SGS

Finance Accountant

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Hyderabad, Telangana, IND

In-Office

Mid level

Information Technology • Professional Services • Security • Consulting

The Role

Supports accounts payable, treasury, and general ledger activities, including supplier invoice processing, payment execution, bank transactions, payroll journals, month-end entries, bank reconciliations, and audit documentation. Ensures accurate coding, approvals, financial controls, and timely completion of finance operations. Coordinates with payroll, HR, suppliers, banks, and internal stakeholders while managing reconciliations, postings, and close activities within established deadlines.

Summary Generated by Built In

Company Description

SGS is the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of 99,500 dedicated professionals. With over 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance, and sustainability.

Job Description

To support the Accounts Payable, Treasury, and General Ledger functions by ensuring supplier invoices, payment processing, bank transactions, month-end entries, payroll journals, and bank reconciliations are completed accurately, efficiently, and in line with approved workflows, internal controls, and finance procedures.

Key Responsibilities

Process supplier invoices accurately and within agreed timelines, ensuring correct coding, supporting documentation, and compliance with approval workflows.
Upload bank payment files and process approved supplier payments through the ERP system and banking platforms in line with approved payment cycles.
Prepare and post additional month-end journal entries within the agreed month-end close timetable.
Prepare, validate, and post payroll journals in coordination with payroll and HR stakeholders.
Complete bank reconciliations by matching bank statement transactions to accounting records and following up on reconciling items.
Post bank entries accurately, including receipts, payments, bank charges, transfers, and other treasury-related transactions.
Maintain complete documentation for supplier invoices, payment approvals, payroll journals, bank reconciliations, month-end entries, and audit support.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business Administration, or a related field.
3–6 years of relevant experience in Accounts Payable, Treasury Operations, General Ledger, Finance Operations, Shared Services, or month-end close support.
Strong understanding of invoice processing, supplier payments, bank entries, bank reconciliations, payroll journals, accounting entries, and month-end close procedures.
Experience working with ERP systems such as Oracle, SUN Systems, SAP, or similar finance platforms is highly desirable.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including reconciliations, lookups, pivot tables, structured data review, and month-end schedules.

Additional Information

Required Skills

Strong attention to detail, accuracy, confidentiality, and commitment to financial control.
Good analytical, numerical, reconciliation, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage multiple invoice, payment, posting, reconciliation, payroll journal, and month-end tasks within strict deadlines.
Clear written and verbal communication skills in English.

Professional approach to supplier management, bank transactions, payroll data handling, stakeholder coordination, documentation, and escalation handling

Skills Required

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business Administration, or a related field
3-6 years of relevant experience in Accounts Payable, Treasury Operations, General Ledger, Finance Operations, Shared Services, or month-end close support
Strong understanding of invoice processing, supplier payments, bank entries, bank reconciliations, payroll journals, accounting entries, and month-end close procedures
Experience working with ERP systems such as Oracle, SUN Systems, SAP, or similar finance platforms
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including reconciliations, lookups, pivot tables, structured data review, and month-end schedules
Strong attention to detail, accuracy, confidentiality, and commitment to financial control
Good analytical, numerical, reconciliation, and problem-solving skills
Ability to manage multiple finance tasks within strict deadlines
Clear written and verbal communication skills in English
Professional approach to supplier management, bank transactions, payroll data handling, stakeholder coordination, documentation, and escalation handling

SGS Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SGS and has not been reviewed or approved by SGS.

Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is part of the U.S. package and is generally viewed as adequate even if not standout. Company information also underscores healthcare coverage as a standard element of the offering.
Retirement Support — A 401(k) is commonly included in the U.S., and group disclosures reference post‑employment benefit plans in select regions. These components provide a baseline of retirement security beyond core pay.
Strong & Reliable Incentives — Annual incentive/bonus structures are part of the compensation mix and cited positively in some regions and roles. Punctual pay is also highlighted as a plus.