Senior Executive-Finance & Accounts

Gradiant is a Different Kind of Water Company. With a full suite of differentiated and proprietary end-to-end solutions for advanced water and wastewater treatment powered by the top minds in water, the company serves its clients’ mission-critical operations in the world’s essential industries, including semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, food & beverage, lithium and critical minerals, and renewable energy. Gradiant’s innovative solutions reduce water used and wastewater discharged, reclaim valuable resources, and renew wastewater into freshwater. The Boston-headquartered company was founded at MIT and has over 1,400 employees worldwide.

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Job overview 

The Senior Executive – AP Reporting & Reconciliation is responsible for AP reporting, reconciliations, balance sheet analysis and exception management across the regions supported by the AP Shared Services team.

The role is responsible not only for preparing reports and reconciliations, but also for analysing aged and unusual balances, identifying root causes and actions owners, following up outstanding items through resolution, and escalating material or long-outstanding exceptions. 

The position supports the integrity of AP balances, timely month-end close and effective management visibility over AP performance and financial-control matters.

Key Responsibilities 

• AP Reporting and Aging Analysis
  Monitor AP aging, overdue invoices, blocked items, and exceptions, ensuring timely follow-up and resolution.
• GR/IR Aging and Exception Analysis
  Review aged GR/IR items, investigate unmatched transactions and variances, and coordinate with Procurement and business teams for closure.
• Supplier Advances and Debit Balances
  Monitor supplier advances and debit balances and drive timely adjustment, recovery, or refund of outstanding amounts.
• Supplier Reconciliations
  Perform supplier statement reconciliations, identify discrepancies, and coordinate with suppliers and internal stakeholders for resolution.
• AP and Balance Sheet Reconciliations
  Ensure timely reconciliation of AP subledger and related balance sheet accounts, including investigation and clearance of aged items.
• Month-End Close
  Support month-end close activities, including AP aging, reconciliations, GR/IR reviews, open-item analysis, and financial reporting.
• Management Reporting
  Prepare AP dashboards, KPI reports, aging analysis, and management insights highlighting key risks, trends, and required actions.
• Audit, Controls and Governance
  Ensure compliance with AP policies, SOPs, internal controls, and audit requirements while maintaining appropriate documentation and governance.
• Continuous Improvement and Automation
  Identify and implement process improvements and automation using tools such to improve efficiency, accuracy, and controls.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or related discipline 
• 4-5 years of relevant finance / accounting experience, preferably within Accounts Payable 
• Investigate issues and identify root causes rather than merely report exceptions.
• Strong understanding of accounting and balance sheet controls.
• Strong working knowledge of Accounts Payable processes, including PO/Non-PO invoices, 2-way/3-way matching, GRN dependencies, payment terms, and payment cycles. 
• Good understanding of ERP-based invoice processing; SAP experience is preferred where applicable. 
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel for reconciliation, tracking, and operational reporting. 
• Strong follow-up and stakeholder-management skills. 
• High attention to detail and accuracy, strong analytical and reconciliation skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, including professional vendor and stakeholder communication. 
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines, particularly during month-close. 
• Proactive team player with ownership, problem-solving ability, and willingness to support junior team members. 
• Independently handle complex or escalated invoices and payment cases. 
• Experienced in supporting process controls, audit requests, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions. 
• Monitor work queues and highlight operational risks, aging, or stakeholder dependencies to the team lead/manager. 
• Experienced in knowledge sharing, peer review, training, or mentoring within an AP team is an added advantage. 

Gradiant is an equal-opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

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