SGS: AP Accountant — Hyderabad, India

About SGS

SGS provides testing, inspection and certification services. Its employer descriptions connect this work with quality, compliance and sustainability, using laboratory and other business facilities to deliver services. These activities address related but distinct needs: examining products or materials, assessing conditions against requirements, and establishing conformity with an applicable framework. The business provides organisations with evidence and assessments relevant to their operations, supported by scientific, technical and administrative work around the services delivered.

The position and its setting

SGS lists AP Accountant in Hyderabad, India, under reference REF90265Q. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Department: Management, General Administration and Support Functions
• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 21 October 2026
• Brands: SGS

Responsibilities and work described

• Management: the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process for KSA and Bahrain in compliance with SGS policies and the No PO–No Pay principle
• Process supplier invoices accurately, ensuring correct coding, VAT treatment, supporting documentation, and approvals
• Verify invoices against purchase orders, goods receipts, contracts, and supporting documents to ensure three-way matching compliance
• Management: weekly and monthly supplier payment cycles, prepare payment proposals, and support payment file uploads
• Monitoring: invoice approval workflows and follow up with stakeholders to prevent payment delays and aged liabilities
• Communicate with suppliers regarding invoice status, payment schedules, remittance advice, account balances, and disputes
• Reconcile supplier statements and resolve discrepancies, blocked invoices, duplicate payments, debit balances, and aged open items
• Review: prepaid expenses and prepare monthly accrual and prepaid expense schedules in accordance with SGS accounting policies
• Support: month-end and year-end closing, including AP aging reviews, GR/IR reconciliations, accruals, prepaid reviews, and balance sheet reconciliations
• Maintenance: accurate AP documentation for internal and external audits and support supplier master data maintenance in line with internal controls
• Escalate overdue invoices, payment issues, policy exceptions, and unresolved discrepancies to management
• Contribution: to process improvements, automation initiatives, KPI monitoring, and standardization of P2P processes across KSA and Bahrain

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business Administration, or a related field
• 5- 8 years of relevant experience in Accounts Payable, Finance Operations, Shared Services, or Procure-to-Pay
• Understanding: invoice processing, supplier payments, reconciliations, accounting entries, and month-end closing
• Proficiency: Microsoft Excel, including lookups, pivot tables, and reconciliations
• Exposure: Power BI, workflow tools, and banking platforms is an advantage
• Analytical, numerical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English
• Manage multiple priorities and meet strict deadlines while maintaining confidentiality and financial controls

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Experience: Oracle, SUN Systems, SAP, or similar ERP systems is highly desirable

Location, schedule and contract conditions

• Work arrangement: On-site
• Advertised location: Hyderabad, India

Pay and application dates

A verified salary figure is not established in this article. An online estimate for another AP Accountant vacancy is not an offer for reference REF90265Q; use the employer’s own pay disclosure and recruitment communication.

A closing date is not confirmed in this article. Check the current employer page before submitting: an undated posting can change or be withdrawn.

How to apply to SGS

Applications follow the official employer page linked below.

Open the official SGS posting below and match the title and reference REF90265Q.

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Practical preparation: SAP

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Relevant skills

• SAP
• Excel
• process improvement
• maintenance
• audit
• accounting
• compliance
• stakeholder management
• Power BI
• banking