P2P Analyst

Overview

Procure-to-Pay Associate supporting American Campus Communities (ACC) purchase order processes, based in Bengaluru and hired through Revantage India.

What you'll do

• Create and maintain purchase orders based on approved purchase requests, ensuring vendor, entity, property, account, amount and other required information is accurately reflected in the system.
• Review purchase order requests for completeness, required approvals and adherence to established purchasing policies and procedures; resolve routine deficiencies and escalate exceptions as appropriate.
• Process purchase order changes, amendments, cancellations and closures in accordance with established authorization and documentation requirements.
• Monitor open purchase orders and related aging, commitments and exceptions, following up with business stakeholders on outdated, incomplete or no-longer-required purchase orders.
• Support resolution of invoice-to-purchase-order exceptions, including quantity, price, coding, receipt and other matching discrepancies, in coordination with Accounts Payable, requestors and vendors.
• Assist property and corporate teams with purchase order inquiries and system-related questions, providing timely, service-oriented support and guidance on established procedures.
• Maintain complete and organized purchase order documentation and audit trails, ensuring transactions are supported by appropriate approvals and comply with company policies and internal control requirements.
• Perform assigned procure-to-pay controls, including adherence to approval authorities, segregation-of-duties requirements and other elements of ACC's internal control framework.
• Collaborate with Accounts Payable, Finance, Accounting and business stakeholders to support efficient purchase-to-payment processing and timely resolution of purchase order issues.
• Monitor assigned purchase order queues and key operating metrics, including processing timeliness, open purchase orders, unresolved exceptions and other measures of execution effectiveness.
• Identify recurring purchase order issues and opportunities to standardize processes, reduce manual effort and improve the quality and efficiency of the procure-to-pay workflow.
• Maintain proficiency in Oracle Fusion Procurement and related Finance systems, Excel and other tools used to process, research and monitor purchase order activity.
• Perform other projects and responsibilities as assigned.

What you'll need

• Two or more years of experience in procure-to-pay, purchasing operations, Accounts Payable, shared services or another related transactional finance or procurement role.
• Working knowledge of purchase order processes, including requisition review, PO creation and maintenance, approval workflows, open-PO management and invoice matching.
• Experience using an ERP or procurement platform is required.
• Understanding of basic procure-to-pay concepts, including purchase requisitions, purchase orders, receiving, three-way matching, invoice exceptions and payment dependencies.
• Strong attention to detail and demonstrated ability to process high volumes of transactions accurately and within established service levels.
• Ability to review supporting documentation, identify incomplete or inconsistent information, resolve routine exceptions and escalate matters requiring additional judgment or approval.
• Basic understanding of internal controls, approval authorities and segregation-of-duties requirements within a purchasing or procure-to-pay environment.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple work queues, recurring deadlines and competing priorities.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills in business English, with the ability to work effectively with property teams, corporate stakeholders, Accounts Payable and vendors across time zones.
• Service-oriented approach to supporting business users while consistently applying established purchasing policies and control requirements.
• Ability to work effectively within established procedures and review standards, exercise sound judgment in resolving routine issues and proactively escalate exceptions.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, commerce, business administration, supply chain or a related field.
• Oracle Fusion Procurement experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other standard Microsoft Office applications; experience using Excel for transaction research, reconciliations or tracking.
• Experience within real estate, property management, hospitality, shared services or another high-volume, multi-entity organization.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, India; hired through Revantage India.
• Hybrid working model from the Bengaluru office.
• Working hours aligned to provide meaningful daily overlap with US business hours; flexibility expected during month-end close and other peak processing cycles.