Accounts Payable Manager

• Accounts Payable Operations Management
  • Lead end-to-end AP operations including invoice intake review coding validation approvals follow-up payment processing and vendor account maintenance.
  • Ensure timely and accurate processing of vendor invoices and employee reimbursements in compliance with company policies and approval workflows.
  • Oversee payment execution across domestic and international vendors including multi-currency and cross-border transactions.
  • Monitor AP aging unresolved items open liabilities and payment exceptions; drive timely resolution of discrepancies.
  • Manage the global AP mailbox and ensure prompt professional resolution of vendor and internal stakeholder requests.
• Team Leadership and Capability Building
  • Lead coach and develop the AP team with clear goals defined ownership and a strong service mindset.
  • Establish review mechanisms and quality checks to ensure high accuracy and consistency across AP as the escalation point for complex vendor issues urgent payment requests and sensitive stakeholder matters.
  • Build role clarity SOPs training material and operating rhythms to support a scalable AP organization.
• Month-End Close Reconciliations and Reporting
  • Own AP-related month-end and quarter-end close activities including reconciliations accrual completeness aged payables analysis and reporting.
  • Ensure AP balances are complete accurate and fully supported with audit-ready schedules and documentation.
  • Partner with the broader accounting team to support close timelines flux analysis and financial statement accuracy.
  • Prepare and review AP metrics and dashboards including processing timeliness exception trends payment cycle time and outstanding issues.
• Compliance Controls and Audit Readiness
  • Establish and enforce strong internal controls across AP processes including segregation of duties payment approvals vendor master controls and documentation standards.
  • Ensure compliance with company policies regulatory requirements and statutory obligations relevant to AP operations.
  • Partner with Tax and Accounting teams to ensure compliance in areas such as India GST TDS income tax requirements and US documentation and reporting requirements such as W-9 and 1099 support.
  • Support internal and external audits by coordinating PBC requests process walkthroughs issue resolution and remediation actions.
  • Maintain up-to-date SOPs control narratives and supporting documentation to ensure perpetual audit readiness.
• Process Improvement Systems and Automation
  • Identify and implement opportunities to streamline workflows reduce manual effort and improve accuracy across the AP process.
  • Partner with Finance Systems and Accounting Operations to optimize AP tools and system integrations
  • Drive standardization of invoice processing payment approvals reporting and vendor data management.
  • Recommend policy process and system enhancements to improve scalability control and stakeholder experience.
• Cross-Functional Partnership
  • Work closely with Procurement to support a disciplined procure-to-pay process and ensure clean handoffs from PO and vendor onboarding through invoice payment.
  • Partner with Legal Tax Treasury Finance Systems and business owners to resolve exceptions and improve end-to-end process effectiveness.
  • Build strong vendor relationships while maintaining company controls policy discipline and cost consciousness.
  • Provide clear business-focused communication on AP issues payment timelines and process requirements.

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Commerce or a related field.
• 810 years of progressive experience in accounts payable procure-to-pay or general accounting roles with meaningful experience leading AP operations.
• Strong knowledge of AP processes invoice-to-pay controls reconciliations accruals and close support.
• Experience working with ERP and AP systems such as NetSuite SAP Oracle or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of internal controls audit support requirements and documentation discipline.
• Proven experience managing vendor escalations payment operations and high-volume transactional workflows.
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills and strong analytical capability.
• Comfort working with AI-enabled finance tools and automation platforms with the ability to identify practical use cases for improving AP efficiency reporting and controls.
• Ability to assess AI-driven process improvements with appropriate consideration for data integrity approval workflows compliance and audit requirements.
• Exposure to AI-assisted workflows in finance procurement or shared services environments is a plus.
• Familiarity with India statutory requirements and US AP compliance expectations.
• Experience partnering with Procurement or operating within a broader procure-to-pay model.
• Excellent communication stakeholder management and team leadership skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced high-growth environment with changing priorities.

• This role is hybrid (4 days a week in our Bangalore office)

Compensation & Benefits:

Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location level job-related knowledge skills and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation equity and benefits.