Team Lead Procure to Pay

Tata Consultancy Services; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services Kolkata is seeking a senior Lean Six Sigma professional in Finance & Accounting with 8–10 years of Procure to Pay experience. You will lead complex processes, mentor teams, and drive governance reporting using Excel & PowerPoint.

Strong ERP expertise (SAP/JD Edwards) and excellent communication are required to deliver timely milestones. Role demands ability to handle high-volume, high-accuracy transactions, adherence to timelines, and collaboration with stakeholders

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of regular, full-time education.
• Non-technical graduation or masters in finance & accounting with ERP certification preferred.
• Deep ERP proficiency and reporting/compliance experience.

Responsibilities

• Execute complex processes and exception transactions with high analytical demand.
• Lead and mentor Lean Six Sigma projects and supervise activities.
• Provide daily status updates and governance analytics to stakeholders.
• Identify process gaps, drive improvements, and ensure timely closures.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Finance & Accounting

Sigma project leadership

Documentation & knowledge sharing

Strong written communication

Analytical thinking

MS Office (Excel/PowerPoint)

ERP knowledge

SAP

JD Edwards

Education

B.Com / M.Com / CA (Finance & Accounting)

ERP certification

Tools

SAP

JD Edwards

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Minimum 15 years of regular, full-time education (10 + 2 + 3)

Non-technical graduation and/or masters in finance & accounts stream - B.Com, M.Com or CA Complete preferred

Bachelor's/Master's in Finance & Accounting or equivalent with ERP certification / proficient

Must Have Skills:

• Lean Six Sigma certified or formally trained (Black Belt preferred)
• Finance and Accounting domain experience
• Proven track record of leading and/or mentoring multiple Lean Six Sigma improvement projects

Good-to-Have Skills:

Role Purpose:

This role is responsible for executing more complex processes and exception transactions that involve greater subjective thinking & analytical ability (or processing a much higher volume of complex transactions). Should have at least 3 years of relevant work experience as Subject Matter Expert in similar complex transaction and processes and at least 2 years in supervising activities with excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal skills along with proficiency in MS Excel & Powerpoint. Should have expert level knowledge of ERP (preferably SAP or JDE), experience in reporting & compliance, capable of handling stringent timelines, interacting and preparing analytics and presenting during governance calls with the stakeholders

Key Accountabilities:

• Should be able to perform more complex processes and exception transactions that involve greater subjective thinking & analytical ability (or processing a much higher volume of complex transactions) including ability to research open items and drive to closure
• Complete activities as per customer statement of work
• Meet Targets of TAT and Accuracy
• Be self-reliant to undertake and complete assigned work
• Undertake self assessment to verify activities done timely and accurately
• Perform Quality check of Sr. Associates & Subject Matter experts and give feedback
• Evaluate Internal control gaps, have governance with both external and internal stakeholders for risk mitigation
• Identify areas of potential errors and to find ways to fix and avoid errors and repeat issues
• Act as Buddy to new joiners and other Sr. Associates requiring support to perform activities
• Report out hourly & EOD status of activities performed
• Provide daily update to customer on progress and have interaction emails & calls
• Prepare & provide report out in form of dashboards using Excel and PowerPoint
• Identify process gaps and provide controls to mitigate and monitor closure
• Identify process improvement opportunities and take up improvement projects for both self and team and drive to closure
• Operate from Office as standard requirement
• Should not take any unscheduled leaves without pre-consent from Team Lead
• Be open to operate extended hours to finish deliverable from Office and incase of errors and backlogs and during month-end, quarter-end close

Technical Capabilities / Skills:

Systems:

• Expert knowledge of SAP or JD Edwards
• Good level of proficiency in the following systems: MS Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Has expert level experience in Excel using IF, SUMIFS, COUNTIFS, VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, PIVOT, CELL REFERENCE, AVERAGE, AGEING, DATE FORMAT, TEXT to TABLE
• Has expert level knowledge of preparing Power point
• Shows genuine empathy to customers experiencing connection difficulties.
• Able to communicate effectively across a group with diverse backgrounds.
• High energy, self-motivation with a high degree of accountability

Analytical skills:

• High analytical skills with Lean Six Sigma certification

Organisational skills:

• Documentation and knowledge sharing.
• High level written communication skills to interact with key stakeholders

Business acumen:

8-10 years of experience in Procure to Pay of which at least 3 years of relevant work experience as Subject Matter Expert in similar complex transaction and processes and at least 2 years in supervising activities with excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal skills along with proficiency in MS Excel & Powerpoint. Should have expert level knowledge of ERP (preferably SAP or JDE), experience in reporting & compliance, capable of handling stringent timelines, interacting and preparing analytics and presenting during governance calls with the stakeholders

Other Requirements:

• Should possess positive attitude to support the business.
• 5 days’ work from office is mandatory including one weekend during Month-end Close cycle