Senior Accountant

As a Senior Accounts Payable Accountant at Hempel, you will play a crucial role in ensuring high-quality AP operations in line with the company's global standards. Your responsibilities will include: - Overseeing end-to-end AP processes, reconciliations, reporting, and process controls. - Acting as a trusted partner for both the team and business stakeholders in a dynamic, international environment. - Reviewing AP related accounts reconciliation and following up on open items to ensure quality and compliance with external and internal policies. - Supporting the maintenance of SOP, team training, and problem-solving of AP operation issues. - Providing efficient and feasible solutions by collaborating with relevant functional areas. - Supporting internal and external audits and participating in process optimization and system upgrade initiatives. - Voucher and document filing. - Invoice verification, booking, reconciliation, voucher, and documentation filing (60% of the tasks). - Handling other daily operational tasks such as data preparation and providing audit support (10% of the tasks). - Maintaining and updating SOP, team training, knowledge transfer, and process optimization projects (20% of the tasks). Qualifications required for this role include: - University degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related area. - Minimum of 5 years of experience in Account Payable or a similar finance area. - Strong knowledge of SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA systems. - Fluency in English. In addition to a competitive salary with an annual bonus, Hempel offers a hybrid work model with 3 days in the office located in Pune, India. As a part of the Hempel community, you will be welcomed to a global network of over 7000 colleagues worldwide. Hempel values inclusion and believes that diverse perspectives and talents drive innovation and success. As a Senior Accounts Payable Accountant at Hempel, you will play a crucial role in ensuring high-quality AP operations in line with the company's global standards. Your responsibilities will include: - Overseeing end-to-end AP processes, reconciliations, reporting, and process controls. - Acting as a trusted partner for both the team and business stakeholders in a dynamic, international environment. - Reviewing AP related accounts reconciliation and following up on open items to ensure quality and compliance with external and internal policies. - Supporting the maintenance of SOP, team training, and problem-solving of AP operation issues. - Providing efficient and feasible solutions by collaborating with relevant functional areas. - Supporting internal and external audits and participating in process optimization and system upgrade initiatives. - Voucher and document filing. - Invoice verification, booking, reconciliation, voucher, and documentation filing (60% of the tasks). - Handling other daily operational tasks such as data preparation and providing audit support (10% of the tasks). - Maintaining and updating SOP, team training, knowledge transfer, and process optimization projects (20% of the tasks). Qualifications required for this role include: - University degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related area. - Minimum of 5 years of experience in Account Payable or a similar finance area. - Strong knowledge of SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA systems. - Fluency in English. In addition to a competitive salary with an annual bonus, Hempel offers a hybrid work model with 3 days in the office located in Pune, India. As a part of the Hempel community, you will be welcomed to a global network of over 7000 colleagues worldwide. Hempel values inclusion and believes that diverse perspectives and talents drive innovation and success.