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P03 - Team Leader - Accounts Payable / Invoice Processing

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Hybrid
Pune, Maharashtra
Senior level
Hybrid
Pune, Maharashtra
Senior level
The Team Leader - Accounts Payable is responsible for overseeing the AP processing team, ensuring accurate and efficient execution of processes including Invoice Processing and Supplier Management. This role involves managing team performance, resolving discrepancies, implementing process improvements, ensuring compliance with internal controls, and collaborating with various stakeholders across regions.
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What We'll Bring:

Team Leader - Accounts Payable / Invoice Processing

What You'll Bring:

This role will act as a key Lead of the Accounts Payables (AP) team and is responsible for the end-to-end AP processing for TransUnion. This role will partner and collaborate with stakeholders across different regions such as Procurement, Finance Partners, Suppliers, etc., besides managing a group of associates in charge of the daily process execution of the Invoice Processing, Supplier Master, Travel & Expense, Card Admin and Payments process. This role is open to provide support globally, so additional stakeholders and regions would be into play.

This is a remote position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location whenever is requested by management.

Key Tasks:

Leadership and management:

  • Supervise and mentor the AP Team, ensuring high performance and development of team members
  • Assign tasks, set priorities, and monitor workload to meet deadlines and achieve department goals
  • Conduct regular performance evaluations and provide feedback to team members

AP Operations oversight:

  • Oversee the end-to-end AP process, including Invoice Processing, Supplier Master, Travel & Expense, Card Admin and Payments
  • Handle escalated issues related to invoice discrepancies, T&E issues, payment delays or supplier escalations

Process improvement:

  • Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy in the AP operations
  • Support automation initiatives and key projects to streamline workflows
  • Maintain documented A/P best practices, identifying inefficiencies and recommending changes for review by senior management.
  • Leading “High Impact” Projects

Compliance and controls:

  • Ensure AP processes adhere to internal controls, company policies and regulatory requirements
  • Ensure that SOPs are constantly updated by the team

Collaboration and networking:

  • Work closely with the regional Finance Partners, Procurement, Treasury and other key stakeholders to align processes and resolve cross-functional issues
  • Ensure the month-end close activities are completed accurately and on time by the team (Payment validation controls, journal entries in error, etc.)

Training and development:

  • Ensure that any new team member is properly trained by having a robust and updated training plan in place
  • Ensure that every process within the AP Team has a backup plan

Strategic Support:

  • Assist in developing and executing the AP strategy given by the Global Process Lead and the GFSS CR Site Lead to align with the global strategy

Qualifications and Education:

What You’ll Bring:

  • 10+ years’ experience in previous roles related to Accounts Payables, preferably within Shared Service Centers. At least 2+ years in a supervisory or leadership position
  • Finance / Accounting / Business Administration degree (Masters or Licentiate level)
  • Strong background in Accounts Payables processes (Invoice Processing, Travel and Expense, Supplier Master, Payments)  
  • Ability to understand and apply accounting guidelines, system updates, revisions and policy changes
  • Well organized and detail oriented with focus on accuracy
  • Awareness of the AP controls and internal checks
  • Outstanding customer service
  • Excellent presentation skills (to big audiences)
  • Advanced MS Excel skills (v-lookups, pivot tables, etc.) for data analysis and reporting
  • Proven ability to lead and develop a high-performing team
  • Strong ability to analyze AP data, identify trends, and provide actionable insights
  • Detailed-oriented with strong organizational skills
  • Project Management Skills
  • Ability to remain engaged and focused. Excellent (English) communication skills.
  • Ability to problem-solve. Attention to detail and accuracy a must
  • Professional behavior: Represents the company in a reputable, ethical, and businesslike manner and complies with company operating procedures and requirements. • Strong leadership with the ability to motivate and mentor team members.
  • Must be proactive with strong customer service skills, critical thinker, problem solver, able to be resourceful, organized, and detail & team oriented.

Role model for service orientation and service culture

Impact You'll Make:

This role will act as a key Lead of the Accounts Payables (AP) team and is responsible for the end-to-end AP processing for TransUnion. This role will partner and collaborate with stakeholders across different regions such as Procurement, Finance Partners, Suppliers, etc., besides managing a group of associates in charge of the daily process execution of the Invoice Processing, Supplier Master, Travel & Expense, Card Admin and Payments process. This role is open to provide support globally, so additional stakeholders and regions would be into play.

This is a remote position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location whenever is requested by management.

Key Tasks:

Leadership and management:

  • Supervise and mentor the AP Team, ensuring high performance and development of team members
  • Assign tasks, set priorities, and monitor workload to meet deadlines and achieve department goals
  • Conduct regular performance evaluations and provide feedback to team members

AP Operations oversight:

  • Oversee the end-to-end AP process, including Invoice Processing, Supplier Master, Travel & Expense, Card Admin and Payments
  • Handle escalated issues related to invoice discrepancies, T&E issues, payment delays or supplier escalations

Process improvement:

  • Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy in the AP operations
  • Support automation initiatives and key projects to streamline workflows
  • Maintain documented A/P best practices, identifying inefficiencies and recommending changes for review by senior management.
  • Leading “High Impact” Projects

Compliance and controls:

  • Ensure AP processes adhere to internal controls, company policies and regulatory requirements
  • Ensure that SOPs are constantly updated by the team

Collaboration and networking:

  • Work closely with the regional Finance Partners, Procurement, Treasury and other key stakeholders to align processes and resolve cross-functional issues
  • Ensure the month-end close activities are completed accurately and on time by the team (Payment validation controls, journal entries in error, etc.)

Training and development:

  • Ensure that any new team member is properly trained by having a robust and updated training plan in place
  • Ensure that every process within the AP Team has a backup plan

Strategic Support:

  • Assist in developing and executing the AP strategy given by the Global Process Lead and the GFSS CR Site Lead to align with the global strategy

Qualifications and Education:

What You’ll Bring:

  • 10+ years’ experience in previous roles related to Accounts Payables, preferably within Shared Service Centers. At least 2+ years in a supervisory or leadership position
  • Finance / Accounting / Business Administration degree (Masters or Licentiate level)
  • Strong background in Accounts Payables processes (Invoice Processing, Travel and Expense, Supplier Master, Payments)  
  • Ability to understand and apply accounting guidelines, system updates, revisions and policy changes
  • Well organized and detail oriented with focus on accuracy
  • Awareness of the AP controls and internal checks
  • Outstanding customer service
  • Excellent presentation skills (to big audiences)
  • Advanced MS Excel skills (v-lookups, pivot tables, etc.) for data analysis and reporting
  • Proven ability to lead and develop a high-performing team
  • Strong ability to analyze AP data, identify trends, and provide actionable insights
  • Detailed-oriented with strong organizational skills
  • Project Management Skills
  • Ability to remain engaged and focused. Excellent (English) communication skills.
  • Ability to problem-solve. Attention to detail and accuracy a must
  • Professional behavior: Represents the company in a reputable, ethical, and businesslike manner and complies with company operating procedures and requirements. • Strong leadership with the ability to motivate and mentor team members.
  • Must be proactive with strong customer service skills, critical thinker, problem solver, able to be resourceful, organized, and detail & team oriented.

Role model for service orientation and service culture

This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

TransUnion Job Title

Consultant, Accounting

Top Skills

Accounts Payable
Card Admin
Invoice Processing
Excel
Payments
Project Management
Supplier Master
Travel & Expense

TransUnion Mumbai, Maharashtra, IND Office

One Indiabulls, 7th floor, Mumbai, India, 400013

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