Sr. Manager, Finance Operations (Accounts Payable)

Visa Consolidated Support Services India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Visa Bangalore is seeking a Sr. Manager for Global Finance Shared Services (GFSS) Payables. You will oversee a Bangalore-based AP team, drive global payables initiatives, and partner with Treasury for funding and automation projects.

You will lead process improvements across regions, enforce controls, and liaise with internal audits while advancing Lean Six Sigma initiatives to boost efficiency and accuracy in a rapidly growing global environment.

Qualifications

• 13+ years’ experience with a Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience leading Payables teams in a multinational.
• Strong audit, SOX, and internal controls experience.
• Ability to drive process improvement with Lean Six Sigma.
• Proven leadership and stakeholder management across geographies.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage the Global Accounts Payable function based in Bangalore with key metrics like on-time payments and PO utilization.
• Oversee payables operations globally, drive efficiency and process improvements.
• Collaborate with global peers to enhance processes, systems, and tools.
• Ensure strong control environment and interface with internal audit and SOX testing.
• Focus on automation and standardization of accounting processes using Lean/Six Sigma.
• Lead by example to improve team performance and career growth.

Skills

Payables leadership

Finance team leadership

SOX/audit

ERP: Oracle/Ariba

Multi-currency

Lean Six Sigma

Cross-functional

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or higher

MBA/Advanced degree

PhD (optional)

Tools

Ariba

Oracle Financials

Concur

SAP

Job description

About Us

Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.

Join Visa and do work that matters to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.

Job Description

Role Description

The Sr. Manager, Global Finance Shared Services (GFSS) has the responsibility of managing the Accounts Payable operation function in Bangalore that supports the Global payables operations team.

In managing the payables operations, the candidate will have complete oversight into key payables tasks globally, including managing a payables team responsible for invoice processing, adhering to Visas payment schedules, coordination with Treasury to properly fund disbursements, supporting Visas telecom invoice program, recording employee reimbursements, metric tracking, and issue resolution. The Senior Manager GFSS role will play a key role in expanding the function to incorporate payable functions from regions across the globe. The Sr. Manager GFSS will enforce controls, drive efficiency, embed a culture of continuous process improvement, and drive productivity metrics.

The Sr. Manager role will report to the Director of Center of Excellence in India. It will have extensive interaction with various groups across Finance, including Global Accounting teams, FP&A, Treasury, and multiple business units. The Sr. Manager role will be responsible for the overall health and effectiveness of the GFSS Payables function, including enforcing a strong control environment. The role will also drive key initiatives across the global landscape, focusing on automation, paid on time metrics, and streamlining processes in key Finance systems.

The role requires the ability to work in a complex and diverse, international, and multi-currency environment. Key tasks include:

• Directly manage the team responsible for the Global Accounts Payable function based in Bangalore, focusing key operational metrics including invoice automation, paid on time, PO utilization, and eliminating processing errors
• Manage the GFSS Payables operations team responsible for global operational payables tasks, focusing on turnaround time, key metrics, and process efficiency
• Support global initiatives presented by the Global Payables process owner to drive efficiency and streamline processes
• Partner and coordinate with global peers to constantly enhance and improve our key processes, systems, and tools. System and process enhancement is critical to drive the efficiency needed to manage rapidly expanding business activity
• Extensive knowledge of key systems including Ariba and Oracle, and advanced knowledge of key tools used in payables process to support process efficiency
• Preparation and analysis of operating metrics, utilizing data to create process efficiencies, identify bottlenecks, and initiate process improvements
• Focus on business line or supplier escalations, identifying root cause and implementing solutions
• Act as primary liaison for internal audit and SOX testing and validation for the global
• Instill a culture of continuous improvement in a methodical, pragmatic and expeditious manner including automation of manual processes and controls and standardization of accounting/business processes. Use Lean/Six Sigma methodologies to improve Controllership activities
• Drive team performance to Best in Class standards by improving employee commitment and identifying single point of accountability
• Develop effective succession planning, strategic resources, and focus on employee career growth

Qualifications

Qualifications

• 13 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or at least 10 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters MBA JD MD) or at least 3 years of work experience with a PhD
• Experience managing Payables organizations
• Experience of managing a finance team in a commercial multi-national environment
• Experience governing complex payables issues including for foreign currency transactions
• Ability to develop and leverage deep professional relationships with key leadership, in Finance and the business, across a wide international geography
• Sound experience with managing internal and external audits
• Ability to work well under pressure, across different functional groups and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to think strategically and support business objectives while effectively balancing risk/reward trade-offs
• Knowledge of Microsoft office applications, Oracle Financials, and SAP product suite of Ariba and Concur
• Knowledge of the payment industry
• Self-directed and motivated
• Strong prioritization skills and ability to manage issues to resolution
• Working knowledge of Lean Six Sigma principles and tools
• Proven leadership skills, with the ability to instigate and support change.
• Able to communicate and build cross-functional relationships, work with all levels of personnel and interact with senior and executive management
• Customer focused, driven and can lead by example

Additional Information

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department and may need to be shifted to later time zones to support Global teams.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

Visa is an EEO Employer

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.