PRGX Hiring for Analyst- AP at Pune, India Full Time

About PRGX Global, Inc

ABOUT PRGX

We provide the business intelligence to unlock incremental value from data and expand impact across our clients’ organizations for healthier whole businesses. PRGX pioneered Recovery Audit nearly 50 years ago and is now the global leader in source-to-pay analytics and margin expansion. PRGX empowers clients in more than 30 countries with the business intelligence to recover $1.2 billion in annual cash flow, unlocking value and improving the overall health of organizations across the world. We collaborate with supplier communities to realize improved profits and deliver the tools to optimize processes, finding immediate and lasting value. With end-to-end technology and deep vertical expertise that underpins our recovery, preventive, and analytics solutions, we provide the actionable insights to minimize leakage, optimize cash flow, and shape stronger, healthier businesses. F or additional information on PRGX, please visit www.prgx.com .

Job Description

Process Understanding and Auditing Skills

· Production – Conduct statement, duplicate and freight audit, as per assigned goals/targets. Understand, analyze & review of accounting transaction between client and vendors books of accounts and identify credit balances, over payments, duplicate payments or payments to wrong vendors.

· Process & manage project relation information from Client, Vendor or concerned project interfaces.

· Critical thinking, skeptical thinking, initiative, curious, focused, eye to details, and cross functional ability, challenging ability.

· Process & manage project relation information from Client, Vendor or concerned project interfaces. Process Documentations (new update) – wherever applicable.

· Keep team members updated on the new update in process. Quality – Internal, Onshore, Process Laps, Oversight etc.

· Should deliver 100% accuracy in his/her deliverables. Responsible to do QC for new and existing team members. Documentations (SOP).

· Should be able to create new and easy to understand process document so that it is used across the team for understanding of the process.

· Knowledge Sharing – Query resolutions, inter team queries (SME), Reduce Dependencies, Best Practices. Ability to handle queries raised by team on the process, coaching new team members, should play an independent role and share best practices for the development of the team.

· Trainings (Audit) – to new team members.

· Conduct process/project training sessions for new and existing team members. Interpretive skills of emails/contracts/claim processes, data, etc.

· End to End – Audit and audit related administrative tasks.

· In 6-12 months in team and auditor should be well versed with the end-to-end audit cycle and should be able to perform all the given task with accuracy and efficiency.

EducationQualification

· Any graduate/ post-graduate, preferably from Commerce background.

· CA candidates are not eligible.

Professional Requirements

· Required 2 to 4 years of experience.

· Minimum 2 years of experience in AP and 6 months of experience in P2P.

· Good to have knowledge of Reconciliation, Invoicing.

Technical (Basic computer knowledge is expected at all levels)

· Audit tool knowledge (applicable to respective audit tools).

· Worked and familiar with Accounts Payable and Receivable ERP tools like – SAP, Oracle, Tally etc. OnBase.

· Excel and Access.

· Lavante Tool. C&CA.

· GR Tool (Duplicate).

Communication Skills

· Written Communication – Reading (Interpretation) Emails writing, Messenger communications, Process documentations (SOP).

· Should have good command over English – written and verbal. Verbal – On calls, meetings.

· Interface and follow-up with vendor on the identified claims via emails and calls. Process Feedbacks (Wherever Applicable).

Behaviour Competencies

· Ownership Responsibility & Initiative.

· Confident and possess can-do attitude.

· Adherence to all company policy.

· Discipline (unplanned leaves, LOP, extended break).

Stakeholder Engagement

· Understand the customer needs.

· Prompt in reply to all the email by stakeholders. Responsiveness.

· Should be able to manage stakeholders in answering their queries and providing them daily and weekly status.

Skills & Requirements

Exp: 2 to 4 years

Industry Exposure

Ideal candidate would have some experience of P2P working in the Retail industry or in any of the below functions either directly or indirectly –

• Procurement / Buying department – Should have worked closely with vendors for sourcing products, understand product cost structure, involved in discussions on negotiating purchase agreements, deals, etc. for e.g – discounts or rebates from vendors on volume of business, charges on damaged goods, mode of delivery (direct to store or warehouse) etc.

• Marketing & advertising – worked with buyers on designing / implementing in-store promotions (seasonal, festive discounts etc.) Understand the costing and margin adjustments behind promotional pricing, understand the P&L implications of space utilization for product placements, use market basket analysis, etc. Understand the role of suppliers in supporting in-store promotions either through purchased discounts, or advertising fees etc.

• Marketing / Sales Analytics – Analyze impact of promotional pricing on sales, analyze product pricing trend, and advise on corrections

• Good to have experience in AP, P2P/S2P domain

• Knowledge in account and finance, accounts payable, analytics, cash application, source to pay, reconciliations would be added advantage

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support Global teams in analyzing structured/unstructured retail transactions and financial data for recovering lost money for our clients

• Analytical skills to logically build data sets and interpret transaction life cycle

• Should possess data analysis and research skills.

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

• Confident and possess can-do attitude

• Ownership – responsibility & initiative

Secondary responsibilities:

• Hands on experience with analyzing big data and forecasting/estimations

• Ability to understand recovery audit opportunity at different stages of S2P cycle

• Audit client data to identify and report any over or under payments, duplicate payments, allowances not collected, agreement validations, missed allowances/rebates etc.

Professional requirements:

• Strong analytical skills

• Good communication skills (verbal & written)

• Preferred industry experience – Retail/ Procurement/ Data analysis/ Finance & Accounting/ Vendor management

Technical Competency:

• Advance level of Excel knowledge is must and exposure to MS Access would be preferred

• Acquire MS Access tool skills as per requirement

• Having exposure to multiple ERP systems will be added advantage (SAP, Oracle, Peoplesoft etc.)

• Computer proficiency with advance level of familiarity of commonly used software applications like outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Internet, citrix environment, skype for business Etc.Excel, Outlook, etc.

Behavioral Competency:

• Must be able to grasp and understand basic Dupes and Statements Concepts

• Ability to work with supervision

• Must show ability to communicate and interact with other colleagues for guidance and direction

• Displays positive and can-do attitude

• Participates in active learning to enhance skill set

  Qualifications

PRGX provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, Protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.