Location:
Asia Pacific, India, Pune

Ref: DETECTIONAPAC01088

Division: Smiths Detection

Job Function: Finance

About Us

SMITHS DETECTION MAKING THE WORLD A SAFER PLACE
Every minute of every day, in nearly every country across the globe, Smiths Detection people and technology make the world a safer place. We safeguard people, business and infrastructure with the latest innovations and screening technology for aviation, ports, borders, defense, and security across 55 countries around the globe
Life At Smiths -

Global leader: We impact critical systems every day with sites in 17 countries and six centers of research excellence. From pioneering to powering life-changing innovation, we’re delivering threat detection and screening solutions to safeguard the world from threat
Digital growth: A key part of our capability is the integration of digital technology across our business and our operations in more than 55 countries, will be critical to our continued success
Exciting opportunities: Our growth is creating exciting opportunities to work with experts in physics, chemistry, electronics, mechanics, production, computer science, and AIML
International environment: With some projects, work requires global collaboration and the potential to travel and grow with the business

Job Description

The individual will be a key member of the Smiths Detection Global finance team. The role will join us at an exciting, dynamic moment in the function’s maturity and will be a part of the new finance shared services centre (“SSC”) in India. This new team will ultimately be responsible for the provision of a variety of financial supporting services to different sections of the Global finance team.
In the short term the role will be very hands on delivering on Accounts Payable Area within Smiths Detection Area.
In time as the new team is more established, other aspects of finance shared services and territories are likely to be also added into the Indian SSC’s remit.

Duties & Responsibilities

What you'll do:

Responsibility for processing and payment of all invoices and expense claims
Monitoring no PO, no Pay process and uphold controls as per divisional policy
Managing supplier queries to ensure that they are resolved efficiently
Carrying out defined minimum controls around accounts payable process
Processing expense claims and review for compliance with divisional policy
Providing support for internal and external audit
Implementing divisional system enhancements/ improvements relevant to the accounts payable function.

The Individual

What you'll definitely need:

Graduate/Post-Graduate with 1 to 3 years of accounts payable experience or part qualified accountant
Experience from Shared Service Centre environment is highly advantageous
Able to communicate clearly in fluent spoken and written English
Strong SAP skills including use of purchase orders and SAP expense processing
Experience of processing in a multiple currency environment
Strong Excel skills and Microsoft office programmes
Advanced skills in excel macro development will be desirable
The ability to communicate across all levels of the organization
The ability to engage, challenge and work effectively with others
The ability to build an effective network of internal relationships
Willing and able to identify and support change and continuous improvement in own and wider business environment
Demonstrates the required functional and/ or technical knowledge and skills to achieve the highest level of accomplishment

Join us for a great career and competitive compensation & benefits whilst keeping the world a safer place.
Diversity & Inclusion:
We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.
At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Detection, Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation - including, but not limited to, interviews or testing.