Leadership of end-to-end accounts payable operations, quality governance, audit readiness, finance controls, stakeholder management and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead end-to-end AP operations covering invoice processing, payments, vendor reconciliations, vendor master controls, exception management and period-end deliverables.

- Manage the two Assistant Manager portfolios for transaction management and QC / audit support, ensuring clear ownership, coordination and timely closure of deliverables.

- Own operational governance across SLAs, turnaround time, productivity, ageing, backlog, error trends and service-quality metrics.

- Review high-risk and high-value transactions, reconciliations, exception logs and aged open items; ensure root-cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions.

- Act as the senior escalation point for complex vendor, process, control and stakeholder issues.

- Lead internal, statutory and client audit support, including evidence readiness, query resolution and closure of agreed actions.

- Strengthen AP controls, SOPs, review checklists and process documentation; ensure consistent adherence across the team.

- Drive automation, standardisation and process improvement using SAP / ERP data, Excel, Power Query and management dashboards.

- Partner with business, procurement, controllership, treasury, tax and other finance stakeholders to resolve dependencies and improve outcomes.

- Coach and develop team members through structured reviews, feedback, cross-training and succession planning.

Required Skills





- Advanced Excel (Mandatory): Power Query, PivotTables, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS / COUNTIFS and dashboarding.

- Strong end-to-end AP operations, vendor reconciliation and payment-process knowledge.

- Hands-on experience with SAP AP module and ERP-based reporting.

- Sound working knowledge of GST, TDS and AP-related finance controls.

- Experience in audit coordination, quality review, control testing and issue remediation.

- Strong team leadership, stakeholder management and escalation-handling skills.

- Ability to manage high-volume AP environments with competing priorities and tight deadlines.

- Robust analytical, problem-solving and process-improvement orientation.

- High attention to detail with a structured and control-focused working style.

Candidate Profile

- Preferably Qualified CA or experienced graduate with more than 5 years of relevant experience in AP operations, shared services, in-house finance, controllership or audit-led finance roles.

- Proven experience leading AP teams and managing managers / team leads, operational SLAs and governance routines.

- Strong knowledge of end-to-end AP processes, reconciliations, controls and audit requirements.

- Experience in high-volume and complex operating environments.

- Audit background or significant experience supporting internal, statutory or client audits is preferred.

- Ability to balance operational delivery, control requirements and stakeholder expectations.

- Confident communication with auditors, client leadership and senior stakeholders.

📌 Manager - Accounts Payable Operations (Gurugram)
🏢 EY
📍 Gurugram