Senior Associate Operations - Accounts Payable/Nightshift (US hours)
Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Senior Associate Operations - Accounts Payable/Nightshift (US hours)
We are seeking a dedicated Senior Associate Operations for our Accounts Payable team, focusing on transactional management and financial accuracy within a dynamic Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) environment.
Responsibilities
- Transactional Management: Accurately processing, analyzing, balancing, and reconciling all financially related activities within specified time frames and Service Level Agreement (SLA) targets.
- Invoice Processing: Accurately capturing invoices in the accounting systems to ensure timely and accurate payments to creditors.
- Data Verification: Checking figures against commission schedules for accuracy within specified deadlines.
- Authorization and Allocation: Ensuring invoices are properly authorized and allocated to the correct vendor and general ledger accounts daily.
- Batch Processing: Attentively and accurately processing invoices in Accounts Payable and posting batches daily.
- Reconciliation: Conducting vendor reconciliations and financial closing activities (month-end, half-year, and year-end).
- Investigation and Adjustments: Performing thorough investigations on financial differences and initiating adjustments/corrections within control parameters.
- Vendor Queries: Processing vendor queries and following up to conclude any outstanding items.
- Escalation: Immediately escalating unresolved issues to team leads.
- Documentation: Filing supporting documentation electronically in a logical and accessible manner.
- Customer Satisfaction: Ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.
- Compliance: Adhering to company policies/procedures and reporting timelines.
Requirements
Essential
- Education: Matric/Grade 12
- Qualification: Post Matric qualification in Finance and/or Accounting (advantageous)
Experience
- 0 - 1+ years proven Financial or Accounting experience
Skills
- Excellent MS Office skills, specifically Excel
- Maximo System experience (advantageous)
Attributes
- Ability to work in a team and across similar functions
- Strong numerical skills
- Strong customer focus and orientation
- Ability to manage and cope under high pressure
- Integrity and reliability
- Continuous business improvement mindset
We Offer
- Career Growth: Structured career path and professional development opportunities
- Company Culture: Experience the culture of outperformance, engagement, and celebration
- Community Impact: Contribute to society through the WNS Cares Foundation
About the Company
WNS (Holdings) Limited is a global Business Process Management (BPM) leader. WNS offers business value to 400+ global clients by combining operational excellence with deep domain expertise in key industry verticals, including Banking and Financial Services, Consulting and Professional Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Manufacturing, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods, Shipping and Logistics, Telecommunications, Travel, and Utilities. WNS South Africa has been in operation since 2003 and built a reputation as the industry leader for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) in South Africa, with a growing footprint into Africa.
Job Location
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- Country: South Africa
- Work Location Type: On-site