AE - Practitioner Payments & Helpdesk INT, PTP, GCC

Tataconsumer; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consumer Products Ltd in India is seeking an Assistant Executive - Accounts Payable to manage end-to-end AP for vendors, ensure tax compliance, and support month-end closures within Group Finance. The role requires SAP/VIM proficiency, accurate coding, and strong Excel reporting in a fast-paced environment.

With 5+ years in AP, you will engage with procurement and operations to resolve disputes, publish dashboards, and drive process improvements through Lean/Six Sigma practices.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge on Indian Accounts payable accounting & Taxation.
• Accounts payment knowledge of SAP must.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience Accounts Payable. Experience in SAP/VIM workflow is desirable.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• High attention to detail and strong process discipline.
• Advanced Excel and reporting skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as escalation point for vendor disputes, short-pays, and blocked/exceptions invoices.
• Publish service dashboards and hold regular reviews with key stakeholders.
• Accountable for meeting and prioritizing targets/deadlines and those of others within standards.
• Perform end-to-end processing of PO, Non-PO, Freight, Utility, and Employee Reimbursement invoices.
• Resolve invoice exceptions, blocked invoices, and workflow issues in a timely manner.
• Coordinate with business users and procurement for invoice approvals and issue resolution.
• Review invoices for compliance with company policies, tax regulations, and approval requirements.
• Ensure accurate accounting, tax coding, and cost center allocation.
• Lead CI roadmap (Lean, Six Sigma) to reduce cycle time and manual touches.

Skills

SAP

VIM workflow

Accounts Payable

Excel & Reporting

Analytical skills

Stakeholder mgmt

Attention to detail

Communication

Tools

SAP

VIM

Job description

Designation
Assistant Executive - Accounts Payable, India

Function
Group Finance Location
Bangalore Reporting To
DGM, GPO - PTP

Job Description

At Tata Consumer Products Ltd, we stand #Forbetter - Planet, Sourcing, Nutrition, Communities. And #ForBetter Opportunities …. Here’s an exciting one!

How does this Job align to our Strategy?

At the core of Tata Consumer Products' business approach lie six strategic pillars that serve as the foundation for its growth and success: Strengthening & Accelerating our Core Business, Driving Digital and Innovation, Unlocking Synergies, Creating a Future-Ready Organization, Exploring New Opportunities and Embedding Sustainability.

This job opportunity closely aligns with one of these key strategic pillars, which is driving Operational Delivery & Excellence/Customer management and communication/Leadership and People Management/Process Improvement/Cross Functional activities. The job aims to bring tangible business value by accelerating the company's growth & Expansion plan making sure that services are being seamlessly delivered to the clients of an organization.

Where do you come in as?

MD & CEO

Group CFO

SVP and CFO India Finance

VP – GCC Head

DGM, GPO - PTP

Complexity of the role (Optional) : Dynamic

Type of Role: Individual contributor

Primary Stakeholders (Optional) : Operations, Digital Team, Business Finance, Corporate Finance, Logistics, Admin, etc

What are the Key Deliverables in this role ?

Customer Service

• Serve as escalation point for vendor disputes, short-pays, and blocked/exceptions invoices.
• Identify potential sensitive issues and elevate it to the appropriate level
• Publish service dashboards and hold regular reviews with key stakeholders (Procurement, Receiving, Controllers).
• Accountable for meeting and prioritizing own targets/ deadlines and those of others within agreed standards and procedures

Internal Processes

• Perform end-to-end processing of PO, Non-PO, Freight, Utility, and Employee Reimbursement invoices.
• Resolve invoice exceptions, blocked invoices, and workflow issues in a timely manner.
• Coordinate with business users and procurement teams for invoice approvals and issue resolution
• Review invoices for compliance with company policies, tax regulations, and approval requirements.
• Ensure accurate accounting, tax coding, and cost center allocation.
• Manage exceptions: price/quantity variances, duplicate detection, blocked invoices.

Innovation and Learning

• Lead CI roadmap (Lean, Six Sigma) to reduce cycle time and manual touches
• Contribute to the continuous improvement.

What are the Critical success factors for the Role ?

• Excellent knowledge on Indian Accounts payable accounting & Taxation
• Accounts payment Knowledge of SAP Must
• 5 + years of relevant work experience Accounts Payable. Experience in SAP/VIM workflow is desirable
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• High attention to detail and strong process discipline.
• Advanced Excel and reporting skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, dynamic environment.

What are the Desirable success factors for the Role?

• Analytical and problem-solving abilities , with a focus on delivering actionable insights and innovative solutions.
• Good communication skills and stakeholder management capabilities
• Familiarity with the consumer goods industry and an understanding of its challenges and opportunities

TCPL Growth Mindset and Behaviors

We are obsessed about keeping Consumers & Customers first in our hearts - that's why we are here !

We are trailblazers in executing with Excellence … Together as One Team !

We take Ownership of our business …delivering value for our Stakeholders .. no Compromises !

We are Open to Continuously improving … Continuously innovating … For Better !

We live & breathe our Tata Code of Conduct

About Us: At Tata Consumer, we stand 'For Better.'

Tata Consumer Products is a focused consumer products company uniting the principal food and beverage interests of the Tata Group under one umbrella. Our brands embody our purpose of 'For Better' through the value they deliver to consumers with a focus on innovation, health and wellness, convenience and premiumisation. The Company's portfolio of products includes tea, coffee, water, RTD, salt, pulses, spices, ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat offerings, breakfast cereals, snacks and mini meals. Our key brands include Tata Tea, Tetley, Eight O'Clock Coffee, Tata Coffee Grand, Himalayan Natural Mineral Water, Tata Copper+ and Tata Gluco+, Tata Salt, Tata Sampann and Tata Soulfull. In India, Tata Consumer Products has a reach of over 200 million households, giving it an unparalleled ability to leverage the Tata brand in consumer products.

The Company has a consolidated annual turnover of ~Rs. 15,206 Crs with operations in India and International markets. For more information please visit www.tataconsumer.com