Job Profile - Lead Accounts Payable

Reporting - Head of Finance
Qualification: Chartered Accountant (CA)
Industry: Large Manufacturing Organisation
Location: Faridabad
Experience: 8 to 15 years

Candidate applying eligibility criteria:

1) Qualified CA

2) Experience working in large scale Manufacturing company.

3) SAP experience.

Role Overview

We are looking for a qualified Chartered Accountant to lead the Accounts Payable function for a large manufacturing organisation. The incumbent will be responsible for managing the complete Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Accounts Payable lifecycle, ensuring accuracy, compliance, timely payments, strong financial controls and continuous process improvement.

The role will work closely with Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Taxation, Treasury, Customs, Business Teams and Auditors to ensure efficient and compliant AP operations.

Accounts Payable & P2P Management

- Lead the end-to-end Accounts Payable and Procure-to-Pay function.
- Ensure timely and accurate processing of vendor invoices, debit/credit notes and employee/vendor-related payments.
- Drive 3-way matching of PO, GRN and Invoice and resolve exceptions.
- Establish strong controls around vendor master, invoice processing, approvals and payments.
- Monitor vendor ageing, outstanding liabilities and payment cycles.
- Ensure accurate month-end and year-end AP closing and provisioning.

Accounting Standards Ind AS & IFRS

- Strong working knowledge of Ind AS and IFRS and their application to accounting and reporting.
- Ensure AP-related accounting treatments are compliant with applicable accounting standards.
- Review accounting implications relating to provisions, accruals, foreign currency transactions, leases, financial liabilities and other relevant areas.




- Coordinate with internal and statutory auditors on accounting and AP-related matters.

GST & Taxation

- Strong hands-on understanding of GST, including:
- Input Tax Credit (ITC)
- GST reconciliation
- Vendor compliance
- RCM
- E-invoicing
- E-way bills
- GST provisions and controls

- Ensure appropriate GST accounting and timely resolution of discrepancies.
- Work closely with the Tax team to minimise ITC leakage and tax-related exposures.

Imports & International Payments

- Complete understanding of the import-to-payment cycle.
- Strong knowledge of IDPMS (Import Data Processing and Monitoring System) and its reconciliation/closure.
- Understanding of Customs Duty, IGST on imports, Bill of Entry and related documentation.
- Manage accounting and reconciliation of import transactions.
- Coordinate with banks for import-related payments, remittances and documentation.
- Ensure timely closure of open import transactions and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Strong understanding of foreign currency transactions and exchange-rate accounting.

Automation & Process Transformation

- Drive automation and digitisation of the AP/P2P function.
- Identify manual processes and develop opportunities for RPA, workflow automation, OCR/AI-based invoice processing and system integration.
- Improve touchless invoice processing and automated reconciliations.
- Lead ERP/AP process enhancements and automation initiatives.




- Establish dashboards and real-time MIS for AP performance.

Controls, Compliance & Governance

- Strengthen internal financial controls across the AP function.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, statutory requirements and audit controls.
- Identify process gaps, control weaknesses and potential fraud risks.
- Drive periodic vendor reconciliation and ageing reviews.
- Ensure proper segregation of duties and approval controls.

Working Capital & Vendor Management

- Optimise payment cycles while maintaining solid vendor relationships.
- Support working-capital improvement through effective payable management.
- Analyse payment terms, overdue liabilities and cash-flow requirements.
- Work with Procurement and Business teams to improve commercial and payment processes.

Candidate Profile

- Chartered Accountant (CA) with 1218 years of relevant experience.
- Strong experience in Accounts Payable / P2P / Finance Operations, preferably within a large manufacturing organisation.
- Strong hands-on knowledge of Ind AS, IFRS, GST and import accounting.
- Proven experience in IDPMS, Customs Duty, Bill of Entry and import-related bank payments.
- Strong ERP exposure, preferably SAP or other large-scale ERP environments.
- Demonstrated experience in process automation, digital transformation and AP analytics.
- Strong understanding of internal controls, audit, compliance and working capital.
- Excellent stakeholder-management and team-leadership capabilities.

Ideal Candidate: A CA who combines strong technical accounting and taxation expertise with deep AP/P2P operational experience and a proven track record of automation and process transformation.

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