Job Description

Responsibilities -
Lead and manage end to end Accounts Payable operations for assigned global entities, including invoice processing, vendor management, payments, employee reimbursements, and related AP activities.
Manage and develop the AP team, ensuring appropriate workload allocation, performance management, coaching, and timely resolution of operational issues.
Ensure achievement of defined KPIs and SLAs, including invoice processing TAT, on-time payments, first-pass yield, aged payables, error rates, and other operational metrics.
Oversee month end close activities, including vendor accruals, prepaid amortization, reversals, reconciliations, flux analysis, and other AP-related accounting activities.
Ensure timely and accurate execution of vendor and employee payment cycles, with appropriate review and adherence to payment controls.
Monitor AP ageing, blocked/held invoices, outstanding advances, debit balances, and other exceptions and drive timely resolution.




Act as the primary point of contact for AP operational escalations and work closely with Finance Controllers, Procurement, Treasury, R2R, business teams, and other stakeholders.
Ensure compliance with company policies, accounting standards, internal controls, approval matrices, and process governance requirements.
Support internal and external audits, including preparation of supporting documentation, timely responses to audit queries, and closure of observations/action items.
Maintain robust controls around invoice processing, vendor payments, employee expenses, and segregation of duties.
Review operational performance, identify root causes of recurring issues, and implement appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
Drive process standardization, continuous improvement, and automation opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and control.
Demonstrate solid ownership and proactively identify and resolve issues rather than relying on escalations from stakeholders.(empty)
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📌 Accounts Payable Team Leader New Delhi (India)
🏢 Hitachi Digital
📍 India