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.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
1. Team Management & Business Partnering
● 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 transparent ownership, TATs, and quality standards; conduct regular 1:1s and performance reviews.
● Build bench strength and cross-train the team so business continuity isn't dependent on a single person per vertical.
● Drive cross-functional alignment with procurement, warehouse/ops, and business teams to reduce recurring invoice/payment disputes at the source.
2. SOP Governance & Process Compliance
● 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.
● Standardize documentation and process notes across the team so processes aren't person-dependent.
3. Invoice Processing & Payments Oversight
● Ensure timely and accurate invoice booking across all vendor categories (raw material, packaging, 3P/co-manufacturing, marketing, logistics, admin/opex).