Accountant

We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide. For 90 years we have shaped brighter futures through education, arts, culture, language, and creativity. Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries. We connect. We inspire. Accountant Location: Noida, India Contract Type: Indefinite Pay Grade: 4 Closing date: 10th July 2026 at 21:59 IST Time Requirements: You must have the legal right to work in India at the time of application. We are unable to support with visa sponsorship and relocation. Role Context - About The Team: Processing service requests for PR to PO assisting in improving efficiency of operations and to meet the agreed service levels. Performing monthly reconciliations of the income collected with income expected within agreed timeline and working with stakeholders to resolve the open reconciling items on timely manner. Processing vendor amendments, raising creation requests, and ensuring vendor screening activities are completed in a timely manner in line with agreed service levels. Additionally, providing support during May–June country exam sessions as required Role purpose – The job: Perform PO Creation for globe in adherence to P2P process in SAP as per agreed SLA, providing timely, accurate and reliable accounting support for creation of PO as per agreed SLA Contribute to the resolution of assigned regional/functional processing requests and incidents relating to PO Creation activities. Along with the PO Creation activities, the purpose of this role is to manage the process of Income Reconcilers for the income-generating activities of the British Council. The role holder will ensure that Income reconciliations of the countries are completed as per the agreed process and any open items/risks are highlighted to develop mitigation plans. The role will also work with other teams to automate the recognition and reconciliation process to improve accuracy and timely completion of the reconciliations, meeting the agreed standards The role profile also includes vendor screening activities, raising vendor creation requests through the portal, supporting vendor creation and amendment, conducting quality reviews of purchase orders, and supporting intercompany PO creation. Additionally, certain ad hoc activities may be assigned in line with the requirements during the May–June period, particularly in support of country exam sessions. Main accountabilities: * Perform PO creation activities using the requests received on Sharepoint/ Email/Portal etc. received from countries * Create PO’s as per the provided duly authorized & approved requests * Do the sense check of request forms before creating PO’s * Submit PO’s for further review & subsequent approval * Accurate verification and input of SAP transactions in timely basis in compliance with established standards * Provide input to process improvement opportunity identification and analysis * Support Process SMEs and Team Lead with data/ information whenever required * Extract delivery reports of exams/ teaching classes from relevant systems, sites or seek information from Operational teams as per the agreed SLA * Complete reconciliation of the income collected with income expected within agreed timeline * Issues and non-reconciling items to be investigated and resolved before completion of the reconciliation for the succeeding month / accounting period/ term shared with Country Operational & Finance teams and resolved as per SLA * Complete analysis of the issues (recurrent) and recommend changes to the income recognition and recording process adhered by the country teams * Support vendor creation, amendment and raising on VMD portal * Provide support on vendor screening and support on all May-June exams related activities in retained operations. Requirements of the role: Minimum/essential * Education – Finance Graduate/ Post Graduate * Experience of 1-2 years in process handling related to specific responsible areas and capable of delivery as per agreed service levels. A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community as we believe that a diverse workforce gives added depth to our work. The British Council is a Disability Confident Employer. The Disability Confident scheme helps challenge attitudes, increase understanding of disability and ensure staff are drawn from the widest possible pool of talent. We guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum role requirements. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities. Safeguarding Statement The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with. We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989. Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children. If you experience any difficulties with submitting your application, please email askhr@britishcouncil.org