GBS Intermediate Accounts Payable Associate

About the role

The GBS Intermediate Accounts Payable Associate supports the finance team by processing expense advances, routine payments and supplier invoices. The role ensures accurate coding, resolves payment discrepancies and acts as a liaison between internal departments and vendors to maintain smooth invoice processing.

Key responsibilities

• Verify, audit and process invoices, expense advances and routine payments, ensuring correct accounting entries.
• Monitor supplier statements, identify and resolve blocks, delays or discrepancies in payments.
• Communicate with internal stakeholders and suppliers to address administrative queries and escalations.
• Maintain accurate supplier master data in the system.
• Analyze and correct accounting transactions to comply with process standards and audit requirements.
• Support preparation of information for internal and external audits.
• Perform basic reporting on operational metrics and process inconsistencies.

Required profile

• Understanding of basic accounting principles such as accruals, reconciliations and accounts payable processes.
• Experience validating invoices, managing purchase orders and handling supplier relationships.
• Ability to reconcile supplier statements and resolve differences.
• Attention to documentation compliance and internal policy adherence.

Required skills

• Proficiency with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle).
• Intermediate Excel skills, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP functions.