Manager Accounts Payable

The Opportunity

Join our Acceleration Center India and help shape the future of business for our diverse client portfolio across geographies and jurisdictions. You’ll work at the heart of global teams across Advisory, Assurance, Tax and Business Services—solving real client challenges through connected collaboration. We’ll help you grow your skills so you can go further. With hands-on learning, cutting-edge tools and an inclusive culture, this is your opportunity to do inspiring work that makes a difference—every day.

As a Manager Accounts Payable, you will play a pivotal role in managing financial processes and confirming compliance with regulations within our Finance practice. You will handle tasks such as financial reporting, budgeting, and risk management, providing strategic guidance to optimize financial performance and support informed business decisions. As a Manager, you will lead teams, focusing on strategic planning and mentoring junior staff. You are accountable for the execution of project success and maintaining standards. Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop, and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team members' unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.

In this role at PwC Acceleration Center India, you will take ownership of projects, confirming their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion. You will also address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members, and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Leading the accounts payable team in managing financial processes and confirming compliance with regulations
• Overseeing financial reporting, budgeting, and risk management activities to optimize financial performance
• Analyzing financial data to identify trends and opportunities for process improvement
• Developing and implementing strategic plans to enhance financial operations and client satisfaction
• Coaching and mentoring team members to leverage their strengths and improve performance
• Utilizing financial analysis skills to support decision-making and strategic guidance
• Managing the financial close process and confirming timely and accurate financial reporting
• Collaborating with stakeholders to address conflicts and engage in constructive conversations
• Upholding professional and technical standards, including adherence to the firm's code of conduct and independence requirements
• Encouraging innovation and embracing technology to improve financial processes and outcomes
  
  

• MBA/CA with 8-10 Years of experiences in P2P / AP.
  
  

• Accounts Payable Process:
• Review and Monitor Accounts Payable transactions (i.e., Domestic Vendors & Foreign Vendors).
• Preparation of Summary of Vendor Payment requests / obtains necessary approvals from Local Finance Director and US Finance Director on regular basis.
• Preparation and Control of Purchase Orders on regular basis.
• Review of Vendor Master request and get Vendor Master Creation / Update from US Vendor Maintenance Team.
• Monitor Vendor Accounts to ensure payments are up to date.
• Resolve Vendor invoice discrepancies and issues, if any.
• Review / Reconcile of Accounts payable transactions & analysis of month end reports.
• Preparation of monthly Cash forecast submission US Treasury Team.
• Review and control on Monthly Accrual of expenses.
• Review and Control on MSME Registered Vendor Payments and Periodical Reporting.
• Provide supporting documentation for Statutory Audit / Internal Audit.
• Balance Confirmation / Statement of Account from major Vendors and Reconcile for Statutory Audit requirement.
• MIS / Business Finance Support:
• Periodical Support to MIS / Business Finance Team for analysis of P2P Transactions (AP/ER).
• Improve / Automate existing Finance P2P process and thereby add value to overall Finance Operations.
• Adhoc activities related to Business dynamics.
  
  

• Ideal candidate should be a MBA or a Qualified Chartered Accountant (‘CA’) with 8-10 years of experience.
• Stakeholder Management: Should be able to independently manage multiple Stakeholders including but not limited to leading calls / meetings, providing regular updates and so on.
  
  

• Excelling in financial forecasting and budgetary management
• Demonstrating proficiency in financial statement analysis and reporting
• Utilizing analytical thinking for balance sheet and cash flow analysis
• Embracing change and innovation in financial operations
• Developing skills in financial data mining and trend analysis
• Mentoring others in accounting policies and practices
• Managing escalation and conflict resolution effectively