Assistant Manager - Accounts Payable

EY; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 5,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

EY in India seeks a seasoned professional to lead end-to-end AP operations, audits, and finance controls within a high-volume shared services environment. You will manage a team, drive productivity, monitor SLAs, and resolve complex vendor issues to maintain compliance and efficiency.

The role emphasizes strong Excel and SAP AP proficiency, GST/TDS knowledge, and the ability to interact with auditors and senior stakeholders while balancing controls with operational delivery.

Qualifications

• Qualified CA with extensive experience in accounts payable operations, shared services, and finance controls.
• Experience in audit backgrounds is preferred and advantageous.
• Proven ability to manage teams, meet operational SLAs, and balance control with delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end AP transaction processing including invoices and payments.
• Allocate work, monitor daily productivity, and manage team deliverables.
• Track SLAs, turnaround time, backlog, and error rates.
• Review reconciliations and resolve aged open items.
• Act as escalation point for complex vendor and process issues.
• Drive process discipline and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with business, procurement, and finance stakeholders.

Skills

AP operations

Team management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Education

CA (Chartered Accountant) with 24 years of experience

Tools

SAP AP

Excel

GST

TDS

Job description

Function: Accounts Payable / Audit / Finance Controls

Role Focus

End-to-end AP operations, Team management, Operational efficiency and compliance

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end AP transaction processing including invoices and payments
• Allocate work, monitor daily productivity, and manage team deliverables
• Track SLAs, turnaround time, backlog, and error rates
• Review reconciliations and resolve aged open items
• Act as escalation point for complex vendor and process issues
• Drive process discipline and continuous improvement
• Coordinate with business, procurement, and finance stakeholders

Required Skills

• Advanced Excel (Mandatory): Power Query, Pivot, Xlookup, Sumifs/Countifs, dashboarding
• Strong end-to-end AP operations and vendor reconcillations
• Hands-on experience with SAP AP module
• Working knowledge of GST and TDS in AP
• Strong team handling and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage high-volume AP environments
• Strong reconciliation and analytical skills
• High attention to detail and structured working style

Candidate Profile

• Qualified CA with 24 years of experience in: AP operations, shared services, or in-house finance teams
• Candidate with audit background is preferred
• Knowledge of end to end AP process
• Proven experience in managing teams and operational SLAs
• Ability to balance control requirements with operational delivery
• Preferred Ability to interact confidently with auditors and senior stakeholders