Assistant Manager - Accounts Payable

• Oversee end-to-end accounts payable process, ensuring timely and accurate invoice processing, approval workflows, and payments.
• Monitor and manage vendor ageing reports, ensuring payment discipline and healthy vendor relations.
• Review and approve payment proposals, ensuring compliance with company policies and tax laws (GST, TDS).
• Liaise with internal departments (Procurement, Stores, Production, Taxation) to resolve invoice discrepancies and process issues.
• Ensure accurate accounting and booking of costs to appropriate GLs and cost centers.
• Review GST ITC ledger and ensure reconciliations with GSTR-2B and books.
• Lead month-end and year-end AP closing activities, including provisioning and expense analysis.
• Assist in internal, statutory, and GST audits with complete documentation and justifications.
• Implement process improvements, automation, and control measures in AP workflows.
• Mentor and guide the AP team to ensure performance and compliance.

Qualifications & Skills:

• CA Inter / MBA Finance / M.Com with 68 years of AP experience in a manufacturing setup.
• Deep understanding of Indian indirect taxation (especially GST and TDS).
• Strong ERP experience (Oracle/SAP) and good Excel/data analytics skills.
• Proven ability to lead a team, manage cross-functional coordination, and drive process excellence.
• Good communication and problem-solving skills.