Associate Manager - Accounts Payable, India

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Date: 20 Feb 2026

Location: Bangalore, KA, IN, 560024

Company: Tata Consumer Products Limited

TATA-CONSUMER-PRODUCTS-BLUE-LOGO-Feb-13

 

 

 

Designation
Associate Manager - Accounts Payable, India

Function
Group Finance		 Location
Bangalore		 Reporting To
Global Process Owner - PTP

 

 

Job Description

 

 

What are the Key Deliverables in this role ?

Financial Outcomes

  • Manage the complete Accounts Payable cycle, including invoice validation, PO matching, approvals, payments, and reconciliations.
  • Oversee timely processing of vendor invoices, credit notes, employee reimbursements, and payments.
  • Ensure adherence to internal controls, accounting standards, and company policies.
  • Monitor AP ageing, open items, and resolve bottlenecks proactively
  • Own AP month-end close activities (accruals, GR/IR, reconciliations, cut-off).
  • Optimize payment runs to balance early payment discounts and cash-flow needs.
  • Ensure tax compliance (e.g., GST/TDS/VAT/WHT/1099) and correct GL coding.
  • Monitor and reduce AP ageing, debit balances, and unmatched items.

 

Customer Service

  • Serve as escalation point for vendor disputes, short-pays, and blocked invoices.
  • Identify potential sensitive issues and escalate it to the appropriate level
  • Publish service dashboards and hold regular reviews with key stakeholders (Procurement, Receiving, Controllers).
  • Define and enforce SLAs for inquiry resolution and approvals turnaround
  • Accountable for meeting and prioritizing own targets/ deadlines and those of others within agreed standards and procedures

 

 

Internal Processes

  • Govern global P2P policies (3-way/2-way match rules, tolerances, exception handling).
  • Drive standard work, SOPs, and documented controls; ensure audit readiness.
  • Implement and maintain automation/workflow tools (e.g., SAP, VIM/OCR, e-invoicing, vendor portal).
  • Manage exceptions: price/quantity variances, duplicate detection, blocked invoices.
  • Ensure segregation of duties, payment controls, and cyber-fraud prevention.

 

Innovation and Learning

  • Lead CI roadmap (Lean, Six Sigma) to reduce cycle time and manual touches.
  • Champion analytics (e.g., Power BI/AP dashboards) and root cause analysis.
  • Pilot digital initiatives (AI/ML for OCR, anomaly detection, auto-coding).
  • Build team skills: policy, ERP, tax, and stakeholder management.
  • Benchmark AP performance; adopt best practices (e.g., e-invoicing mandates by region).

 

 

 

 

 

What are the Critical success factors for the Role ?

  • Charted Accountant, Knowledge of SAP Must
  • 10 + years of relevant work experience handling AP functions. 3 + Years of experience in a Team lead role
  • Strong leadership and people management skills.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • High attention to detail and strong process discipline.
  • Advanced Excel and reporting skills.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast paced, dynamic environment.

What are the Desirable success factors for the Role?

  • Good Understanding of  India FMCG Business, Taxation and accounting concepts
  • Analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on delivering actionable insights and innovative solutions.
  • Good communication skills and stakeholder management capabilities
  • Familiarity with the consumer goods industry and an understanding of its challenges and opportunities

 

 

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