Jr. Executive, Accounts Payable

About the Role

As an Accounts Payable Executive or Junior Executive, you will be a key member of the Global Business Services team within Global Finance. You will support core AP accounting, reconciliation, month-end, tax workings, audit closure and controllership activities, with a strong focus on accuracy, timely completion and effective review.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare accounts payable accruals.
• Prepare AP and audit schedules and perform related reconciliations.
• Record journal entries accurately and on time.
• Support month-end close activities.
• Prepare GST workings.
• Support internal and external audit closure and respond to controllership queries, including flux-related queries.
• Review vendor reconciliations.
• Review and approve monthly amortization of prepaid vouchers.
• Perform general ledger reviews for AP expense codes.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• The ability to prepare AP accruals, schedules, reconciliations and journal entries with attention to accuracy and timelines.
• Working capability in month-end support, GST workings, vendor reconciliation and AP general ledger review.
• The ability to support audit closure and address controllership queries, including flux-related queries.

Qualifications

• A strong sense of ownership, focus on meaningful outcomes and commitment to effective collaboration.
• Alignment with Cognizant’s values: Work as One, Dare to Innovate, Raise the Bar, Do the Right Thing and Own It.
• A structured approach to reconciliations, reviews and period-close deliverables.
• Clear coordination with audit, controllership and other finance stakeholders.
• Consistent follow-through on exceptions, queries and closure activities.