Lead, AP Service Delivery
- Islamabad
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Responsibly preparing accounts payables and reporting to the Management: courteously Liaising with vendors & resolving queries: ensuring accuracy of monthly reports by monitoring Vendor and customer activities, updating records of monthly payments.
- Liaison and communicate with suppliers, providing efficient working of all financial transactions and monitoring all accounts payables documents such as POs, GRNs and Invoices.
- Manage a team of individuals directly responsible for Invoice processing; ensuring timely and accurate invoice processing while addressing any issues that arise during the process.
- Developing budgetary plans and authorized monthly reconciliations processes, collated bank statements and resolution of concurrent issues; regulating timely payments issuance.
- Reviewing and authorizing payment transactions uploaded on the banking portal by the payables team ensuring tax withholdings and all documentations are complete and accurate.
- Authorizing and ensuring completeness and accuracy of entries recorded by the payables team in the ERP (SAP). Ensuring all GLs, cost centers and internal orders are correctly mapped.
- Shrewdly finalizing G/L Accounts, preparing VAT Reports and reconciling for sales tax submission, assisting in month end procedures and formulating monthly closing reports in compliance with organizational policies
- 5+ years of progressive experience in Finance/Accounting, with at least 2-3 years in Accounts Payable or P2P (Procure-to-Pay) process.
- Prior exposure to:
- Accounts Payable processes
- Vendor management, GRIR clearing, and payment cycles
- Internal controls & compliance
- Reporting & Analysis
- Strong knowledge of AP processes, tax compliance (WHT, GST, Sales Tax in Pakistan).
- Ability to manage vendor reconciliations & dispute resolution.
- Good understanding of DPO (Days Payable Outstanding), cash flow impact & working capital.
- Strong Analytical skills and the ability to foresee upstream and downstream impacts
- Proven experience in service delivery or a related field, with a track record of success in managing teams and meeting SLAs
- Hands on experience with ERP systems such as SAP Fiori/Hana
- Proficiency in Excel, Power BI, or Looker Studio (for reporting/analytics).
- Comfortable working in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines
- A dynamic and challenging work environment.
- A company committed to developing you personally and professionally.
- A great working atmosphere with regular company and team events.
- A vibrant and international team committed to diversity and inclusion.
- Responsibility from day one in a fast growing and global company.
- Other benefits include free food, health and dental insurance, and learning and development opportunities!