A well-funded startup revolutionizing healthy snacking with a diverse range of clean-label, gluten-free, and preservative-free products. Focused on convenience and health, the company continues to set new benchmarks in the industry.
Manage a team of 4–5 AP Business Partners, each acting as functional SPOC for specific business/operations teams.
● Ensure each team member is effectively resolving end-to-end AP queries for their aligned stakeholders — invoice booking, vendor reconciliation, payment status, discrepancy resolution.
● Set clear ownership, TATs, and quality standards; conduct regular 1:1s and performance reviews.
● Own and continuously improve AP SOPs covering invoice processing, vendor master governance, PO/non-PO invoice workflows, TDS/GST compliance on vendor bills, and payment approval matrices.
● Ensure the team adheres to defined SOPs consistently — no ad-hoc exceptions without a proper approval trail.
● Drive periodic SOP audits/spot checks across all SPOCs to catch process drift early.
● Invoice Processing & Payments Oversight
● Ensure timely and accurate invoice booking across all vendor categories (raw material, packaging, 3P/co-manufacturing, marketing, logistics, admin/opex).
● Monitor ageing of vendor payables and proactively flag/resolve overdue or blocked vendor accounts.
● Month-End Close & Expense MIS




● Consolidate and review the expense MIS with accurate cost-center/department/SKU-level tagging as required.
● Partner with the Business Finance/controllership team to explain variances in expense MIS vs. Ensure ledger scrutiny (vendor/GL) is completed and signed off before books are closed each month.
Compliance, Audit & Controls
● Ensure GST input credit reconciliation, TDS compliance, and other statutory requirements are met on all vendor payments.
● ensure timely closure of audit observations.
● Ensure documentation (approvals, contracts, debit/credit notes) is complete and retrievable for audit purposes.
Strong hands-on knowledge of AP processes, invoice-to-pay cycle, and vendor accounting.
● Working knowledge of GST, TDS, and other statutory requirements applicable to vendor payments.
● Experience managing month-end close and building & reviewing expense MIS.
● Strong people management skills — proven experience leading teams of 4+ members.
● Solid Excel skills and hands-on experience with Tally ERP are a must; working knowledge of SAP is an added advantage.
● Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-transaction-volume FMCG/D2C environment.
A finance professional (B.Com/M.Com/CA-Inter/MBA Finance or equivalent) with 6–9 years of overall experience in Accounts Payable/Finance Operations, including 2–3 years leading a team, preferably in a high-growth FMCG or consumer startup.
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📌 Procurement Consultancy Lead (Mumbai)
🏢 Corenza
📍 Mumbai