Assistant Manager - Procure To Pay

Job description

**Experience:** 10+ Years **Location:** Bangalore **Employment Type:** Full-time **Job Summary:** We are looking for an experienced Team Lead in Accounts Payable with strong expertise in Invoice Processing, Payments, Vendor Master Data (VMD), and Travel & Expense (T&E). The candidate will manage a team, ensure SLA compliance, drive process improvements, and maintain high standards of accuracy and control in AP operations. **Key Responsibilities:** - Lead and manage a team handling **Invoice Processing, Payments, VMD, and T&E** activities. - Ensure timely and accurate processing of vendor invoices in compliance with SLAs and company policies. - Oversee **payment runs**, urgent payments, and reconciliation of payment-related issues. - Manage **Vendor Master Data (VMD)** creation, modification, and validation with strong compliance controls. - Handle **T&E audits**, reimbursement processing, and policy adherence. - Monitor daily workflow, queue management, and productivity of the team. - Act as point of contact for business stakeholders and vendors for issue resolution. - Drive **process improvements, automation initiatives, and quality improvements**. - Conduct regular team meetings, performance reviews, and coaching sessions. - Ensure adherence to audit requirements, SOX controls, and documentation standards. - Support month-end and year-end closing activities. - Prepare and present operational metrics, dashboards, and management reports. **Required Skills & Qualifications:** - 10+ years of experience in **Accounts Payable operations**. - Strong hands-on knowledge of **Invoice Processing, Payments, VMD, and T&E**. - Minimum 24 years of experience in a **Team Lead / SME / Supervisory role**. - Experience in handling large volumes and complex AP environments. - Strong understanding of **SOPs, SLAs, KPIs, and compliance requirements**. - Proficiency in ERP systems such as **SAP / Oracle / Workday / Coupa / Ariba** (any). - Good knowledge of **MS Excel and reporting**. - Excellent people management and stakeholder communication skills. - Ability to handle escalations and drive closure. - Experience in transition, knowledge transfer, or stabilization phases is a plus.