What are the Key Deliverables in this role ?

Financial Outcomes

• Serve as escalation point for vendor disputes, short-pays, and blocked invoices.


• Identify potential sensitive issues and escalate it to the appropriate level


• Publish service dashboards and hold regular reviews with key stakeholders (Procurement, Receiving, Controllers).


• Define and enforce SLAs for inquiry resolution and approvals turnaround


• Accountable for meeting and prioritizing own targets/ deadlines and those of others within agreed standards and procedures

Internal Processes

• Govern global P2P policies (3-way/2-way match rules, tolerances, exception handling).


• Drive standard work, SOPs, and documented controls; ensure audit readiness.


• Implement and maintain automation/workflow tools (e.g., SAP, VIM/OCR, e-invoicing, vendor portal).


• Manage exceptions: price/quantity variances, duplicate detection, blocked invoices.


• Ensure segregation of duties, payment controls, and cyber-fraud prevention.

Innovation and Learning

• Lead CI roadmap (Lean, Six Sigma) to reduce cycle time and manual touches.


• Champion analytics (e.g., Power BI/AP dashboards) and root cause analysis.


• Pilot digital initiatives (AI/ML for OCR, anomaly detection, auto-coding).


• Build team skills: policy, ERP, tax, and stakeholder management.


• Benchmark AP performance; adopt best practices (e.g., e-invoicing mandates by region).

What are the Critical success factors for the Role ?

• Charted Accountant, Knowledge of SAP Must


• 10 + years of relevant work experience handling AP functions. 3 + Years of experience in a Team lead role


• Strong leadership and people management skills.


• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.


• High attention to detail and strong process discipline.


• Advanced Excel and reporting skills.


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.


• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, dynamic environment.

What are the Desirable success factors for the Role?

• Good Understanding of  India FMCG Business, Taxation and accounting concepts


• Analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on delivering actionable insights and innovative solutions.


• Good communication skills and stakeholder management capabilities


• Familiarity with the consumer goods industry and an understanding of its challenges and opportunities