Senior IT Finance Associate

Location: Bengaluru

About the Role

The Senior IT Finance Associate is responsible for overseeing the accounts payable processes within the Technology Function ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices. The role involves managing transactions, providing support to the wider finance team and supporting the management of the teams overall vendor budget. It will be part of IT Operations Team reporting to the Service Delivery Manager within the Technology team but will collaborate regularly with the finance colleagues across the company to ensure ways of working are followed and guidelines are adhered to.

They will help identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

The associate will provide support to the IT team by acting as SME for D365, assisting the IT team in PO submission and invoicing. The role will support senior IT managers with budgetary reporting and support the provision of Adhoc reporting from D365 as requested.

Responsibilities

Oversee and help manage the Technology vendor budget to ensure accurate cost allocation. This will include monitoring of expenditure, forecasting budgets and helping implement any strategies to control costs.
Deliver regular reviews and reporting to senior stakeholders, providing insight and analysis on budget performance against plan.
Supervise vendor enquiries, ensuring they are addressed promptly and ensuring timely payments, including resolving any discrepancies.
Ensure all enquiries from internal stakeholders are handled efficiently and professionally.
Working to ensure the wider Technology teams are working within Finance team guidelines and budgets.
Support the activities of the invoice processing teams and act as the main point of contact for IT purchasing to support with queries, problem solving and escalation of issues.
Contract management of IT contracts. This will include providing timely notification of renewals and ensuring approvals are captured in the appropriate systems and assisting the wider team with the renewal process as required.
Support business initiatives and projects ensuring operational changes impacting any elements relating to payments are subject to robust controls and processes.
Help identify opportunities for process improvements within the accounts payable function. Implement changes to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and overall performance.
Gain evidence to support internal and external audit teams as required.
Document Work Instructions, process flows and provide training and support to the wider Technology team.
Act as a procurement SME for the IT teams supporting their use of D365 F&O.

Qualifications

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
4-5 years of experience as an AP Analyst.
Experience in using Microsoft D365 F & O.
Confident in all Microsoft programs, particularly with EXCEL.
Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and creative thinking to get there quicker and with less effort.

Required Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
4-5 years of experience as an AP Analyst.
Experience in using Microsoft D365 F & O.
Confident in all Microsoft programs, particularly with EXCEL.
Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and creative thinking to get there quicker and with less effort.

Preferred Skills

General knowledge of business operations, objectives, strategies, process and information flow.
Certification or working to Certification in D365