Accounts Payable Manager

Ferns Solutions; Dhayari; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Leave encashment

Paid time off

Provident Fund

Job summary

Ferns Solutions in Pune, India, seeks an experienced Accounts Payable Lead to join its India Shared Services Centre. You will own the end-to-end AP cycle and lead daily operations with independence, coordinating with UK leadership across time zones.

Responsibilities include supplier payments, reconciliations, month/quarter/year-end close, and building dashboards to track performance. A hands-on, proactive manager will thrive in this role.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Accounts Payable or finance operations.
• 2+ years in a managerial role in a shared services or GCC environment.
• Fluent English for regular UK leadership calls.
• Hands-on AP problem solving and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Own the full AP cycle from invoice receipt through payment and reconciliation.
• Oversee supplier payments, including cross-border and foreign currency transactions.
• Drive AP reconciliation, aging, and close processes (month/quarter/year).
• Anchor close activities and maintain audit-ready records.
• Set up KPIs and dashboards; lead daily standups and coach the team.
• Coordinate with UK finance team on discrepancies and reporting.

Skills

AP experience

Finance operations

Leadership

English communication

Hands-on AP

Stakeholder management

Job description

Company Type: Shared Services Centre, Pune

Location: Sinhgad Road, Pune

Department: Accounts Payable, Financial Operations

Reports To: Assistant Manager, Global Accounts Payable

Shift: UK Shift (12:00 PM 9:00 PM IST)

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent | Work From Office (WFO)

Role Overview

This is a unique opportunity to join the India Shared Services Centre of one of the UK's fastest-growing private healthcare groups. We're strengthening our Accounts Payable function and looking for someone ready to take end-to-end ownership of the AP cycle from invoice receipt through to payment, reconciliation, and period-end close while leading a team through daily operations.

While this is a full-time, in-office role at our Pune Shared Services Centre, your reporting manager is based in the UK. You will therefore be expected to work with a high degree of independence, manage your own priorities, and communicate proactively with senior stakeholders across time zones. This role interfaces directly with UK finance leadership, so it suits someone equally comfortable directing a team's day-to-day work and staying hands-on enough to catch and fix what the team might miss.

Key Responsibilities

AP Operations

• Own the full AP cycle invoice receipt through payment and reconciliation
• Execute and oversee supplier payment runs, including cross-border payments and manual/one-off foreign currency transactions
• Drive AP reconciliation supplier statements, ledger tie-outs, and resolution of aged/open items
• Anchor month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities for AP
• Maintain audit-ready transaction records and support internal/external audits

Team Leadership

• Set up KPIs and performance benchmarks both for the team as a whole and for individual team members - and run daily standups to track against them
• Build and manage dashboards to track AP performance, aging, and team output in real time
• Coach team members and manage output quality against the benchmarks set
• Manage the AP inbox, ensuring queries are actioned, tracked, and cleared within SLA

Stakeholder & Process

• Coordinate in real time with the UK finance team on discrepancies, escalations, and reporting
• Identify process gaps and implement scalable improvementsRepresent AP in formal reviews and occasional in-person visits from UK leadership

What Success Looks Like in Six Months

• Aged items and open queries tracked and closed within agreed SLA, with no backlog drift
• UK finance team reports consistent, proactive communication with no unresolved escalations
• Team runs daily standups independently with clear performance visibility

Skills & Experience Required

Must-Have

• 10+ years in AP or broader finance operations, with 2+ years in a managerial capacity in a shared services or GCC environment
• Technically hands-on - able to identify and personally resolve issues in the AP queue, not just manage from a distance
• Fluent, confident spoken and written English - you'll be on regular calls with UK-based senior leadership and will occasionally host visiting executives in Pune
• Demonstrated ability to earn team respect through competence and consistency, not hierarchy alone
• Self-directed: once aligned on priorities, you execute without follow-up and flag issues upward proactively
• Ability to work independently with a remote reporting manager - proactive communication, strong judgment, and self-driven execution are essential in this structure

Preferred

• Prior experience managing supplier relationships across UK/Europe
• Exposure to healthcare sector finance or billing
• Experience presenting AP metrics or process changes to senior stakeholders

Working Conditions

• Office environment in Pune (WFO)
• Standard corporate workweek, with occasional 1-2 hour flexibility during peak/period-end close
• Collaborative team setting; regular interaction with global finance colleagues and cross-functional business units
• Candidates based in or willing to relocate to Pune preferred; no relocation assistance provided

What's On Offer

• Competitive fixed compensation benchmarked to shared services market rates
• Direct visibility with client leadership - this is not a back-office role
• Real scope to shape how the AP function operates and grows
• A structured, professional environment with clear growth pathways for strong performers

Closing Line

Please answer the qualifying questions carefully - incomplete or casual responses may lead to your application not being considered.

If you're ready to take ownership, sharpen your expertise, and make a real impact in global healthcare finance, apply today and grow with us!

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Leave encashment
• Paid time off
• Provident Fund