Finance Team Lead - Accounts Payable

McKinsey & Company; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship programs

Learning opportunities

Job summary

McKinsey & Company in India is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Lead to manage a team and ensure timely invoicing and sub-ledger closure.

The role emphasizes process improvement, KPI reporting, and training, with opportunities for automation experience in OCR/RPA and a multinational shared services environment.

Qualifications

• Graduation in finance, accounting, or related field.
• 6+ years’ experience in Accounts Payable.
• 2+ years leading a 10–20 member team in a multinational Shared Services environment.
• Automation experience (OCR, RPA) and analytics preferred.
• Process transition or migration experience preferred.
• Strong MS Office and accounting knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small AP team to ensure timely invoice processing and sub-ledger closure.
• Analyze processes, identify improvements, and drive efficiency.
• Develop, implement, and review KPIs with functional leadership.
• Provide training and maintain SOPs; manage policy updates.
• Drive transitions with end-to-end ownership from due diligence to stabilization.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Team leadership

Process improvement

MS Excel

OCR/RPA automation

Education

Finance/accounting degree

Tools

OCR

RPA

Analytics tools

Job description

Job Description:

You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact.

In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference.

When you join us, you will have:

• Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
• A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
• Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Exceptional benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.

Your Impact

You'll be responsible for a variety of activities related to the Accounts Payable process, primarily leading a small team to ensure timely processing of invoices and timely closure of sub-ledger books for the assigned offices or regions to ensure the Service Level Agreements are always met.

You'll be expected to spend around 40% of their time processing the invoices within the agreed service levels with high-quality standards. You’ll have to regularly analyze the process, identify improvement areas and recommend new ideas to improve the overall process and thereby improve customer satisfaction.

You’ll develop, implement, report and review KPI’s regularly with the functional leadership. You'll be an effective team player, working along with other teams to achieve the common goals of the firm. You'll facilitate and impart functional training for members. You'll ensure policy changes and business process documentations (SOPs) are updated regularly.

You’ll drive transitions with complete ownership right from due diligence, planning, allocating responsibilities, knowledge transfer, implementation and process stabilization.

You will be based in our Chennai or Gurugram office as part of our Finance Global Operations service line.

Your Qualifications and Skills

• Graduation in finance, accounting, or related field
• 6+ years’ experience in Accounts Payable
• 2+ years of prior experience in handling a team of 10 to 20 members in a multi-national Shared Services environment
• Prior experience with automation such as OCR, RPA or analytics preferred
• Prior experience in process transition or migration preferred
• Expert working knowledge of MS-Office and Accounting Concepts

Requirements: