Team Lead - Accountant - BPO

Job Description:

- Lead and perform review of GL Reconciliation (Accounts Payable); identify issues & discrepancies; provide support in resolution of issues / gaps; provide recommendations to reduce risk and improve reconciliation process.

- Setup Quality Assurance function for GL Reconciliation (Accounts Payable).

- Lead a team of Reviewers engaged in quality check of GL Reconciliation (Accounts Payable).

- Review of complex GL Reconciliation (Accounts Payable) in SAP and Blackline.

- Review of open items to verify adequacy and accuracy of actions / investigations by the reconciliation analyst, including classification and listing as per policy.

- Quality review of ancillary activities like manual journal entries / adjustments performed to resolve open items.

- Lead root causing for gaps identified in reconciliations, document and share feedback with the reconciliation analyst. Drive trainings / refreshers to payable team for timely and accurate actions on open items.

- Lead stakeholder meetings to review and resolve open items.

- Design quality monitoring parameters and drive improvements and controls for better identification of gaps / issues and effective reconciliation process.

- Review reconciliation policy and suggest possible changes to improve controls and reduce risk / exposure.

- Provide leadership to the team of QAs; drive and ensure quality management objectives are realized consistently.

- Lead projects to improve reconciliation and upstream practices impacting quality of reconciliations.

Skillset & Experience

- Language proficiency - English (Fluent verbal and written communication)

- Excellent understanding of Accounts Payable and GL Reconciliation (Accounts Payable) e2e cycle and linkages / dependencies.

- Good working experience in GL Reconciliation (Accounts Payable), both as analyst and reviewer; SAP and Blackline exposure is preferred.

- Team leading experience of 5+ years

- Experience in performing and leading reconciliation quality assurance or review.

- Strong experience in Accounts Payable activities including invoice processing, exception handling, payments and payable query resolution.

- Experience preferred in BPO and month end / GL close activities.

- Excellent understanding of bookkeeping and Accounts Payable principles

- Working experience in SAP is preferrable; expertise in MS Excel required.

- Strong analytical ability and problem-solving approach.

- High attention to detail and customer focus.

- Ability to analyze issues / exceptions in processing and determine actions.

- Understanding of accounts payable controls

Shift Timing 12:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Education - Qualified CA or equivalent (CMA/CPA/ICWA/ACCA)