AVP- BPL Accounts Payable Lead

Overview

Lead the Accounts Payable function within the Finance Control team, managing financial control, reporting and legal entity control activities for the business.

What you'll do

• Manage the preparation and presentation of accurate and timely financial statements and other accounting records in accordance with relevant accounting standards, rules and regulations.
• Support the identification, assessment and mitigation of financial risks, and report these risks to senior colleagues.
• Develop and maintain a robust system of internal controls to safeguard assets, prevent fraudulent misreporting and ensure accuracy of financial data, including regular assessment of control effectiveness and remediation of weaknesses or gaps.
• Develop and implement up-to-date financial policies and procedures to ensure consistent and effective financial practices across the organisation.
• Manage the selection, implementation and maintenance of financial systems and software applications, including collaboration with IT colleagues to integrate them with other enterprise systems.
• Prepare and submit statutory and regulatory reports to authorities, and support other departments in preparing and reviewing regulatory reports.
• Coordinate with external auditors and regulatory authorities in support of audits and examinations.
• Advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate closely with other functions and business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, set objectives and coach employees, appraise performance relative to objectives and determine reward outcomes.
• Manage Legal Entity Control function and related businesses by driving resolution of key business issues.
• Manage wide projects, including legal entity reporting.

What you'll need

• Postgraduate degree in Finance, Accounting or Commerce, or a professional qualification such as CA, ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or equivalent.
• Strong experience in Financial Control, Financial Accounting, Accounts Payable, R2R or Finance Operations.
• Good understanding of month-end close, journal processing, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, intercompany accounting and financial reporting.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, accounting governance and risk and control frameworks.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, including the ability to identify issues, perform root-cause analysis and communicate outcomes clearly to senior stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience in a financial services or large multinational environment.
• Experience in finance transformation, process standardization and automation.
• Working knowledge of ERP and finance platforms such as SAP, Oracle or equivalent financial systems.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Exposure to automation and data tools such as Power BI, Alteryx, Python, VBA or similar technologies.
• Experience working across global teams and managing stakeholders across Finance, Operations and Technology.

Details

• The role is based out of Gurugram.