DIAGEO India jobs - PE AR Analyst

Job Description

Diageo is a global leader company in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of over 200 brands enjoyed in more than 180 countries. We are home to over 30,000 talented people all working together to make Diageo one of the best and most respected consumer product companies. Walk into any Diageo distillery, brewery or office anywhere in the world and you’ll meet teams of people who are very good at what they do and who enjoy doing it.

Diageo Enterprise Operations provides a wide array of both financial and business services to Diageo markets and functions around the world. Over the years the services offered have grown rapidly in terms of scale and scope, gradually moving toward higher value and more complex activities. Now, with an increased focus on standardised end-to-end process excellence, Diageo Enterprise Operation is set to drive world class productivity, business agility and growth, liberating and equipping our markets to win.

Diageo Enterprise Operations model is based around 5 global locations: Budapest, Bogota, Nairobi, Manila, Bangalore. Each of these centres has Sell to Cash Service Delivery team focused on delivering the STC Service to specific countries within the E2E Commercial Tower.

The Process Excellence Accounts Receivable and Cash Applications Stream is part of the Sell to Cash (STC) process. It ensures proper operation of processes from incoming fund allocation on customer ledger, customer ledger maintenance, credit blocked order release to dispute management and reporting.

STC deals with some 25.000 customers resulting in some 400.000 orders and collection of around 9 billion GBP an annual base.

The role involves performing credit release, accounts receivable, clearing and billing tasks for one or more markets.

Provide world class support for the Customer Experience Team to ensure all orders, credit and debit notes are billed in time, incoming cash is timely allocated from bank account to customer ledger and within customer ledger, credit blocked orders are released with appropriate approvals, write offs and GL reconciliations happen in a timely manner with appropriate approvals.

• Accuracy, attention to detail
• Ability to communicate clearly in English
• Knowledge of or ability to learn STC process and systems
• Understands and complies to controls in own area
• Ability to effectively prioritise and deliver on promises
• Proactive, solution-focused mind-set and positive “can do” attitude
• Ability to take ownership for standardization, automation
• Ability to work in often pressurized environment
• Receptive to feedback and is willing to learn from mistakes
• Active team player

• Manage all Clearing and Billing tasks, immediately escalate issues
• Manage customer ledger (cash and credit note allocation, up-to-date information about disputes, write offs, reconciliation)
• Ensure all SAP documents (invoices, credit and debit notes) are billed and delivered to customers
• Monitor interfaces, resolve all interface and EDI related issues
• Raise and respond to Internal Query Management ticket on time as appropriate in order to drive customer queries towards resolution (e.g. price, delivery, A&P, rebate related deductions)
• Manage relationship with STC Customer Experience Team
• Maintain Desktop Training Procedures
• Continuously support standardization and automation, system and process improvement initiatives
• Actively promote the CARM (Sarbanes Oxley)/Control agenda
• Support other STC processing activities (customer data, order entry, price and delivery credit note creation, customer spend, rebate processing)
• Execute Anti-Money Laundering and OFAC checks as appropriate
• Reporting (daily, weekly and monthly reports)
• Any other tasks requested by line manager

• Unallocated Cash
• Ledger Quality – untexted, unreasoncoded items
• Timely credit blocked order release according to market needs and 3PL order transfer timelines
• Timely direct debit and outgoing payment runs according to market needs
• SLAs
• No hidden operational risks and issues
• No control failures
  
  

Essential

• High accuracy
• Fluent English language skills – company language
• Solid PC literacy, strong Excel skills
  

Desirable

• College or university Degree
• Experience in a Finance / Accounts Receivable role
• STC process knowledge and working experience
• System skills (SAP Order to Cash knowledge)

• Lack of English language knowledge
• Lack of accuracy, attention to details
• Difficulties in setting priorities and in working independently
• Difficulties with demonstrating ownership
• Not a team player