Hiring For Accounts Payable role (Team lead) | Location-Sion Mumbai

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Payable Operations

• Manage end-to-end Accounts Payable operations, ensuring timely and accurate processing of vendor invoices.
• Review invoice processing, payment runs, and vendor reconciliations to ensure compliance with internal controls and SLAs.
• Monitor ageing of vendor balances and resolve outstanding issues in coordination with procurement and business teams.
• Ensure accurate maintenance of vendor master data and adherence to company policies.
• Drive improvements in invoice processing efficiency and payment accuracy.

General Accounting

• Review journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and General Ledger transactions.
• Oversee bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, and intercompany reconciliations.
• Ensure timely completion of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial close activities.
• Support preparation and review of financial statements, schedules, and management reports.
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards and internal accounting policies.

Financial Reporting & MIS

• Prepare and review MIS reports, dashboards, and variance analysis for management.
• Analyse financial data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Provide insights to stakeholders to support business decision-making.

Compliance & Audit

• Ensure compliance with GST, TDS, and other statutory accounting requirements.
• Coordinate with internal, statutory, and tax auditors during audits.
• Ensure adherence to internal financial controls and SOX/compliance requirements (where applicable).

Team Management

• Lead and mentor a team of Accounts Payable and Accounting professionals.
• Allocate work, monitor productivity, and ensure adherence to SLAs and quality standards.
• Conduct performance reviews, coaching sessions, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Build a high-performance and collaborative team culture.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary point of contact for clients/business stakeholders for AP and accounting matters.
• Collaborate with procurement, treasury, tax, and business teams to resolve operational issues.
• Present operational updates, KPIs, and improvement initiatives to leadership.

Process Improvement & Automation

• Identify opportunities for process optimisation, standardisation, and automation.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, or digital tools.
• Participate in ERP implementation, migration, or transformation projects.
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and process documentation.

Required Skills

• Strong expertise in Accounts Payable and General Accounting.
• Sound knowledge of financial reporting and accounting principles.
• Experience in month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Good understanding of GST, TDS, and statutory accounting requirements.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as SAP and Tally.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, Power Query, etc.).
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong communication and presentation abilities.