AGM Finance and Accounts (AR, AP & Billing), A leading listed packaging company, Bengaluru

Job Summary: A leading listed plastic packaging manufacturing company is looking to hire an AGM Finance and Accounts with 9+ years of experience who will own and lead the centralised Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Billing functions at HQ, serving all 30 plants across India and every business unit.

About the company: A leading listed plastic packaging manufacturing company with over 35+ years of industry experience, serving major FMCG, food & beverage, pharmaceutical, and personal care brands. The company specializes in innovative packaging solutions, including bottles, containers, jars, and closures for diverse industries.

Designation: AGM Finance and Accounts (AR, AP & Billing)

Location: Electronic City, Bengaluru

Reports to: Finance Controller

Roles and Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Centralisation:

- Own the vision, operating model and roadmap for the centralised AR, AP and Billing functions at HQ.
- Lead the end-to-end transition of AR, AP and Billing activities from 30 plants to HQ, including process mapping, knowledge transfer, phased migration, stabilisation and hypercare.
- Define the target operating model, organisation structure, role clarity and governance between HQ, plants and business units.
- Standardise and harmonise policies, procedures, workflows and chart-of-account / master data practices across all plants and business units.

Digital Transformation & Automation:

- Drive the digital agenda for finance operations: ERP optimisation, workflow automation, OCR / invoice digitisation, e-invoicing, vendor and customer portals, auto-reconciliation and RPA.
- Partner with IT, procurement, sales and plant teams to define requirements, run UAT, manage change and realise business benefits from technology projects.
- Build business cases, track benefits (cost, cycle time, accuracy, straight-through processing) and drive continuous improvement and Lean / Six Sigma initiatives.
- Leverage dashboards and analytics for real-time visibility on ageing, collections, payables, billing exceptions and SLA performance.

Accounts Payable:

- Oversee end-to-end P2P processing: invoice processing (PO / non-PO), three-way match, vendor payments, employee reimbursements and advances.
- Ensure timely, accurate payments in line with credit terms, MSME payment timelines and cash-flow plans; manage AP ageing and prevent overdue liabilities.
- Ensure integrity of vendor master data (bank details, GST, PAN, TDS), vendor statement reconciliations and dispute resolution; act as senior escalation point for key vendors.

Accounts Receivable & Collections:





- Lead the O2C collections strategy: credit control, dunning, collection follow-up, cash application, unapplied cash and dispute / deduction management.
- Drive DSO reduction and overdue recovery in coordination with Sales and Business Unit heads; review credit limits, provisioning and bad-debt exposure.
- Ensure timely and accurate customer account reconciliations and balance confirmations.

Billing:

- Own centralised invoicing and billing across all plants and business units, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and compliance (GST, e-invoicing, e-way bill linkages).
- Reduce billing errors, credit notes and revenue leakage through robust upstream checks and coordination with plants, logistics, sales and commercial teams.

SLA Management & Governance:

- Define, agree and enforce SLAs / OLAs and KPIs with plants and business units; establish service catalogues, escalation matrices and periodic governance reviews.
- Monitor SLA adherence, analyse root causes of misses and implement corrective actions; report performance to senior management.
- Drive a service-oriented culture and a structured query / ticket management mechanism for internal and external stakeholders.

Compliance & Internal Controls:

- Ensure compliance with accounting standards (Ind AS), company policies and statutory requirements (GST, TDS / TCS, MSME, audit).
- Design and monitor robust internal financial controls (SOX / IFC) to prevent errors, fraud and duplicate payments; ensure segregation of duties in the centralised set-up.
- Lead interactions with internal, statutory and tax auditors and close audit observations within timelines.

Month-End & Financial Closing:

- Ensure timely and accurate month-end and year-end close for AR, AP and Billing, including accruals, provisions and GL reconciliations.
- Coordinate with plant finance, procurement, treasury, tax and the corporate accounting teams to meet close calendars.
- Lead, mentor and develop a large, multi-layered team (managers, team leads and process associates); build succession and a strong talent pipeline.
- Set goals and KPIs, conduct performance reviews, and drive capability building through training and cross-skilling.
- Manage workforce planning,



capacity and productivity in line with transaction volumes and SLA commitments; manage change during transition.

People Leadership:

- Lead, mentor and develop a large, multi-layered team (managers, team leads and process associates); build succession and a strong talent pipeline.
- Set goals and KPIs, conduct performance reviews, and drive capability building through training and cross-skilling.
- Manage workforce planning, capacity and productivity in line with transaction volumes and SLA commitments; manage change during transition.

Requirements:

- CA / ICWA / MBA (Finance) preferred; minimum Bachelors degree in Commerce, Accounting or Finance.
- 9-10 years of progressive experience in finance operations, including AR, AP and / or Billing, with at least 5 years in a role managing teams.
- Proven experience in setting up, centralising or transitioning finance processes into a shared services / HQ model, preferably for multi-plant, multi-location manufacturing environments.
- Demonstrated track record in digital transformation / finance automation (ERP implementation or upgrade, workflow, OCR, RPA, e-invoicing).
- Strong experience in SLA-driven operations, performance governance and stakeholder management.
- Strong working knowledge of accounting principles, Ind AS, GST, TDS and ERP systems (SAP / Oracle / Dynamics or equivalent).

Key Skills & Competencies:

- Strategic thinking with strong execution and programme management capability
- Change management and transition leadership across multiple locations
- Strong leadership, people management and talent development skills
- Influencing and stakeholder management at plant head, BU head and CXO level
- Analytical, data-driven decision making and process improvement mindset
- Strong command over internal controls, risk and compliance
- Ability to perform under tight deadlines in a fast-paced, high-volume environment

Preferred Attributes:

- Prior experience leading a Global Business Services (GBS) / Shared Services Centre
- Exposure to Lean / Six Sigma, process mining or advanced analytics
- Experience in a manufacturing, multi-business-unit organisation
- Solid ethics, integrity and confidentiality standards

Education: CA / ICWA / MBA (Finance) preferred; minimum Bachelors degree in Commerce, Accounting or Finance.

Experience: 9-10 years of progressive experience in finance operations, including AR, AP and / or Billing, with at least 5 years in a role managing teams.

Working Days: Monday- Friday (WFO)

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