Finance specialist (Accounts payable)

Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers products - whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals - and add dimension and beauty with colourful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.

We are currently looking for a Finance Specialist (AP) to join us at our facility in Gurugram, Haryana.

Key responsibilities:

• Invoice Processing and matching - 3/2-way matching of invoices to open Purchase Orders/ Contracts per SLA (Service Level Agreement) deadlines and ensuring sufficient controls for multi-currency invoices processing for 50 + LEs
• Support Indexing activity in the Purchase to Pay cycle.
• Processing and accounting of non-PO invoices as per the Policy
• Accurate auditing of Travel and Expense Claims, adhering to Policies
• Strict Compliance on Segregation of Duties policy
• Month End Deadlines- Ensuring all month end activities are completed to deadlines to close AP Periodic transactions.
• Processing of Payment runs - Weekly, monthly and ad hoc runs with high degree of accuracy.
• Reviews and monitors individual workload.
• Supplier Management and communication - Responsible for answering supplier queries on invoices, payments as well as reconciliation of supplier statements.
• Auditing and accurate reporting of High value invoices ensuring quality output.
• AP related Open Item reconciliation like RNB, Advances, Debit Balances, Blocked items etc.
• Support team to prepare RCA on errors reported by local finance team & present with corrective & preventive actions.
• Strong focus on internal controls, SOX and company s accounting policies
• Manage Internal & External audit requirements.
• Gathers data & Work for potential process improvements.
• Adhoc tasks & projects assigned by higher management.
  

Key requirements:

• 4-5 years of experience in Account payable. Most of the experience is to be purely in to Account payable & at least 2 regions (EMEA - North America).
• Experience with SAP/S4 solutions, classic or cloud, and A/P automation.
• Bachelor s degree in finance or CA intermediate (master s degree preferred)
• Hands on experience in Concur and finance shared service.
• Ability to think in terms of processes and acknowledge the complexity of an A/P process in a project organization.
• Pragmatic, good sense of priorities and able to work under pressure.

Our Company:

Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers products - whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals - and add dimension and beauty with colorful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.

Axalta operates its business in two segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Our diverse global footprint allows us to deliver solutions in over 140+ countries and coat 30 million vehicles per year. We ve recently set an exciting 2040 carbon neutrality goal, in addition to 10 other sustainability initiatives, and we take pride in working with our customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals.