About the role
Job Description:
Job Summary**
We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Analyst to join our Finance Shared Services team in India. This role will be instrumental in supporting various financial operations, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in our processes.
Shifts: 5 PM - 2 AM or 6 PM - 3 AM ( Night Shifts )
Job Responsibilities:
Manage end-to-end supplier onboarding, supplier creation, modifications, and deactivation activities in ERP and procurement systems.
- Validate supplier documentation, tax information, banking details, and compliance requirements before supplier setup.
- Maintain supplier master data accuracy, completeness, and consistency across systems.
- Resolve supplier master data issues and coordinate with suppliers, procurement, finance, and business teams for timely resolution.
- Support supplier risk, compliance, and due diligence processes as required.
- Ensure adherence to company policies, internal controls, and supplier governance standards.
- Demonstrate strong understanding of the P2P lifecycle including requisition creation, purchase order processing, receiving, invoicing, and payment support.
- Ensure that requisitions, purchase orders, and receiving activities are completed accurately and within established timelines.
- Create, review, and submit requisitions for goods and services using ERP and procurement systems such as Oracle ePro
- Verify that the correct Business Unit (BU), delivery location, cost center, and requester information are selected prior to requisition creation.
- Process catalog, non-catalog, punchout, and eCheck requisitions accurately while ensuring compliance with procurement policies.
- Build strong relationships with business stakeholders, procurement teams, finance, accounts payable, and suppliers to understand operational requirements.
- Collaborate with business teams for contract governance and supplier-related initiatives.
- Coordinate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to resolve procurement, supplier setup, and transactional issues.
- Identify opportunities to improve supplier onboarding and procurement processes through automation and standardization
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in commerce, Finance, Business Administration a related discipline.
- 3-5 years of experience in Supplier Data Management, Supplier Creation, Procurement Operations, or P2P functions.
- Experience working with global stakeholders and suppliers in a shared service, procurement operations, or GBS environment is preferred.
- Experience with supplier onboarding and master data governance programs.
- Working knowledge of procurement compliance and audit requirements.
- Experience handling supplier setup requests, requisition management, and procurement support activities in a high-volume environment.
Location:
This position can be based in any of the following locations:
ChennaiCurrent Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday
Aplyr's read
Guardian Life is a mutual insurance company known for its comprehensive financial products and a diverse range of career opportunities in insurance and technology.
What's promising
- •Guardian Life offers a stable work environment with a focus on long-term career growth.
- •The company provides a wide range of roles, from engineering to financial services.
- •Guardian Life's mutual company structure emphasizes customer and employee interests over shareholder profits.
What to watch
- •Limited public information about advancement opportunities within the company.
- •The insurance industry can be slow to innovate compared to tech-driven sectors.
- •Guardian Life may face challenges in modernizing legacy systems and processes.
Why Guardian Life
- •Guardian Life's mutual ownership structure aligns company success with policyholder benefits.
- •The company offers specialized roles in financial protection and retirement solutions.
- •Guardian Life emphasizes cybersecurity, hiring roles focused on threat mitigation and incident response.
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About Guardian Life
Guardian Life is a mutual life insurance company that provides a range of insurance and financial products, including life insurance, disability income insurance, and retirement solutions.
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