Accounts Payable Operations

- Own the end-to-end Accounts Payable (AP) process, ensuring completion within defined turnaround times.

- Review and approve complex or high-value invoices, ensuring accurate GL, cost centre, project, and tax coding.

- Drive continuous improvement to reduce invoice rework, errors, and vendor escalations.

Vendor Payments, Controls &

- Cash Coordination

- Plan and review payment runs in coordination with the Finance and Banking teams to ensure fund availability.

- Ensure strict adherence to the approval matrix and payment control framework.

- Maintain robust controls to prevent duplicate, incorrect, or unauthorized payments.

Vendor Reconciliation &

- Query Management

- Conduct periodic vendor ledger reconciliations.

- Ensure timely resolution of vendor queries and disputes.

- Reduce long-pending open items and maintain accurate ageing and vendor statement reconciliations.

Bookkeeping, Monthly Closing &

- General Ledger

- Ensure accurate booking of expenses and journal entries, including monthly accruals, provisions, and cut-off entries.

- Maintain alignment between the AP sub-ledger and the General Ledger.

- Provide timely support during month-end and year-end closure activities.

Statutory &

- Tax Compliance

- Ensure accurate deduction and accounting of TDS and GST, including compliance requirements related to foreign payments.

- Ensure timely deposit of TDS and provide accurate data for tax return filings.

- Maintain complete statutory documentation and ensure compliance with applicable requirements, with zero tolerance for errors that could result in penalties.

Audit Support &

- Compliance

- Ensure timely submission of AP and bookkeeping records for statutory and internal audits.

- Resolve audit queries related to AP and bookkeeping.

- Maintain robust documentation and audit evidence trails.





- Ensure closure of audit observations within agreed timelines.

Department-wise MIS &

- Budget Monitoring

- Prepare monthly department-wise MIS reports within defined timelines, including Budget vs. Actual analysis across departments.

- Coordinate with functional teams on expense tracking and budget utilization.

- Support the Associate Director – Finance with accurate, timely, and decision-ready financial data.

Education &

- Experience

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, or a related discipline.

- CA (Inter), CMA, or MBA Finance is preferred.

- 8–12 years of relevant experience in Accounts Payable, Bookkeeping, General Ledger, or related Finance functions.

- Prior experience in a mid-to-large organization with multi-department or multi-project financial operations.

- Working knowledge of GST, TDS, and statutory compliance requirements, including foreign payment compliance.

- Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Tally, or equivalent.

- Strong command of MS Excel for reconciliation, analysis, and MIS reporting.

- Demonstrated ability to independently manage month-end closing cycles and support audit processes.

Skills

- Strong understanding of AP processes, GL accounting, and statutory tax compliance, particularly GST and TDS.

- Advanced proficiency in Excel and MIS/Budget reporting tools.

- High attention to detail with a strong control and governance mindset.

- Effective vendor and stakeholder management and negotiation skills.

- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

- Solid analytical and problem-solving abilities, with sound judgment and minimal supervision.

- Clear written and verbal communication skills for effective cross-functional coordination and audit interactions.

Pay: ₹700,000.00 - ₹1,200,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

📌 Assistant Manager – Finance (Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar)
🏢 Plaksha University
📍 Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar