Banking Associate Job at Pune Full Time

ABOUT THIS JOB

At Nielsen, a Shared Service Center (SSC) Banking Associate is responsible for performing Day to day capturing of Bank movements, upload in the SAP Tool and clear the matched line items after posting made by the AR and AP Team. Banking team will identify and clear the unreconciled entries and do necessary follow ups in order to clear the bank open items. Also, performing Bank reconciliations, under the umbrella of the Operational Controller.

RESPONSIBILITIES

● Perform MT940 Bank Statements download from the bank website with accuracy and

efficiency.

● Follow up with Operational Controllers for Local Manual Bank Statements and record

the movements in SAP.

● Uploading the MT940 Bank Statements into SAP.

● Follow up with O2C and P2P Team to get the Customer Receipts and Vendor

Payments applied in SAP.

● Follow up with Respective EFS Operational Controllers and other payment / receipt

initiators and clear the Bank Open Items.

● To identify the unreconciled entries, investigate and post the entries based on the

booking details provided by the EFS Controllers.

● Day to day comparison of Closing Bank Balance in SAP Vs Bank Statement.

● Daily posting of entries such as Internal Bank Transfers, Bank Charges, Interest

(Receipts and Payments), other equity movements.

● Follow up with EFS Controllers for the entries posted in Cash in Transit account to

move to the appropriate GL Account.

● Investigate Cash Pool accounts on day to day basis and post entries if there is any

movement.

● Preparation of netting movements report for all Intra regional Entities once the Netting

settlement initiated.

● Preparation of Bank Open Items Reports and circulate to all the appropriate

stakeholders to clear the open items.

● Follow up with EFS Controllers by initiating call to clear Bank Open Items.

● Preparation of GL Account extension/unblock forms.

● PCR (Process Change Request) to be created, followed up with SAP Team for

● Configuration of MT 940 setup for New Bank Accounts.

● Supporting of Internal / External Audit requests.

● Supporting of EFS Controllers for any Adhoc Reports.

● Maintenance of Bank Master Data for all Bank Accounts.

● Maintain internal process documentation to reflect the most up-to-date ways of work

● using the most recent Nielsen toolset (Google, etc.). Ensure standard operating

procedures are operationalized and consistent in both content and format with

expectations laid out by Global Financial Controlling.

● Maintain an appropriate system configuration and IT environment to ensure effective

and efficient execution of Banking Process.

● Daily Preparation of Bank Open Items, Cash in Transit Report for speedy Month close.

● Handling of Adhoc queries from internal stakeholders (P2P, O2C and IC COE Team).

● Performing of all bank reconciliations in the GRT Tool after month close as per the

corporate guidelines (7 corporate criteria).

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU

A successful Banking Associate will have good control over his Banking operations, good

coordination with all relevant stakeholders. S/he should be accurate and timely execution of all

Banking deliverables. S/he should ensure there is no Open Item not only in Bank but also in

Cash in Transit at the month end.

QUALIFICATIONS

● Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

● 1 – 3 years of experience in accounting of a multinational company.

● Experience with ERP systems (SAP module is a plus)

● Working knowledge of accounting concepts under U.S. GAAP and preferably with

● IFRS/Local GAAP and SOX compliance

● Strong knowledge of personal computers and applications (including Google)

● Excellent analytical skills

● Demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy while meeting strict deadline

● Effectively manage time and priorities and work efficiently

● Self-motivated and the ability to work effectively in a team environment

● Proven interpersonal and communication skills

● Proven problem solving skills with demonstrated ability to take action in solving issues

● Strong customer service orientation: need good listening and communication skills

ABOUT NIELSEN

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