Junior Specialist - Accounts Payable

Job Description: Job Title:  Junior Specialist – Accounts Payable Location: Pune (Hybrid working) About Springer Nature Group Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for researchers, educators, clinicians and other professionals. Every day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals, platforms and technology solutions reach millions of people. For over 180 years our brands and imprints have been a trusted source of knowledge to these communities and today, more than ever, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found, verified, understood and used by our communities – enabling them to improve outcomes, make progress, and benefit the generations that follow. Visit group.springernature.com and follow @SpringerNature / @SpringerNatureGroup About the Brand We are currently seeking a Junior Specialist – VMD with experience in Vendor Master Data (VMD) to join our Vendor Master Data Team (FCC). In this role, you will be responsible for creating and modifying Business Partners (BPs) or vendors in both ECC and S4P systems. This position is ideal for individuals who are passionate about Vendor Master Data management and enjoy working with data analysis. If you're someone who loves to dive deeper into Vendor Data Analysis beyond your primary focus, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. We are looking for a candidate with a background in Finance and Vendor Data Management, but we are also open to considering strong applicants with other relevant experience, particularly in invoice processing. Role Responsibilities:  The Jr. Specialist is a member of our Accounts payable department and therefore part of our Finance Shared Service Center. The Jr. Specialist supports the accounts Payable process for our publishing houses in Germany, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Austria, United States, Singapore, and India. In this position you will be primarily responsible for processing all AP related documents such as invoices and payment requests. Reviewing incoming invoices to ensure they are in line with our legal and tax requirements. Check for PO, contact names, VAT, etc. You are responsible for data entry, coding invoices if required, matching POs against invoices, preparing payment runs, statement reconciliation, recurring entries, monitoring pending invoices, reporting, error handling, correction entries.
This position requires a detailed understanding of the Procure to pay process (P2P) and/or Accounts Payable processes within an international environment, including tax requirements and work in european shift timing i.e. 12.30 pm IST to 21.30 pm IST. Experience, Skills & Qualifications: -    Process all Accounts Payable documents accurately and in a timely manner by selecting the correct document currency, correct approver, and enriching missing data. 
-    Verify if the invoices are correctly addressed, ensure they comply with our Vat rules, and information is recognized correctly by our OCR system. Verify if a recurring entry is required, coding is available and/or Purchase order number is mentioned on the document. 
-    Prepare payment proposals and follow up on items in the exception list
-    Process accurately and in a timely manner all above-mentioned documents
-    Reconcile vendor statements 
-    Monitoring pending invoices and follow up invoices pending with approvers
-    Create reports Minimum 2 years accounts payable experience in an international environment is required Fluent in English, verbal, and in writing Experience with SAP (preferable S4Hana), FI/MM Must be well organized, detail oriented. IT literate, good knowledge in excel and word Flexible, stress resistant.   Eligibility In accordance with our internal career movement guidance, 12 months in current role is a requirement before applying to a new role. #LI-SK1 At Springer Nature, we value the diversity of our teams and work to build an inclusive culture, where people are treated fairly and can bring their differences to work and thrive. We empower our colleagues and value their diverse perspectives as we strive to attract, nurture and develop the very best talent.
Springer Nature was awarded Diversity Team of the Year at the 2022 British Diversity Awards. Find out more about our DEI work here https://group.springernature.com/gp/group/taking-responsibility/diversity-equity-inclusion If you have any access needs related to disability, neurodivergence or a chronic condition, please contact us so we can make all necessary accommodation. For more information about career opportunities in Springer Nature please visit https://springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatureCareers Job Posting End Date: 10-06-2025