Assistant Manager - Accounts Payable

Executive Search; Dadri; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Executive Search in India is seeking a seasoned Accounts Payable lead to manage end-to-end AP operations, oversee invoice processing, payments, reconciliations, and reporting, and mentor a growing team.

You will coordinate with US stakeholders, drive process improvements, support SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA transitions, and ensure compliance with controls, month-end and year-end closings. Open-ended contract on third-party payroll.

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant or relevant degree in accounting/finance/commerce.
• 7+ years in Accounts Payable with SAP experience.
• Experience in team management and process reviews.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Accounts Payable operations.
• Oversee AP cycle: invoice processing, payments, reconciliations, reporting.
• Mentor and develop team members.
• Manage workload allocation and monitor performance.
• Coordinate with US stakeholders for service delivery.
• Ensure internal controls, policies and audits compliance.
• Drive process improvements, standardization and automation.
• Review AP reports and KPIs.
• Communicate status updates to stakeholders.
• Coordinate month-end and year-end closings.
• Lead SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA transition activities.

Skills

SAP

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Excel & reporting

Education

Chartered Accountant

Bachelor's/Master's in Finance or Commerce

Tools

SAP ECC

SAP S/4HANA

Excel

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage end-to-end Accounts Payable operations.
• Oversee and ensure the timely completion of the end-to-end AP cycle, including invoice processing, payments, reconciliations, issue resolution and reporting.
• Supervise, mentor and develop team members.
• Manage workload allocation and monitor team performance.
• Handle stakeholder communication, query resolution and issue escalations.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, and audit requirements.
• Drive process improvements, standardization and automation initiatives.
• Review AP reports and performance metrics.
• Timely communication and status updates to stakeholders.
• Coordinate month-end and year-end closing activities.
• Partner with US stakeholders to ensure timely service delivery.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive SOPs and process documentation for activities transitioned from the existing team, ensuring smooth knowledge transfer and process standardization.
• Lead and support dual SAP environments (ECC and SAP S/4HANA) during the transition phase, including data migration from ECC to SAP S/4HANA, UAT execution, process documentation and stakeholder coordination.

Requirements

• Chartered Accountant, bachelors or masters degree in accounting, Finance, or Commerce.
• Minimum 7+ years of corporate experience in Accounts Payable.
• Strong SAP knowledge.
• Experience in team management and process reviews.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and reporting.Ability to effectively manage team during workload fluctuations, peak periods and month-end deadlines while ensuring accuracy and timeliness

This role is on Third Party Payroll – Talent Resource and an open-ended contract.