Team Lead - Accounts Payable

Team Lead - Accounts Payable

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You will be working as Team Lead Accounts Payable at global grade 13 and will be part of Finance Services business for Finance and Accounting Operations division based in Bangalore, India. In this role you will be reporting to Deputy Delivery Manager-Accounts Payable and will be responsible to drive accounts payable activities for their assigned organization and enables complete, accurate and timely execution of transactions. Ensures compliance with internal guidelines and procedures and external regulatory requirements.

Your responsibilities

• Responsible for global service delivery for selected countries through accomplishing the targets (productivity, cost, customer satisfaction, SLAs)
• Leading delivery team on accounting and processing of invoices in a complete, accurate and timely manner while ensuring compliance with internal guidelines and procedures and external regulatory requirements
• Provide solutions to accounting and tax issues as they arise and manage the escalations efficiently to identify inconsistencies / issues in the process and work with internal stakeholders in resolving the same
• Ensuring accurate accruals, pre-paid schedules & timely month-end reporting
• Ensuring AP GLs are reconciled regularly, and open items are resolved timely
• Regular monitoring of invoice backlog & to keep the backlog well within the control
• Continuous improvement and process standardization for responsibility areas and work on automation initiatives
• Driving operational metrics performance management and responsible for people strategy (hiring, retention, training & development, performance management)

Your background

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Finance, Accounting, or equivalent 8+ years of good experience with strong exposure in managing large global teams in both captive/ BPO 3rd party set up.
• Strong Communication skills. Outstanding attention to detail, accuracy, and ability to multitask.
• Knowledge of SAP and AP workflow tools will be added advantage
• Must have handled a team of 12-15 employees and open for working in shifts
• Must have knowledge in US GAAP
• US/Mexico/EUR/Brazil/Germany - P2P process knowledge or expertise is preferred

More about us

ABB Finance is a trusted partner to the business and a world-class team who delivers forward-looking insights that drive sustainable long-term results and operates with the highest standards. We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website Work model: on site #LI-onsite