Finance Administrative Supervisor

At Ecolab, you can help take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges, delivering critical insights and innovative solutions to help our customers achieve clean water, safe food, abundant energy, and healthy environments. With our worldwide reach and ambitious growth plans, you will have the opportunity to own your future and impact what matters. Are you ready to make an impact?

Ecolab is searching for a driven T&E Accounting associate for future opportunities within our Finance division in Pune, India.

This role is responsible for the overall Travel and expenses (T&E), audit and expense processing responsibilities of analysts within a certain region. This role ensures daily compliance reviews of Ecolab employees of Travel & Expense policies for auditing expense transactions based on criteria and specific coverage as set forth by Ecolab's global policy. This role is responsible for a direct team of analysts ensuring that overall productivity is maintained, and it is expected to identify continuous improvement opportunities to drive cost effectiveness.

What You Will Do:  

• Comply with the company's Policies and Values.
• Contribute to achieving response teams within existing SLA metrics.
• Monitor and execute Travel and Expense (TNE) accounting activities, including oversight of auditing and processing of expense reports for a specific region.
• Works on daily prioritization of inbound workload of inquiries and audit responses for the region assigned.
• Coordinate operational activities, being the main contact and working closely with the TNE supervisor and manager.
• Detect, analyze and escalate the processes and tasks of the area that are inadequately functioning or need to be improved, including adherence to company reimbursement policies.
• Responsible for monitoring the effectiveness of controls included in the team's processes.
• Responsible for preparing KPI metrics (Key Performance Indicators)
• Actively participate in projects and transitions.
• Posting Journals in the accounting system.
• Preparing month end accruals
• Evaluating payment proposals
• Facilitate continuous improvement by fostering a culture of innovation and supporting team members in implementing improvement idea.

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Degree in Business and 4+years professional experience
• Minimum of associate’s degree in finance, Accounting, or related field (preferred).
• Proficiency in ERP Systems- SAP, Concur, Accpac and System7 (Preferred)
• Familiarity with fundamental business principles, processes, and terminology.
• Ability to work with customers, business and data accurately, with attention to details.
• Good verbal and written communication abilities with internal and external parties.
• Familiarity with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards related to global dispute resolution. 
• Excellent time management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Proven analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills.

Skills:

• Accounting and Finance Knowledge​.

• Detail-oriented.
• Excellent organizational skills​.
• Problem solving​.
• Time management.
• Customer service / relationship management​.
• Continuous improvement methods. ​
• Adaptability / Cultural awareness​.
• Enterprise technologies.
• Leading and developing team members.
• Technology Awareness

Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging
Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance in all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement. Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin,citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.