Team Lead - Accounts Payable

Job Description

Required Functional skills

• Monitoring team performance with respect to TAT, Productivity & Quality.
• Monitoring the Ageing buckets, Query Analysis and Error analysis and execution of action items and ICF control checks
• Driving Employee engagement within the team.
• Well equipped with the domain knowledge, Self-Production & TL Approvals
• Driving Improvement projects by self, ideations with team.
• Conducting team meetings on regular basis to discuss the process health with the team.
• Conducting performance review with the team on monthly basis.
• Preparation of Quarterly Incentives for team.
• Periodic review of Productivity targets & Time & Motion
• Conduct and review annual appraisals of the team members.
• Sharing feedback with the team on a regular basis.
• Leave Management for self and team.
• Co-ordinate with other teams to ensure smooth operations like IT Ops & Infra.
• Drive & Conduct (as per feasibility) UAT’s for any process changes be that by Automation, Process Improvements like EDI, SIS, Workflow implementations.
• Close Liaison with Process Owner and Process Experts on a regular basis.
• Assist to ensure Process standardization.
• Interacting with customers on Process Quality and Updates for the process topics or for addressing any challenges.
• Present & assist in analysis for Monthly Governance ppt and meetings.
• Ensuring Compliance & Integrity for self and team
• Support for new process transitions and presentations to various audiences, including GBS Leadership team, sponsors and key stakeholders.
• Exposure to Retail / wholesale industry + IT Projects (Automation / ERP implementation) is a plus.

Required Technical Competencies

• SAP / Other ERP expertise
• MS Office Suite/ Teams Expertise

Managerial Requirements

1. Time Management.
2. People Management
3. Stakeholder Management
4. Project Management
5. Discipline towards Monitoring of Process Health.
6. Proactive Escalations
7. Eye for detail / Analytical skills
8. Problem Solving
9. Conflict Management
10. Change Management
11. Business Acumen

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration- Finance (preferred reputed institute)
• 8 years+ of experience in Supplier Accounting (PTP) End-to-End Process – Transformation, Transition, Service delivery
• Experience in people leadership with leading multiple teams across – P2P process.
• Stakeholder engagement & relationship management including stakeholder visits.
• Tracking and reporting Operational KPIs and ensure targets are met.
• Hands on Knowledge of end-to-end Accounts Payable process
• Hands on knowledge on SAP
• Knowledge of ICF controls
• Expertise in using MS Office tools (Excel, Power point, basics Macro)
• Effective Communication and presentation skills
• Knowledge of Quality Tools like Problem Solving techniques.
• Six Sigma / Lean / Agile certified (preferred)

Additional Information

Behavioral Competencies

• Proactive and Solution oriented attitude
• Leading by example
• Flexibility to handle changing situations and unexpected challenges
• Strategic Thinking.
• Willingness to learn and grow within the role and showing potential for future leadership position.
• Integrity and honesty first approach
• Result self-driven and high motivation.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills
• Cost Leadership
• Open to travel