Senior Finance Specialist

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Job Title - Senior Finance Specialist - Accounts Payable

Job Location - Hyderabad

What this job involves

JLL is seeking a seasoned Senior Finance Specialist to join our Accounts Payable team. This position requires a highly skilled professional with 5-7 years of proven expertise in accounts payable operations within a multinational organization. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring accurate and efficient processing of financial transactions while maintaining rigorous compliance standards and providing superior customer service.

Responsibilities

Account Payable Operations

• Process PO and non-PO invoices; perform three-way match and resolve simple blocks; prepare payment proposals for review; complete basic vendor reconciliations, assigned close tasks and accrual inputs.

• Execute Withholding Tax (WHT), Tax Deducted at Source (TDS), Tax Collected at Source (TCS), Value Added Tax (VAT), and Goods and Services Tax (GST) calculations in compliance with country-specific tax regulations and requirements.

• Monitor, verify, and reconcile banking transactions against bank statements to maintain accuracy and ensure data integrity.

• Keep your queue current so invoices reach payment on time and month-end accrual inputs are complete

Supplier Management

• Validate documents for vendor master data requests, log, answer and track vendor queries; escalate complex issues to a senior colleague with full context; keep supplier communication timely and professional

• Give suppliers/requestors clear status and next steps, and flag delays before they need to chase.

Audit & Control Support

• Provide comprehensive assistance during internal and external audit processes

• Ensure strict compliance with security policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and TAX obligations

• Maintain confidentiality of all internal company and client information

• Execute SOX-relevant steps as documented; keep audit evidence; follow policy; report suspected errors, duplicates and policy breaches at once

Working capital management

• Apply payment terms as held in the vendor record or contract; flag invoices that qualify for early payment or discount; understand how payment timing affects cash flow

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• undefined Performance objectives : Analytics and reporting:Track your own productivity and error log; read team dashboards; supply data for KPI reports; ensure agreed KPIs (Productivity, Quality, and Turn Around Time) are Met/Exceed Stakeholder Management:Deliver exceptional service aligned with agreed controls and procedures for both internal and external customersManage mailbox communications for request and query resolutionDemonstrate effective communication skills and client service orientation Continuous Improvement:Actively participate in team meetings and organization-wide initiativesIdentify and contribute to best practices for operations while seeking continuous process improvement opportunitiesFollow lean routines; use automation tools and templates; suggest fixes for recurring errors Success metrics and KPIs: Operational : Invoice processing accuracy; invoice productivity; payment timeliness on your items; first-pass yield Quality : Error rate; defect rate; adherence to control steps Supplier/Requestor : Query resolution turnaround on your assigned queries Financial : Duplicate payment avoidance on your items; discount opportunities flagged Transformation : Improvement ideas raised; use of automation tools and templates Sounds like you? To apply, you need to have: Requirements : Technical Skills: P2P domain expertise : Working knowledge of invoice processing, PO and non-PO flows, vendor master basics and payments; learning reconciliations and month-end tasks. Systems : Proficiency in ERP systems (YARDI, MRI, Oracle, etc.) and case management tools (Zendesk or ServiceNow), as relevant to the assigned process; awareness of Banking Portals Analytics : Intermediate Excel (lookups, pivots, filters) Control : Understands why SOX and internal controls apply; follows control steps and keeps evidence Communication Competencies: Written Communication : Writes clear, polite emails and ticket notes that others can act on Verbal Communication : Explains status and next steps clearly on calls Business Presentation : Gives short updates in team huddles Experience Requirements: Education : B. Com, M. Com, MBA Finance, CA Inter, or an equivalent degree Experience : 5–7 years in accounts payable operations or a shared-service finance role. Preferred Certifications : Lean Six Sigma awareness; ERP user training, etc.undefinedBehavioral and leadership competencies: Analytical thinking : Spots data mismatches and checks them against source documents Problem solving: Resolves routine issues with the procedure; escalates the rest with facts Accountability : Owns your queue and deadlines; admits errors quickly Collaboration : Shares status with teammates and asks for help early Learning Agility : Completes training and applies feedback quickly Resilience : Stays steady through month-end peaks and corrections Self-leadership : Plan your day, manage queue priorities and ask for feedback Ownership : Close items end to end without being chased Reliability : Deliver consistently and on time so the team can plan around you What we can do for you: At JLL, we make sure that you become the best version of yourself by helping you rea