Accounts Payable Assistant

**Starting Date**:ASAP

**Contract type**: Full-time and open-ended

**Salary**: 8,50,313 INR, commensurate with relevant experience and skills

**Location**: New Delhi, India

**Application closing date**:30-04-2025

**About the Job**

Better Cotton is now seeking an enthusiastic, energetic and rigorous individual who is eager to make a difference. This will be a position that you can truly make your own, and where you will play a key role in supporting the daily operations of the organisation.

Are you purpose-led and ready to embark on a journey to shape the future of sustainable cotton? Join us at Better Cotton as Accounts Payable Assistant and contribute to the Finance Team for the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative - we support more sustainable farming practices and farm livelihoods for nearly 3 million farmers in the Better Cotton network in 23 countries around the world.

**The Challenge**

There will be opportunities for learning by attending regular internal training sessions from functions across Better Cotton.

The position will report to the General Accounting & Controlling Manager.

**Areas that play to your strengths**

We are seeking a motivated Accounts Payable Assistant to join our Accounts Payable Team. In this role, you will be responsible for the implementation of the Accounts Payable Process and best practices, mainly:
**1.Account Payable Process**
- Create supplier accounts in Salesforce/Certinia (related with Procurement process), ensuring completeness of information.
- Support with documents collection for Account Payable process, working closely with Procurement Team and the different stakeholders.
- On a daily basis, prepare and process payable invoices in Better Cotton system to ensure accurate bookkeeping and costs allocation (Salesforce/Certinia invoice scan process for step 1 to 3).
- Submit invoices for approval on a weekly basis, ensuring there is no backlog (step 4 in salesforce/Certinia).

**2.Other Finance Support**
- Support with the implementation of enhancement projects on Salesforce/Certinia.
- Assist with any other financial matters, upon request.

Beyond these specific responsibilities, the Accounts Payable Assistant is expected to carry out additional administrative activities as agreed with the Line Manager.

**We are looking for someone who has**

the following skills, knowledge, and experience:
**_ Essential_**

Recognized qualification in finance and accounting.

Relevant experience for the position (1-2 years).

Knowledge of Microsoft 365 package (Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint) or ability to pick it up promptly.

Proven ability to collaborate effectively across different teams and cultures, strong relationship building skills and service-oriented attitude.

Rigorous, methodical, strong administrative and organisational skills.

Ability to work under pressure and multi-task as required.

Ability to work independently and to take initiative.

Fluent English: BCI’s language of operation is English.

**_
Desirable_**

Interest in and commitment to sustainability.

Ability to quickly become proficient in new software.

Experience in Salesforce/Certinia is an asset.

Salesforce/Certinia user experience

French: desirable.

**What we offer**

1.Competitive salary

2.Hybrid working - Two to three days/week in the Delhi office

3.The opportunity to work from anywhere in the world for up to one month per year

4.Flexible working, with core hours from 10 am to 4 pm local time

5.Continuous learning and development

6.Pension scheme

7.25 days paid annual leave, plus 8-9 Bank Holidays and a further 3 discretionary days off over festive period/year end period

8.Enhanced parental benefits

9.A warm, positive working environment where everyone is valued

10.The opportunity to make your mark and make a difference.

**Working arrangements**

The position is full-time (40 hours per week) and will be based either in London, Lahore or Delhi. Better Cotton offers flexible working, with core hours being 10 am - 4 pm. Seldom travel could be required.

In your cover letter, please include an explanation of why your experience is specifically relevant to this role at Better Cotton. We want to see your personal style - what makes you tick and why you think your next opportunity is here with us.

**Our hiring process**

**Initial Screening**:
**Interviews**:
**Assessment and Testing**:
**Reference Checks**:
**Offer stage**:
**About Better Cotton**

Better Cotton is a global not-for-profit organisation supporting the production of more equitable and sustainable cotton at farm level. We exist to catalyse the cotton farming community with partners, governments and others to continuously drive positive impact by setting standards and facilitating the supply and demand of more sustainable cotton from farm to brand. In just 15 years we have aligned more than a fifth of the world’s cotton with our standard and helped farmers and farming communities thrive. Join us in building