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 The Accounts Payable Junior Specialist will be part of the Global Finance Shared Service Center and responsible for end-to-end Accounts Payable activities for global entities. The role requires strong understanding of Accounts Payable processes, accounting fundamentals, Procure-to-Pay (P2P) activities, and experience working in a global invoice processing environment. The individual will manage PO and Non-PO invoice processing, validating invoice details, ensuring accurate accounting entries, vendor payments, reconciliations and SAP-based accounting transactions while ensuring compliance with company policies and statutory regulations. The candidate should be detail-oriented, proactive, and capable of working in a fast-paced shared services environment while adhering to established procedures, service-level agreements (SLAs), and internal controls and work in European shift timing i.e. 12.30 pm IST to 21.30 pm IST. Role Responsibilities: Process PO and Non-PO invoices accurately and within agreed timelines. Review and validate invoices for completeness, accuracy, appropriate approvals, and compliance with company policies. Verify purchase orders, goods receipts, invoice details, payment terms, and vendor information before posting. Perform invoice posting in SAP, ensuring accurate GL coding, cost center allocation, and accounting treatment. Process domestic, international, and intercompany invoices for global entities. Handle invoice exceptions, discrepancies, blocked invoices, and rejected cases, coordinating with relevant stakeholders for resolution. Manage recurring entries, credit notes, debit notes, and reversal postings. Understand basic accounting principles, including debit and credit entries and the accounting impact of vendor transactions. Perform vendor account reconciliations and open-item management, including investigation and resolution of outstanding items. Respond to vendor and internal stakeholder queries related to invoice status, payment status, discrepancies, and pending approvals. Open item management Understand accounting impacts of vendor postings, including debit and credit entries. Maintain accurate documentation and audit trails. Ensure adherence to SOPs and internal controls. Work on Ad-Hoc requests. Experience, Skills & Qualifications: 1-5 years of experience in Accounts Payable within shared services or multinational environments. Fluent in English (Verbal & Writing). Experience with SAP (preferably S4Hana), FI/MM. Strong understanding & experience on entire P2P process. Must be well organized, detail oriented and multitasking. Good knowledge of MS Office – Word, excel and PowerPoint. Excel Automation like VBA / Macro creation would be an advantage. 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 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 chronic condition, please contact us so we can provide all necessary accommodation. For more information about career opportunities in Springer Nature please visit https://springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatureCareers Job Posting End Date: 5-11-2026 We are an ambitious and dynamic organisation, and home to some of the best-known names in research, educational and professional publishing. Working at the heart of a changing industry, we are always looking for great people who care about delivering quality to our customers and the communities we work alongside. In return, you will find that we open the doors to discovery for all our employees – offering opportunities to learn from some of the best in the business, with a culture that encourages curiosity and empowers people to find solutions and act on their instincts. Whether you are at the beginning of your career or are an experienced professional, we invite you to find out more about the roles we offer and explore our current vacancies. We are a global and progressive business, founded on a heritage of trusted and respected brands – including Springer, founded in 1842, Macmillan, founded in 1843 and Nature, first published in 1869. Nearly two centuries of progress and advancement in science and education have helped shape the business we are today. Research and learning continues to be the cornerstone of progress, and we will continue to open doors to discovery through trusted brands and innovative products and services. Springer Nature Group was created in May 2015 through the combination of Nature Publishing Group, Macmillan Education and Springer Science+Business Media.

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