Accounts Payable Team Leader

Mumbai, India

POSITION SUMMARY:

Supervise a team of invoice processing Executives and Senior Executives for Production and House accounts payable. Act as the primary contact for agency, vendor, and interdepartmental issues, while assisting in process development to meet service level agreements and ensure compliance with auditing standards.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Supervise the personnel and daily functions related to all accounts payable operating systems to ensure
    • Timely completion and accuracy of Vendor invoice processing
    • Vendor/employee queries are resolved and communicated in timely manner
    • All invoices are accurately recorded/booked into accounting system (Vantage SAP) within agreed turnaround times. 
    • All vendor accounts are reconciled to vendor statements, with timely resolution of any queries
    • Debit balances are reported and cleared on a regular basis
  • Produce effective qualitative and quantitative metrics reporting to measure efficiency and effectiveness of function and staff
  • Assist in month-end close & reporting process
  • Manage client and external audit process when necessary
  • Provide enhanced level of customer service to external groups (IPG network agencies, vendors, tax & regulatory authorities)
  • Assist in the design & improvement of a Helpdesk process to track and measure invoice queries and resolution time
  • Drive process improvements and efficiency into the invoice processing function, ensuring common processes are applied to all agencies and leading practices are adopted through staff training and system enhancements

EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

  • 7+ Work experience in similar role.
  • Minimum Education Qualification - Graduation.
  • Ability to maintain a positive, team-oriented environment while achieving high levels of performance with a strong customer focus
  • Demonstrated leadership skills and resource development skills
  • Ability to effectively delegate responsibility and supervise the activities of others
  • Ability to interface well with other internal departments and outside customers
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficient in MS Office
  • Experience in High end Accounting Systems such as SAP etc.

SHIFT SCHEDULE

7.30 p.m. to 4 a.m.

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