British CouncilHiring for Senior Executive Exam Board Fee at Noida, Uttar Pradesh Full Time

Location: Noida, South Asia, IN

Company: British Council

The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language. We work in two ways – directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world. We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK. These connections lead to an understanding of each other’s strengths and of the challenges and values that we share. This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained. We work on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2019-20 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.

Job Title: Senior Executive Exam Board Fee

Purpose of job:
To support management of centralised Exam Board Fee Process handling rollout in all Regions applicable.

The resource will be required to perform all tasks in adherence to P2P process as per agreed SLA, manage stakeholders and handle queries.

Role context

Senior Executive School Board Fee process will primarily be the key contact person between the

countries operation/ finance, the School Board and finance hub and will be responsible to ensure that all queries and service level requirements related to the process is met.

Main opportunities/challenges for this role

Maintaining the key service level requirements & KPI targets between SSC and Regions

Key contact between the Countries, Supplier, Technical team and Finance hub and manage dedicated Mailbox

The incumbent will be responsible for extracting and analysing reports, reconciliation and review data from SAP and other sources and responsible for the monthly/ quarterly close process.

Maintenance of the central invoice log, liaison with the Financial Control, regional and country Finance and Operation to resolve queries and meeting reporting requirements

Do sense check of templates before submitting requests for PO creation

Establish highly collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities to improve and standardize process

Proactively track operational issues, maintain relevant trackers and coordinate with other functional owners to ensure timely resolution of identified issues and improve overall process efficiency.

Trouble shooting payment related queries and ensure follow ups on approval of transactions in timely manner

Developing standard reporting for compliance, reconciliation and proper governance of the process.

Exception reporting to key Stake holders with regard to non-compliances of the agreed processes.

Support in development of knowledge documents and standard SOPs

Role specific knowledge and experience

Intermediate experience in Finance Process handling and data analysis

Desirable experience – Accounts Payable and P2P process

Financial accounting skills including book-keeping.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

SAP system skills

Understanding of financial processes

Risk identification and management

Flexibility to work in shifts

Qualifications

Finance Graduate/ Post Graduate

Further Information

Pay Band – 5

Contract Type – Indefinite

Department/Country- GSS Finance (Finance Transactions)/ India – Noida

Closing Date (Time) – 5th May’22 (IST -23:59)

A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.

Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement

The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment. We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, in particular, but not exclusively, on grounds of ethnicity and disability. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.

The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with.

We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.

Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.

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