Financial Consultant

dotSolved Systems Inc.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

dotSolved Systems Inc. is seeking a seasoned Financial Consultant to lead Accounts Payable, disputes, and reconciliation in a high-volume environment. The role requires coordinating across Finance, Procurement, Operations, and other departments to ensure accurate AP lifecycle handling.

You will drive upstream/downstream accounting understanding, address process gaps, and support month-end close while maintaining strict adherence to timelines and controls.

Qualifications

• Experience in Accounts Payable and accounting operations.
• Ability to manage high-volume transactions with accuracy and timely resolution.
• Experience with dispute management, inquiries, and resolution processes.
• Understanding of end-to-end P2P and upstream/downstream accounting.

Responsibilities

• Manage high-volume AP transactions with accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
• Review invoices, PO receipts, terms, and supporting docs.
• Perform 3-way matching among PO, receipts, and invoices.
• Investigate invoice exceptions, blocked/duplicate invoices, and pricing disputes.
• Monitor AP aging and payment-related exceptions to meet SLA.
• Resolve invoices promptly and address recurring issues with process improvements.
• Own and resolve payment-related disputes from identification to closure.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Vendors, and internal teams to resolve disputes.
• Maintain dispute trackers, aging, root causes, and resolution status.
• Support month-end close and reconciliations; ensure accurate records.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Dispute management

Reconciliation

P2P processes

ERP knowledge

High-volume handling

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Oracle

SAP

NetSuite

Dynamics 365

Job description

Position: Financial Consultant

Location: Chennai/Puttur, AP - Remote

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.
  

Dispute Management

• 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.
  

Reconciliation

• 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
  


• Vendor Management
  


• Goods/Service Receipts
  


• Contracts
  


• Understand downstream processes such as:
  


• Accounts Payable
  


• Payments
  


• General Ledger
  


• Accruals
  


• Reconciliations
  


• Month-End Close
  


• Financial Reporting
  


• 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.