Director, Accounts Payable

Overview

Lead Aristocrat's global Accounts Payable function, holding enterprise-wide responsibility for AP strategy, governance, service delivery, controls and performance, and shape the future of the Source-to-Pay operating model.

What you'll do

• Own and direct the global Accounts Payable function across business units, regions and shared service operations.
• Define and complete the global Accounts Payable strategy and multi-year roadmap aligned with Finance and Source-to-Pay priorities.
• Establish the global AP operating model, governance framework, service standards, key metrics and performance expectations across regions and business units.
• Offer strategic leadership and supervision to regional AP managers and operational teams, ensuring clear accountability and reliable delivery.
• Advance consistency, scalability and operational excellence across global AP processes while building frameworks that encourage organizational development.
• Advise Finance leadership on AP strategy, transformation priorities, organizational build, risk, controls and investment decisions.
• Maintain enterprise accountability for timely and accurate invoice processing and payment execution, including improvements in invoice cycle times, payment accuracy and exception management.
• Establish and maintain robust financial controls, compliance and audit preparedness throughout global AP operations.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that improve operational efficiency, service quality and the employee and supplier experience.
• Provide strategic leadership throughout the Source-to-Pay process, collaborating with Procurement, Finance, Treasury, Tax, Technology and business leaders to set enterprise priorities, governance and transformation initiatives.
• Lead cross-functional transformation initiatives spanning AP, Procurement Operations, supplier management, payment operations, ERP and workflow technology, and financial controls.
• Drive alignment with Procurement Operations on PO quality, supplier onboarding, invoice matching, workflow optimization, data integrity and operational governance.

What you'll need

• Over 10 years of experience in Accounts Payable, shared services, finance operations or related Source-to-Pay functions.
• Over 5 years of experience directing global or regional AP teams, with responsibility for managers or distributed teams.
• Proven experience managing or directing enterprise-wide AP strategy, governance, operating models and performance.
• Experience operating in a global shared-service or highly matrixed environment.
• Solid knowledge of complete Source-to-Pay workflows, AP operational controls, regulatory compliance and risk oversight.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale operational transformation, process standardization, automation and organizational change.
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence senior collaborators across Finance, Procurement, Treasury, Tax, Technology and business functions.
• Strong strategic, analytical and financial competence, with the ability to translate operational metrics and insights into enterprise priorities and decisions.
• Excellent leadership, communication, collaboration and stakeholder-management capabilities.
• Experience with ERP, workflow, invoice automation, analytics and AI-enabled finance technologies.
• Experience leading operational transitions, shared-service evolution or organizational redesign initiatives.

Details

• Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.