Roles and Responsibility
To ensure that Invoices received from Regions/countries are posted within the agreed SLA levels
To maintain a high target of accuracy while postings and take measures to sustain them
To understand the Procure to Pay cycle and liaise with Procurement Teams for PO/Vendor Related issues
To ensure that Team Productivity & Accuracy Trackers are maintained, reviewed and appropriate
actions are taken to generate efficiencies
To address the queries received from the external vendors/business contacts within the agreed
SLA with appropriate responses
To partner with the IT team to resolve any technical issues in the system and ensure smooth
workflow ensuring Vendors get paid on time
To take measures for improving the accuracy standards of the team by performing a CAPA, RootCause analysis checks
To calculate and post the quarterly accruals as per the CCPs
To manage the volumes received for the day and work with the customers/teams to meet the TAT
To create sufficient backups within the team to ensure continuity
Lead the transitions and assist the team and keep check on the action items, update the
management accordingly on the issues and improvements.
Liaise with the internal teams- Payments & Treasury and customers for any accounting queries
Ensure the Preparation of the Monthly Metric Reporting, 1 pagers to Regional Finance Leads &
Internal Dashboards and take actions to improve the health of the processes
To align the P2P processes as per the P2P Lean Global Standards and take measures to standardize the activities
Represent the Financial Statements to Management during Annual Balance Sheet Reviews – Payables
Responsible for Customer Management through timely resolution of queries, issues and enhancing customer experience
Liaise with internal and external auditors and facilitate the completion of audit requirements
Constant look out for Improvements through process automations and optimization of processes
Participate and Lead Organizational Initiatives
Developing and Coaching Team Members
Provide Guidance to the team regarding Accounting Standards and responsible for their career
development
Minimum Qualification
Graduate/Master Degree in Accounting/MBA Finance with excellent accounting skills
Experience
Overall 6-10 years’ experience in a Shared Service environment with 2+ years in managing and
leading a team
Experience of managing Procure to Pay processes-Procurement, Invoice Processing,
Disbursements, ERD/Data Master, Travel & Expense Reporting, Vendor Reconciliations etc
Excellent Knowledge of P2P cycle and how it links to the overall business
Working knowledge of SAP, MS Office applications
Excellent Leadership Skills in Developing People, Influencing, Customer Centricity and Change Mindset
Should be excellent in Building Relationships across Teams, Customers and Stakeholders
Should have managed and lead transitions
Proven experience in managing multi region customers/diverse customer base
Should be a self directed, organized and resourceful
Ability to understand the big picture of topics but also maintain focus on details