Senior Assistant - P2P

Role Summary

Senior Assistant - P2P responsible for understanding and processing all activities within the end-to-end Procure to Pay cycle in compliance with Elanco standards and internal controls. Contributes to accounting processes related to vendors, expense reimbursement, and treasury; helps establish, document, and maintain a strong process and control framework.

Responsibilities

• Administers the accounts payable process from invoice reception to payment.
• Prepare and record invoices and perform complex operational/technical accounts payable and analysis reporting.
• Apply knowledge of accounting principles, local tax regulations, and corporate policies.
• Provide backup support for other team members to sustain daily operations.
• Review cost and payable accounts in the general ledger; reconcile and analyze accounts and transactions.
• Participate in vendor/provider management: onboarding new vendors, monitor invoice receipt, obtain approvals, and ensure payment processing.
• Provide excellent service for reimbursing employees’ expenses while enforcing the expense policy.
• Ensure process documentation and controls are in place.
• Participate in monthly and quarterly closing procedures; prepare and execute monthly journal entries including accruals and adjustments as needed.
• Contribute to ad hoc projects and finance workstreams (accounting processes, payment confirmation, bank reconciliations, accounts payable improvements).

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in accounting and/or Finance or equivalent; years of experience may be substituted per policy.
• Required: Between 5 to 7 years of experience in P2P and/or Finance Processes.
• Required: Intermediate English skills.
• Required: Experience with SAP Concur administration (expense and invoice) is a significant advantage.
• Required: Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Required: Proven track record of delivery in a multinational, fast-paced environment with strict deadlines and high-quality standards.
• Required: USA, CAN & LATAM market knowledge is a plus.
• Preferred: SharePoint and Power BI knowledge.
• Preferred: Portuguese (Medium/Advanced).
• Preferred: Internal Audit knowledge.
• Preferred: Lean & Six Sigma certifications; Internal Control & Green Belt/Yellow Belt knowledge (certifications a plus).
• Preferred: Ability to manage main financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) with agility.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and/or Finance or equivalent

Additional Requirements

• Travel: 0%
• Location: India-Bangalore