Senior Analyst - Accounts Payable

Overview

Senior Analyst in Accounts Payable at JLL, reporting to a Team Leader with a team of 8-10 members, processing supplier invoices and payments accurately and on time.

What you'll do

• Process various types of accounts payable transactions including supplier invoices and credit notes accurately and within agreed turnaround time.
• Initiate payment processing, regulate duplicate payment and process controls, and ensure all invoice payments are made on time.
• Ensure each transaction follows the mandate and is approved by appropriate approvers where system mandates are not in place.
• Communicate effectively with Site managers, Surveyors, Suppliers and other finance functions to resolve matching, coding, funding and approval issues via phone or email.
• Carry out supplier reconciliation on a calendar-based frequency or ad hoc as required, accurately and within defined TAT.
• Display process ownership and regularly follow up with all concerned teams to ensure suppliers get paid on time.
• Ensure 100% compliance to RICS and ISAE guidelines, with no exceptions allowed.
• Coach and mentor other team members and deliver trainings to suppliers and site teams.
• Quality check analyst and peer output and maintain error logs; keep production logs of analysts and self updated at all times.
• Track, monitor and report KPIs at a system or client level periodically, as directed by the Team Leader.
• Assist in month end reporting and MI preparation.
• Process daily and weekly reports for multiple sites and vendors, ensuring all deadlines are met in a high-volume, exceptions-driven environment.
• Ensure prioritisation and urgent payment requests are attended to promptly.
• Keep the Team Leader fully informed of all potential issues, challenges and KPI misses.
• Communicate with internal and external customers and suppliers as needed.
• Set up mechanisms to map AP metrics (paid on time, PO compliance, AP cycle time, exception rates) and bring in industry best practices.

What you'll need

• Accounting graduate with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• 2 to 4 years of experience in Accounts Payable.
• Ability to multi-task, work effectively under pressure, prioritise and manage workload to meet client needs.
• Understanding of UK banking platforms and accounting codes used in AP.
• Dynamic and open to work on multiple systems and processes across Accounts Payable.
• Ability to conduct trainings across a varied set of teams and drive productivity of assigned team members.
• Accuracy, promptness and an eye for detail.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality concerning client financial data.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work overtime when required.
• Understanding of and commitment to client services.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of the entire Source to Pay cycle.
• Experience of real estate environment and accounting.

Details

• Location: On-site, Gurugram, HR.
• Scheduled weekly hours: 40.
• Ability to work overtime when required.