Job Information
Cummins Inc. Accounts Payable Associate - Level III in Pune, India
DESCRIPTION
Key Responsibilities:
Customer Service Excellence: Model superior customer service to drive a culture of service, anticipate organizational needs, and empower teams to find innovative solutions. Enhance the customer experience with every interaction.
Service Delivery and Process Improvement: Foster innovation and enhance capabilities for assigned India ABO entities. Identify opportunities for standardization within the AP workstream while accommodating unique business unit requirements. Explore automation to improve process efficiency and maintain/updating SOPs.
Operational Efficiency:
Complete month-end close activities promptly and accurately (by WD 3).
Perform CMI and IGAAP reconciliations, ensuring timely and correct submissions.
Prepare audit schedules (Trade Payable, AP Dr Balance, MSME, AP SL Variance) and improve documentation of JE and reconciliation attachments.
Execute SOX and/or IFC controls from AP area, maintaining required evidence and timely performance of corporate submissions.
Analyze, review, and resolve aged AP items; prepare AP Pack for balance sheet reviews.
Vendor and Audit Support: Address escalations and critical cases with priority, support all audits/reviews/control testing, and collaborate with the Supplier Reconciliation team for annual reconciliation activities. Ensure timely updates to managers and BU Finance Controllers.
Guidance and Coordination: Provide guidance on AP-related queries, coordinate GSAR activities with buyers/sourcing teams, and manage corporate submissions (CAC002, CAC007).
RESPONSIBILITIES
Competencies:
Action Oriented: Tackles challenges with urgency and enthusiasm.
Collaborative: Works well with others to meet common goals.
Effective Communication: Delivers clear, tailored communication to various audiences.
Customer Focus: Delivers solutions centered around customer needs.
Results-Driven: Achieves results consistently, even under tough conditions.
Nimble Learning: Learns from experimentation and adapts strategies accordingly.
Valuing Differences: Appreciates and leverages diverse viewpoints and cultures.
Business Partnering: Builds strategic partnerships and guides business decisions to align with organizational goals.
Financial Internal Controls: Assesses and develops plans to mitigate financial reporting risks.
Education, Licenses, Certifications: Commerce Graduate Experience: 3-4 years of experience in accounts payable
QUALIFICATIONS
Skills and Experience:
Customer Focus: Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions.
Operational Expertise: Proven experience in processing invoice administration, preparing payments, handling vendor inquiries, and resolving complex discrepancies.
Analytical Skills: Skilled in preparing analyses of accounts, performing root cause analysis of errors, and suggesting process improvements.
Financial Controls: Proficient in SOX and/or IFC controls, maintaining evidence, and preparing for audits.
Project Leadership: Ability to participate in and/or lead projects aimed at improving Accounts Payable processes.
Communication: Effective in developing and delivering multi-mode communications, ensuring clarity across diverse audiences.
Collaboration: Adept at building partnerships and working collaboratively to achieve shared objectives.
Results-Driven: Demonstrates high energy and enthusiasm, consistently achieving results even in challenging circumstances.
Adaptability: Actively learns from experiences and adapts to new challenges.
Values Differences: Recognizes and appreciates diverse perspectives and cultures.
Job Finance
Organization Cummins Inc.
Role Category Hybrid
Job Type Office
ReqID 2400856
Relocation Package No