Accounts Payable Manager

Wipro; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Wipro in Pune is seeking an experienced AP leader to manage a global Accounts Payable team and ensure top-quality end-to-end AP reporting and processing. You will drive governance with clients and internal teams, resolve complex issues with stakeholders, and oversee audits and continuous process improvements.

The role emphasizes SAP/ERP proficiency, strong leadership, and the ability to mentor a large team while maintaining high service levels and accuracy in financial data.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15+ years of experience in Finance and Accounts, preferably in BPO.
• Experience in Chemical industry is an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead a global, large Accounts Payable team and oversee reporting, approval, and evaluation of AP data.
• Ensure adherence to baseline values for all SLAs/KPIs.
• Interact with Business Accounting teams, internal partners, and stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Drive governance calls with client and internal teams.
• Oversee invoicing, payments, vendor queries, disputes, audit requests, and analysis of AP processes.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders for critical tasks.
• Oversee internal and external audits and close points with controls.
• Drive improvements and create efficiency across processes.
• Support metrics reporting for the AP process.
• People management including hiring, coaching, and development of the team.

Skills

Domain expertise

People management

Customer service

Communication skills

Problem solving

Cross-team collaboration

AP tools awareness

MS Office

Stakeholder management

ERP/SAP knowledge

Tools

MS Excel

SAP/ERP systems

Job description

• Lead Global, large Accounts Payable team and performing tasks related to reporting, approval and evaluation of the AP data
• Ensure baseline values adherence for all Service Level Agreements-KPI & CPI
• Interact with the Business Accounting team, internal partners and other stake holders to resolve issues
• Drive Governance calls with client and internally with teams
• Overview the team’s critical activities, including but not limited to invoicing, payments, vendor queries, disputes, audit requests, analysis and other requests pertaining to the accounts payable process
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders for critical tasks
• Overview internal and external audits and close open points establishing controls
• Review RCAs and preventive measures established by BB
• Drive improvement ares and create efficiency
• Support the metrics reporting for the relevant process
• People Management – be a peoples manager involving in hiring, structured learning path, operations mentor for the team.
• Maintain RLS and staffing requirements
• Overview monthly invoicing to client
• Should ensure smooth month end / quater end / Year end processes
• Handled internal / external audit to closure

CRITICAL SKILLS REQUIRED

• Strong domain and experience of similar role
• Experience in managing people
• Ability to provide high-quality level of customer service for end-to-end reporting process
• Strong written & oral communications skills
• Strong problem solving & organization skills
• Ability to partner with other teams specially procurement counterparts
• Aware of AP tools in the market/industry
• Proficient is MS Office
• Client stakeholder management skill and understanding
• SAP or similar ERP knowledge is mandatory

CANDIDATE SPECIFICATION

• Minimum 15+years of experience in Finance and Accounts preferably in BPO industry
• Experience of Chemical industry is added advantage