Senior Manager - Accounts Payable

Job Summary Job Description Key Responsibilities

• Accounts Payable Operations: Lead daily AP operations: invoice processing, 2-way/3-way match, exceptions, debit/credit notes, GR/IR clearing, and timely payment runs.
• Accounts Payable Operations: Ensure strong governance on PO compliance, Vendor compliance, and correct routing to approver workflows.
• Accounts Payable Operations: Manage timesheet-based vendor invoices (contractors/consultants): validation against SOW, rate cards, and approved timesheets.
• Accounts Payable Operations: Oversee employee reimbursements and corporate card settlements, ensuring policy alignment.
• Accounts Payable Operations: Owner of vendor master data: creation, modification, banking validation, tax documentation (1099/W-9/W-8, GST, TDS).
• Compliance Period Close: Ensure adherence to: India: GST, TDS, RCM, vendor GST reconciliation.
• Compliance Period Close: US: 1099 preparation, vendor tax documentation.
• Compliance Period Close: Canada: GST/HST/PST compliance.
• Compliance Period Close: Maintain ICFR/SOX-like controls, approval matrix, and audit documentation.
• Compliance Period Close: Manage month/quarter/year-end close: accruals, AP aging, APGL reconciliation, prepayments, DPO tracking.
• Stakeholder Management: Work closely with Procurement, Finance/FPA, HR/TA, Payroll, Legal, Business Ops.
• Stakeholder Management: Handle escalations for vendors and internal business teams across India/US/Canada.
• Process Improvements Automation: Identify opportunities to reduce cycle time and exceptions; improve first-pass accuracy.
• Process Improvements Automation: Support automation initiatives (OCR, e-invoicing, workflow tools) for invoice intake and approvals.
• Process Improvements Automation: Publish and maintain AP dashboards KPIs (aging, on-time payments, exception rate, DPO).
• People Leadership: Supervise a team of 56 AP professionals: task allocation, performance management, coaching.
• People Leadership: Maintain SOPs, ensure timely SLA compliance, and build cross-skilled backups.

Required Qualifications

• M.Com; Semi-qualified CA preferred.
• 1012 years of end-to-end Accounts Payable experience with at least 35 years leading teams.
• Strong knowledge of AP, PO processing, debit/credit notes, reconciliations, month-end close, and vendor management.
• Experience supporting multi-country operations (India, US, Canada).
• Proficient in enterprise ERP systems (SAP/Oracle/NetSuite/MS Dynamics) and AP/TE tools.
• Strong Excel and exposure to BI tools (Power BI/Tableau preferred).

Nice-to-Have

• Experience in IT industry or professional services environment.
• Knowledge of einvoicing (India), 1099 processes (US), HST/GST/PST (Canada).
• Exposure to RPA/automation in finance operations.

Key Competencies

• Strong ownership, accuracy, and process governance.
• Effective stakeholder communication.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving.
• Team leadership and cross-training capability.
• Continuous improvement mindset