Financial Consultant

dotSolved System Inc.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

dotSolved is seeking an experienced Financial Consultant to manage high-volume Accounts Payable, disputes, and reconciliations. You will work with internal stakeholders across Finance, Procurement, Operations, and Sales to optimize processes and ensure timely, accurate financial records.

The role requires strong AP knowledge, P2P experience, and proficiency with ERP systems. This position is based in Chennai with a focus on scalable, data-driven finance operations in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in high-volume AP and accounting operations.
• Strong dispute management and issue resolution skills.
• Proficient in account analysis and reconciliation.
• Understanding of Procure-to-Pay and end-to-end processes.
• Experience with invoice processing, 2- and 3-way matching, and AP aging.
• Familiarity with month-end close and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Manage high-volume AP transactions with accuracy and compliance.
• Review invoices, POs, receipts, terms, and docs; ensure 3-way matching.
• Investigate invoice exceptions and disputes; resolve SLA breaches.
• Reconcile AP sub-ledger, GL, and vendor statements; close periods timely.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Vendors, and Finance to resolve disputes.
• Support month-end close and identify process improvements.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Dispute Mgmt

Reconciliation

P2P Processes

Excel

ERP (Oracle, SAP, NetSuite, D365)

Vendor Mgmt

Month-end Close

Analytics

Stakeholder Mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or related

CA / CMA / ACCA / CPA or equivalent

Tools

Oracle Fusion Financials

SAP

NetSuite

Dynamics 365

Job description

dotSolved, headquartered in Silicon Valley USA, is a leading global provider of business process automation, modern application engineering, and cloud infrastructure services. dotSolved focuses on enabling digital transformations for small, medium, and large enterprises, in the following industries (but not limited to): High technology, Energy, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Media & Entertainment, Communications, Retail, Healthcare, and Education.

dotSolved drives digital transformations for enterprises by defining, automating, and optimizing complex business processes for the digital era and engineering modern, data & analytic driven, applications that deliver intended business value. With hundreds of successful implementations and experience in Big Data, ERP, and Supply Chain, dotSolved can guarantee the creation of measurable business value from project engagements leading to accelerated business growth and profitability for customers.

Job Description

Employment Type: Full-Time

Shift: 8.00AM - 5.00PM PST (US Pacific Time)

Job Summary: We are looking for an experienced Financial Consultant with strong Accounts Payable (AP), dispute management, reconciliation, and accounting process knowledge.

The ideal candidate should have experience working in a high-volume, fast-paced, and demanding finance environment, managing multiple priorities while coordinating with internal stakeholders across Finance, Procurement, Operations, Sales, Business Units, and other departments.

The candidate must understand the end-to-end accounting lifecycle, including upstream and downstream processes, and be capable of identifying the financial and operational impact of AP transactions, disputes, reconciliations, and process gaps.

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Payable

• Manage and oversee high-volume Accounts Payable transactions with strong focus on accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
• Review invoices, purchase orders, receipts, payment terms, and supporting documentation.
• Handle 3-way matching between Purchase Orders, Goods/Service Receipts, and Invoices.
• Investigate invoice exceptions, blocked invoices, duplicate invoices, pricing discrepancies, and payment issues.
• Monitor AP aging, outstanding invoices, and payment-related exceptions.
• Ensure timely resolution of invoices to meet agreed SLA and payment timelines.
• Identify recurring AP issues and recommend process improvements.
• Own and manage invoice and payment-related disputes from identification through resolution.
• Investigate discrepancies involving pricing, quantity, tax, purchase orders, contracts, receipts, credits, and payments.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Vendors, Business Units, Receiving, Finance, and other stakeholders to resolve disputes.
• Maintain dispute trackers, aging, root causes, ownership, and resolution status.
• Escalate critical or long-pending disputes appropriately.
• Identify trends and recurring dispute drivers and recommend corrective actions.
• Perform regular account and transaction reconciliations.
• Reconcile vendor statements, AP sub-ledger, general ledger, payments, credits, and outstanding balances.
• Investigate and resolve reconciliation differences and aged open items.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities.
• Ensure accurate accounting records and timely closure of outstanding items.
• Coordinate with General Accounting and other Finance teams to resolve reconciliation issues.

Upstream & Downstream Accounting Process

• Understand how AP transactions originate and flow through the broader accounting process.
• Understand upstream processes such as:
• Procurement
• Purchase Requisitions
• Purchase Orders
• Goods/Service Receipts
• Contracts
• Understand downstream processes such as:
• Accounts Payable
• Payments
• Accruals
• Reconciliations
• Month-End Close
• Identify how upstream process gaps can create downstream accounting issues.
• Work cross-functionally to resolve issues at the root cause rather than only correcting individual transactions.

Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with multiple internal stakeholders and departments to resolve financial issues.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Finance, Accounting, Operations, Business Units, Treasury, Vendor Management, and other teams.
• Handle challenging conversations and conflicting priorities professionally.
• Drive issues to closure while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.
• Provide regular status updates on critical, aged, and high-value issues.

Required Skills

• Strong experience in Accounts Payable and accounting operations.
• Hands-on experience managing high-volume financial transactions.
• Strong experience in dispute management and issue resolution.
• Strong reconciliation and account analysis skills.
• Good understanding of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and end-to-end accounting processes.
• Understanding of upstream and downstream dependencies within Finance and Accounting.
• Experience with invoice processing, 2-way/3-way matching, payment processing, vendor statements, and AP aging.
• Strong knowledge of month-end close and financial reconciliation.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, lookups, filtering, and data analysis.
• Experience working with ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, NetSuite, Dynamics 365, or similar.

High-Pressure / High-Volume Environment

• Comfortable working in a high-volume and deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to handle multiple urgent issues simultaneously without compromising accuracy.
• Capable of working under pressure during month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close.Strong prioritization and time-management skills.
• Ability to remain calm and solution-oriented when dealing with escalations and difficult stakeholders.
• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive issues through to resolution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Professional qualifications such as CA, CMA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent are an advantage.
• Experience with Oracle Fusion Financials, SAP FI, NetSuite, or other major ERP platforms.
• Experience with shared services, Global Business Services (GBS), or large-scale Finance Operations environments.
• Experience with AP automation and workflow tools is a plus.
• Knowledge of internal controls, audit requirements, and SOX controls is desirable.