AP Senior Accountant

As a Senior Accounts Payable Accountant at Hempel, you will play a crucial role in ensuring high-quality AP operations in accordance with global standards. You will oversee end-to-end AP processes, reconciliations, reporting, and process controls while serving as a trusted partner for both the team and business stakeholders in a dynamic, international environment.

• *Key Responsibilities:**
• Be responsible for the day-to-day AP process to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Coordinate with GL/Reporting/other function teams to ensure timely and accurate month-end closing.
• Review AP related accounts reconciliation, follow up on open items to ensure quality and adherence to external and internal compliance and policy.
• Support maintaining SOP, team training, problem-solving of AP operation issues, provide efficient and feasible solutions by working with relevant functional areas.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Continuously drive process improvement and process standardization.
• Participate in initiatives on process optimization and system upgrades, knowledge transfer, and implementation to achieve AP process centralization.
• Voucher and Document filing.
• *Key Tasks:**
• Invoice verification, booking, reconciliation, voucher, and documentation filing - 60%.
• Handle AP month-end closing, prepare reports, and submit impero controls - 10%.
• Other daily operational tasks, e.g., data preparation, provide support for audit - 10%.
• Maintain and update SOP, team training, knowledge transfer, process optimization project - 20%.
• *Qualifications Required:**
• University degree in Accounting, Finance, or related area.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Account Payable or similar finance area.
• Strong knowledge of SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA systems.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with internal teams and business stakeholders.
• Ability to work proactively, manage multiple tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Fluent in English (min. B2 level), written and spoken.
• *Additional Details of the Company:**

At Hempel, you will have an amazing opportunity to work closely with colleagues locally and internationally. You will have great prospects of development in a multinational environment. The company offers a competitive salary with an annual bonus and access to the Hempel Academy learning platform. You can enjoy a hybrid work-model with 3 days from the office in Pune, India.

To apply for this position, please submit your English CV. The office is located in Pune, India.

Application due: 2026-02-28

Seniority Level: Associate

Job Functions: Accounting / Auditing, Finance

Industry: Chemicals

At Hempel, you are welcomed to a global community of 7000 colleagues around the world. A workplace built on shared trust, mutual respect, and support for each other. The company is on a mission to double its impact and values bright minds and team players contributing to the global impact.

Hempel is committed to creating an inclusive environment where every employee feels safe, valued, and treated equally. The company believes that inclusion is key to innovation and aims to achieve great things by bringing together diverse perspectives and talents. As a Senior Accounts Payable Accountant at Hempel, you will play a crucial role in ensuring high-quality AP operations in accordance with global standards. You will oversee end-to-end AP processes, reconciliations, reporting, and process controls while serving as a trusted partner for both the team and business stakeholders in a dynamic, international environment.

• *Key Responsibilities:**
• Be responsible for the day-to-day AP process to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Coordinate with GL/Reporting/other function teams to ensure timely and accurate month-end closing.
• Review AP related accounts reconciliation, follow up on open items to ensure quality and adherence to external and internal compliance and policy.
• Support maintaining SOP, team training, problem-solving of AP operation issues, provide efficient and feasible solutions by working with relevant functional areas.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Continuously drive process improvement and process standardization.
• Participate in initiatives on process optimization and system upgrades, knowledge transfer, and implementation to achieve AP process centralization.
• Voucher and Document filing.
• *Key Tasks:**
• Invoice verification, booking, reconciliation, voucher, and documentation filing - 60%.
• Handle AP month-end closing, prepare reports, and submit impero controls - 10%.
• Other daily operational tasks, e.g., data preparation, provide support for audit - 10%.
• Maintain and update SOP, team training, knowledge transfer, process optimization project - 20%.
• *Qualifications Required:**
• University degree in Accounting, Finance, or related area.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Account Payable or similar finance area.
• Strong knowledg