Associate - Accounts Payable

**Job Description - Finance Operating Platform**

About BNP Paribas Group:
BNP Paribas is a top-ranking bank in Europe with an international profile. It operates in 71 countries and has almost 199 000 employees. The Group ranks highly in its three core areas of activity: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services (whose retail banking networks, and financial services are grouped together under Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, centered on corporate and institutional clients. The Group helps all its clients (retail, associations, businesses, SMEs, large corporate and institutional) to implement their projects by providing them with services in financing, investment, savings and protection. In its Corporate & Institutional Banking and International Financial Services activities, BNP Paribas enjoys leading positions in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas and has a solid and fast-growing network in the Asia/Pacific region.

About BNP Paribas India Solutions:
Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas Group, a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Mumbai and Chennai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. We partner various business lines of BNP Paribas such as Corporate and Institutional Banking, Wealth Management, Retail Banking through three verticals - Information Technology, Operations and Finance Shared Services.

About Businessline/Function:
**FINANCIAL OPERATING PLATFORM**:
Strong presence in 15 countries across the globe with a proven track record of delivering quality service, within the expected Turn Around Time ( TAT) and with ability to challenge Status Quo and share Best Practices

1. Vendor Set up and modification

2. Processing of Invoice

3. Processing payments

4. Processing of staff claims as per the expense policy of specific locations.


Job Title:
Associate - Accounts Payable

Date:
Department:
**CIB ITO - Q&E**

**Location**:
Mumbai\Chennai

Business Line / Function:
**CIB ITO**

Reports to:
(Direct)

Manager

Grade:
(if applicable)

(Functional)

Number of Direct Reports:
Directorship / Registration:
NA

**POSITION PURPOSE**:

- Manage the company's Accounts Payable approval workflow to ensure invoices are properly coded, routed to approvers, and timely paid

**Responsibilities**

**DIRECT RESPONSIBILITIES**:
1. Process expense claims or invoices as per given process & policies

2 Process invoices with high accuracy & TAT.

4 Should be able to identify process risk & provide desire solutions to mitigate the risk.

5 Able to manage client’s query & provide them solutions to their issues

6. Have the ability to think creatively on process improvements.

7. Knowledge of India accounting & SAP will be advantage.

**CONTRIBUTING RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Willingness to take initiatives and take ownership of work
- Have the ability to think creatively on process improvements
- Flexible to work in shift

**TECHNICAL & BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES**:
1) Eye for details

3) Ability to work under pressure

4) Comfortable with basic office tools (MS Word, Outlook)

**SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS (IF REQUIRED)**:

- B.Com

**Skills Referential**

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Communication skills - oral & written

Ability to synthetize / simplify

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Decision Making

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution

Ability to understand, explain and support change

Ability to develop and adapt a process

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Education Level:
Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 1 year

**Other/Specific Qualifications **(if required)