Accounts Payable Specialist - Assistant Manager

Role & responsibilities

• Lead the month-end closing process for Accounts Payable(AP), ensuring timely reconciliation, accuracy of balances and completion of all related activities.
• Support internal and external audit requirements by coordinating documentation, responding to audit queries and preparing disclosure formats and schedules required for review and compliance purposes.
• Prepare, review, and analyze accounts payable reports, including aging analysis, payment status and vendor performance metrics.
• Manage cross-functional stakeholder relationships and proactively resolve issues or disputes related to invoices, payments and account reconciliations in coordination with internal departments and external parties.
• Ensure that payments to MSME vendors are processed within the timelines.
• Assist in streamlining and continuously improving accounts payable processes to enhance efficiency, strengthen controls and reduce turnaround time in invoice processing.
• Monitor customer account details to identify non-payments, delayed payments, and other irregularities and initiate appropriate follow-up actions to mitigate collection risks.
• Prepare and present periodic reports on accounts receivable status, collection performance, and outstanding exposures to senior management for review and decision-making.
• End to end processing of PO / Non-PO based Imports & Domestic Invoices. (Revenue/Capex).
• TDS verification and reconciliation for payment (monthly).
• Should have hands-on experience in SAP environment (Accounts Payable).