Accounts Payable Associate ( Corporate Credit card process) - Contract in Chennai, भारत

Accounts Payable Associate (Corporate Credit card process) - Contract Role - Chennai

ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.

As a values-driven organisation, integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion are at the heart of how we work and interact with each other, customers, patients and suppliers.

Type of Employment : 1 year Contract

Job Description:

• Minimum 2–3 years of experience in a finance or accounting role.
• Ideally part‑qualified Accounting Technician or equivalent professional qualification.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, data analysis).
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem‑solving abilities.
• Experience in account reconciliations and supporting financial reporting.
• Highly organized, with excellent administrative skills and strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently, taking full ownership and responsibility for assigned tasks.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Positive attitude with a collaborative, team‑oriented approach.
• High emotional intelligence—including empathy, self-awareness, interpersonal skills, and a solution‑oriented mindset.
• Demonstrates agility, adaptability, and comfort working in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong self‑motivation, eagerness to learn, and ability to apply knowledge effectively.
• Ability to handle internal and external queries, ensuring responses are accurate, appropriate, and provided within defined SLA/TAT timelines.
• Understanding of and adherence to GDPR requirements, ensuring confidentiality and proper handling of personal and financial data.
• Coordinate and ensure timely and accurate processing of Accounts Payable (AP) vouchers.
• Coordinate and ensure timely and accurate payments of AP vouchers.
• Manage, organize, and maintain AP documentation in line with statutory, audit, GDPR, and compliance requirements.
• Respond promptly to internal and external AP-related queries, ensuring clear, complete information within agreed SLA/TAT standards.
• Participate in AP process improvement, optimization, and re‑engineering initiatives as required.
• Maintain accurate knowledge of banking requirements and demonstrate experience using banking portals for payments and approvals.

What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

• Various annual leave entitlements
• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
• Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
• Life assurance
• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.

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