Senior Accounts Executive

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own end-to-end processing and review of vendor and subcontractor invoices in D365 and Concur, ensuring accurate coding, approvals, and timely posting.
• Monitor accounts payable queues and payment schedules, prioritize due items, and communicate risks or delays to relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare and review vendor statement reconciliations; investigate variances and ensure timely resolution of aged items.
• Serve as a key contact for US stakeholders and vendors on payment status, invoice requirements, and complex P2P queries.
• Investigate invoice and payment discrepancies, coordinate with requestors and vendors, and drive issues through to resolution.
• Perform quality checks on transactions and work completed by team members; share guidance to improve accuracy and consistency.
• Support month-end close through AP reconciliations, accrual inputs, reporting schedules, and audit documentation.
• Apply P2P controls and company policies, including purchase order and subcontractor invoice requirements, and promptly escalate exceptions.
• Manage complex helpdesk queries and escalations, documenting actions and ensuring responses meet agreed timelines.
• Analyze AP trends and prepare accurate operational reports or dashboards to highlight exceptions, aging, and improvement opportunities.
• Maintain and improve procedures, job knowledge, and process documentation to strengthen control, reporting, and operational efficiency.
• Undertake other job-related responsibilities assigned by the line manager.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Strong analytical skills and a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Clear written and verbal communication with US stakeholders, vendors, and internal teams.
• Ability to collaborate effectively and guide or support junior team members.
• Strong working knowledge of accounting principles and end-to-end Procure-to-Pay operations.
• Hands-on proficiency with D365 and Concur; advanced Excel skills, including data analysis and reporting.
• Ability to investigate exceptions, resolve issues, and manage priorities against defined deadlines.
• Well organized, dependable, and able to maintain clear records and documentation.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, or a related field; M.Com., MBA-Finance, or equivalent qualification preferred.
• 4–6 years of relevant accounting experience, including substantial hands-on Accounts Payable or P2P experience.
• Practical experience using D365 and Concur, or comparable ERP and expense management systems.
• Advanced Excel skills; experience preparing operational reports or dashboards is preferred.
• Sound understanding of accounting procedures, internal controls, reconciliations, and month-end close activities.