;

• Support internal and external audit; Continuously driving process improvement and process standardization; participate in the initiatives on process optimization and system upgrades, knowledge transfer and implementation to achieve AP process centralization;

• Voucher and Document filing;

Key Tasks:

• Invoice verification, booking, reconciliation, voucher and documentation filing - 60%

• Handle AP month-end closing, prepare reports and submit impero controls - 10%

• Other daily operational tasks, e.g. data preparation, provide support for audit - 10%

• Maintain and update SOP, team training, knowledge transfer, process optimization project - 20%

Requirements:

• University degree in Accounting, Finance, or related area

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Account Payable or similar finance area

• Strong knowledge of SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA systems.

• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.

• Strong communication skills to collaborate with internal teams and business stakeholders.

• Ability to work proactively, manage multiple tasks, and meet deadlines.

• Fluent in English (min. B2 level),written and spoken

What do we offer: 

• Amazing opportunity to work closely with colleagues locally and internationally 

• Great prospects of development in the multinational environment 

• Competitive salary with annual bonus 

• Access to Hempel Academy learning platform

• Hybrid work-model (3 days from our office in Pune, India)

Application and further information 

To apply for this position, please submit your English CV.

Please note that our office is located in Pune, India.

Application due

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Chemicals

At Hempel, you’re welcomed to a global community of +7000 colleagues around the world. A workplace built on shared trust, mutual respect and support for each other. 

We’re on a mission to double our impact. To succeed, we need bright minds and team players. Which is why, from day one, your input, ideas and initiative are not only welcomed, but expected. In return, you will enjoy great opportunities for development in a growing global company – and be part of the solution by contributing to our global impact. 

At Hempel, we are committed to everyone feeling safe, valued and treated equally, in an environment where each employee can bring their authentic selves to work.  We believe that inclusion is key to innovation and by bringing together the most diverse perspectives and talents,  we can achieve great things, together.