About the role

We are hiring an Accounts Payable Team Lead in Pune to manage an AP team and keep invoice and payment processing timely, accurate and compliant. You will lead and mentor the team, handle vendor queries and disputes, run payment runs, prepare AP reports and dashboards, and drive process improvements. The role suits an AP professional with 5 to 8 years of experience, including time in a supervisory role, and skills in SAP Ariba, ServiceNow and Power BI or Alteryx. Shifts are flexible, between 11 AM and 2 AM.

Key responsibilities

Team leadership

• Supervise and mentor the AP team, keeping performance high and SLAs on target
  
• Allocate tasks, monitor progress and resolve escalations promptly
  
• Train team members on new processes and tools
  

Accounts payable operations

• Oversee accurate, timely processing of vendor invoices and employee expense claims
  
• Manage payment runs and make sure approvals are in place
  
• Follow company policy, tax regulations and accounting standards
  
• Be the main contact for vendor queries and dispute resolution
  
• Build strong relationships with vendors and internal stakeholders
  

Controls, audit and reporting

• Put in place and monitor internal controls to prevent fraud and errors
  
• Support internal and external audits with the right documentation
  
• Prepare AP aging reports, payment forecasts and KPI dashboards
  
• Analyse trends and recommend process improvements
  
• Work with IT and Finance to improve AP systems (ERP and workflow tools)
  

Required qualifications and experience

• 5 to 8 years of experience in accounts payable, with at least 2 years in a supervisory role (the skills list says a minimum of 1 year of team leading)
  
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or a related field (B.Com, M.Com or similar)
  
• Minimum 15 years of full-time education (10 + 2 + 3)
  
• Alteryx or Power BI (must have)
  
• SAP Ariba and ServiceNow proficiency
  
• Strong knowledge of AP processes, tax regulations and compliance
  
• Reporting and analysis skills, and MS Excel and PowerPoint
  
• Client management and team management skills
  
• Excellent leadership, communication and problem-solving skills
  
• Willing to work flexible shifts between 11 AM and 2 AM
  

Preferred qualifications

• Familiarity with AP automation tools
  
• Process optimisation experience

Why join
Lead an AP team on a global process
Hands-on work with SAP Ariba, ServiceNow and Power BI
Client-facing exposure
Clear path to AP manager and finance operations roles