Job Title: Accounts Payable Team Lead

Skill: Accounts Payable
Location: Pune
Experience: 5–8 Years
Band: BPO 3/4
Shift: Multiple Shifts – Flexible timings between 11:00 AM and 2:00 AM

Role Summary

The Accounts Payable Team Lead will be responsible for managing the AP team and ensuring the timely and accurate processing of invoices, payments, and related activities in compliance with company policies and accounting standards.

The role requires strong leadership, AP process expertise, analytical capabilities, and the ability to drive process improvements while maintaining effective vendor and stakeholder relationships and supporting audit requirements.

Educational Qualification

• Minimum 15 years of regular, full-time education (10+2+3).

• Non-technical graduation in Finance & Accounts, such as:

  • B.Com

  • M.Com

  • Equivalent Finance / Accounting qualification

Must-Have Skills

• Accounts Payable expertise

• Alteryx or Power BI

• Minimum 1 year of Team Leading experience on paper

• SAP Ariba

• ServiceNow (SNOW)

• Reporting & Analysis

• Team Management

• MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint

• Client Management

Good-to-Have Skills

• Problem-solving

• Strong communication skills

• AP automation tools

• Process optimization

• Continuous improvement

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise, mentor, and manage the AP team to ensure high performance and adherence to SLAs.

• Allocate workloads, monitor progress, and resolve operational escalations promptly.

• Oversee accurate and timely processing of vendor invoices and employee expense claims.

• Ensure compliance with company policies, tax regulations, and accounting standards.

• Manage payment runs and ensure appropriate approvals are obtained.

• Act as the primary point of contact for vendor queries and dispute resolution.

• Maintain strong relationships with vendors and internal stakeholders.

• Implement and monitor internal controls to minimize fraud, errors, and financial risk.

• Support internal and external audits by providing required documentation and information.

• Prepare AP aging reports, payment forecasts, and KPI dashboards.

• Analyze operational trends and recommend process improvements.

• Collaborate with IT and Finance teams to optimize AP systems, ERP platforms, and workflow tools.

• Train and coach team members on new processes, systems, and tools.

• Drive process efficiency through automation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• 5+ years of Accounts Payable experience.

• At least 2 years of supervisory/team management experience preferred.

• Strong knowledge of AP processes, tax regulations, and compliance requirements.

• Proficiency in ERP and workflow systems such as SAP, SAP Ariba, ServiceNow, etc.

• Strong MS Excel skills.

• Excellent leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.

• Strong stakeholder and client management skills.

Candidate Eligibility

• Former TCS employees are not eligible.

• Minimum 15 years of regular, full-time education is mandatory.

• Candidate must have relevant Accounts Payable experience and documented team-lead experience.

Key Skills

Accounts Payable | AP Operations | SAP Ariba | ServiceNow | Alteryx | Power BI | Reporting & Analysis | Team Management | Vendor Management | Client Management | MS Excel | Payment Processing | AP Automation | Process Improvement