Sr Specialist, Financial Accounting

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

09

The Role: Senior Specialist, Financial Accounting (Cash Management)

The Senior Specialist is responsible for managing daily bank reconciliations operations, monitoring cash positions, and driving process improvements finance functions. The role requires strong analytical capabilities, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure efficient cash flow management and compliance with company policies.

The Team:

Our Cash Management and Reconciliation team sits at the intersection of Finance, Treasury, and global banking operations — partnering across Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Treasury to ensure the accuracy and integrity of S&P Global's daily cash position. We are a collaborative, detail-oriented team that takes ownership of financial controls and drives continuous improvement across the Record to Report cycle. If you thrive in a structured environment where precision matters and cross-functional impact is real, this team is for you.

Responsibilities and Impact:

• Monitor and manage bank accounts — perform daily oversight of bank account activity, ensuring accurate and up-to-date cash positions across all accounts in scope.
• Execute month-end bank reconciliations — lead the full reconciliation cycle within Record to Report, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and audit-readiness of all cash records at period close.
• Prepare and post journal entries — produce and validate accounting entries in Oracle Financials in line with accounting standards, internal controls, and corporate policy deadlines.
• Drive process improvement analysis — identify inefficiencies across cash management workflows, develop recommendations, and partner with Finance leadership to implement scalable solutions.
• Apply AP and AR knowledge — leverage your understanding of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes to resolve reconciliation exceptions and optimize end-to-end cash flow management.
• Partner cross-functionally — collaborate with Treasury, Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and banking partners to ensure timely cash positioning and accurate financial reporting.
  

What We're Looking For

Basic Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Record to Report experience, including hands-on bank reconciliation within a corporate accounting environment.
• Demonstrated working experience with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes and their interface with cash management and reconciliation activities.
• Demonstrated experience preparing and posting journal entries in an accounting system (e.g., SAP, Oracle, or equivalent ERP).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically advanced Excel (e.g., VLOOKUP, pivot tables, reconciliation models).
• Proven ability to identify, investigate, and resolve cash or account discrepancies independently and within agreed timelines.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using a dedicated reconciliation platform such as BlackLine
• Working knowledge of cash forecasting methodologies within a multinational corporate Treasury or Finance function.
• Exposure to bank-account administration processes including account opening, closure, or signatory management.
• Demonstrated involvement in finance process improvement initiatives, including documentation of current-state workflows and implementation of enhanced procedures.
• Willing to work in UK shift (2PM-11PM IST)

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What’s In It For You?

Our Mission:

Advancing Essential Intelligence.

Our People:

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:
Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include:

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.

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