Role Overview

The role supports Network Expense Vendor Payment operations within AP Operations. The analyst will manage vendor payment activity, resolve billing and aging issues, improve reporting, and apply Microsoft 365 Copilot and other approved AI tools to increase individual productivity and advance AP operational priorities.

Manage vendor invoice work queues and payment execution.
Reconcile vendor accounts and resolve billing discrepancies.
Research aging balances, payment exceptions, credits, and late-payment charges.
Partner with vendors and internal teams to maintain account health.
Prepare financial and operational reporting using Excel, Power BI, Databricks, Copilot, and other approved tools.
Use AI responsibly to automate routine work, summarize insights, improve analysis, and support AP process improvements.
Model the Lumen 8 Behaviors through ownership, collaboration, accountability, customer focus, continuous improvement, and inclusion.

Key Responsibilities

Process vendor invoices and payments accurately, timely, and in compliance with AP controls.




Reconcile vendor accounts; resolve billing, payment, and aging discrepancies.
Identify and apply vendor credits within targeted billing cycles.
Analyze billing trends, exceptions, and root causes to improve payment performance.
Use Microsoft 365 Copilot and other approved AI tools to draft summaries, accelerate research, improve reporting, and identify workflow efficiencies.
Translate AP data into explicit insights, dashboards, and action-oriented reporting for leaders and business partners.
Engage vendors and internal stakeholders on account health, payment inquiries, escalations, and issue resolution.
Recommend process improvements that reduce aged balances, late-payment charges, rework, and manual effort.
Demonstrate Lumen 8 Behaviors by working with urgency, acting with integrity, collaborating across teams, owning outcomes, and continuously improving.

Required Experience

3-5 years of relevant experi

📌 Sr Network Expense Analyst IP II (Bengaluru)
🏢 Lumen Technologies India
📍 Bengaluru