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International Accounts Payable Manager

🗓️ Posted 2026-09-02 Bengaluru, India Hybrid Accounting

Company shared salary

NA

Market rate

₹200,000–₹350,000/mo (₹2,400,000–₹4,200,000/yr)

Based on similar roles (title + domain + location).

Responsibilities

  • Lead international AP operations across regions, currencies, entities, and regulatory environments, ensuring accurate, timely, compliant processing
  • Develop and execute an International AP strategy with Domestic AP leadership, standardising processes while meeting local compliance needs
  • Partner with Finance, Procurement, and Strategic Sourcing on P2P, cash management, supplier experience, and M&A/expansion activities
  • Own the relationship with the outsourced P2P provider, setting governance frameworks (KPIs, SLAs, QBRs, escalations) and holding them accountable for performance and quality
  • Lead vendor governance routines - reviews, risk mitigation, capacity planning, roadmap alignment - while driving automation and cost efficiency with the provider
  • Ensure outsourced operations maintain strong controls, audit readiness, and data integrity
  • Partner cross-functionally (Finance, Procurement, Treasury, Tax, HR, Technology) to reimagine AP through automation, AI, and process redesign
  • Drive transformation initiatives that cut manual effort, improve cycle times, and strengthen controls, championing continuous improvement
  • Use data and analytics (Databricks platform) to surface trends, risks, and opportunities
  • Maintain strong controls, SOX compliance, and policy adherence, including international tax, VAT/GST, and withholding rules; own e-invoice regulation strategy
  • Track KPI/SLA performance (cycle time, accuracy, aging, exceptions, satisfaction) and lead escalation management
  • Lead and develop the International AP team, building a culture of accountability, collaboration, and strong change management

Requirements

  • 12+ years of progressive AP/Finance Operations leadership experience, including significant international AP oversight
  • A Chartered Accountant degree is mandatory
  • Proven experience managing outsourced AP/P2P service providers in complex operating environments, with a strong vendor governance and accountability track record
  • Proven experience leading large-scale AP transformation, automation, and shared services initiatives
  • Strong understanding of international AP operations, compliance requirements, and multi-entity environments
  • Experience in fast-paced, high-growth organisations
  • Demonstrated success implementing AP technologies, ERP platforms, OCR/invoice automation, and AI-enabled solutions
  • Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, leadership, and stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to lead organisational change across cross-functional teams