Job Summary
Location: Noida | Work Mode: Hybrid | Language: English
Experience: Experienced - PTP / Accounts Payable | Function: Procure to Pay (PTP)
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Role Overview:
We are looking for an experienced Procure to Pay (PTP) Lead at E2.1 level to lead day-to-day PTP / Accounts Payable operations and ensure timely, accurate, and compliant service delivery. The role will oversee vendor master activities, invoice processing, PO and non-PO invoices, three-way matching, travel and expense claims, payments, reconciliations, accruals, intercompany transactions, reporting, audit support, and supplier/internal stakeholder queries. The Lead will guide the team, review transactions and controls, manage SLAs/KPIs, handle escalations, coordinate with Brightstar stakeholders, and drive process improvement. The resource will ensure adherence to Brightstar accounting policies, approval requirements, SOX/process controls, and documentation standards while driving accuracy, productivity, audit readiness, and timely closure of issues.
Qualifications:
- Graduate in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Business or any relevant stream; equivalent experience may be considered as per hiring policy.
- Relevant experience in Procure to Pay / Accounts Payable operations with exposure to team or workstream leadership.
- Strong understanding of end-to-end PTP, accounting concepts, controls, reconciliations, payments, and supplier query management.
- Good working knowledge of MS Office, particularly MS Excel; hands-on ERP exposure such as SAP/Oracle is preferred.
Key Responsibilities
- Vendor master maintenance.
- Processing of supplier invoices, coding of invoices, three-way matching of invoices with Purchase Orders (PO) and Goods Receipt Notes (GRN), testing for duplicate invoices, and ensuring compliance with Brightstar accounting policy and approval matrix.
- Retention of original documentation in a format and location compliant with relevant local regulations.
- Processing of PO and non-PO based invoices.
- Processing of Travel and Expense (T&E) claims, including sample matching of supporting documentation with claims and highlighting exceptions in accordance with the travel and expense policy.
- Support sample review of processed invoices and T&E transactions by the Team Leader and Quality Analyst.
- Creating payment runs and arranging required approvals.
- Managing jackpot payments.
- Handling payroll payments.
- Review of debit balances and follow-up for invoices.
- Processing of foreign currency invoices and arranging supporting documents.
- Processing of monthly accruals.
- Handling monthly reconciliations.
- Intercompany invoice processing.
- Audit support.
- Resolution of queries received by email from suppliers and through emails/calls from finance process owners, Administration, Purchase, and other IGT internal departments.
- Resolution of queries as per the approach defined in Annexure 4.
- Support SOX testing requirements.
- Creating various standard reports required by the business/process.
- Lead and guide the PTP operations team, allocate work, monitor daily deliverables, and ensure appropriate workload management.
- Review and approve transactions based on defined thresholds and approval matrix, including invoices, payment runs, reconciliations, accruals, and other PTP activities as applicable.
- Monitor SLA, KPI, productivity, quality, ageing, and backlog performance; identify risks and drive timely corrective actions.
- Handle operational escalations from suppliers, internal stakeholders, and finance process owners and ensure timely resolution.
- Conduct quality reviews and provide coaching, feedback, and process guidance to team members.
- Ensure process documentation, SOPs, desktop procedures, and control evidence are current and audit-ready.
- Support internal/external audits and SOX testing, including timely submission of evidence and closure of observations.
- Drive root-cause analysis, process improvement, standardization, and automation opportunities across PTP operations.
- Coordinate with business, Procurement, Finance, Treasury, and other internal teams to resolve process issues and improve service delivery.
- Prepare and present operational MIS, governance decks, ageing analysis, exception reports, and other management reports.
- Support knowledge transfer, cross-training, backup planning, and operational continuity within the team.
Skill Requirements
- Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as SAP and PTP workflow tools is preferred.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, review, and decision-making skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication with effective supplier and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage SLAs, controls, priorities, escalations, and deadlines in a high-volume environment.
- People leadership, coaching, process improvement, and change-management capability.