Job Title:  Deputy Manager | Bengaluru | S&P - Payment Terms Adherence Reporting

Deputy Manager | Bengaluru | S&P – Payment Terms Adherence Reporting

The team

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Your work profile

• Extract and consolidate AP data from ERP systems (invoices, payments, supplier master)
• Perform invoice-to-contract matching to validate agreed vs actual payment terms
• Execute data cleansing, standardization, and normalization across multiple data sources
• Validate payment terms against contract repositories and procurement systems
• Establish and maintain single source of truth for payment terms
• Conduct payment cycle analysis (invoice date vs payment date vs agreed terms)
• Calculate and track payment terms adherence % across suppliers, BUs, and regions
• Identify exceptions such as early payments, delayed payments, and non-standard terms
• Perform supplier-level compliance tracking and segmentation (strategic vs tail suppliers)
• Benchmark adherence against Working Capital / WAT (country maximum) guidelines
• Develop and maintain interactive dashboards (Power BI/Tableau) for invoicing and payment terms compliance
• Perform trend analysis across regions, categories, suppliers, and time periods
• Generate supplier-level insights to support renegotiation opportunities and working capital improvement
• Prepare management reporting packs and executive summaries
• Enable exception-based management through actionable insights and clear KPIs
• Track non-compliant transactions (early payment, delays, contract non-compliance) & conduct root cause analysis (process gaps, system issues, supplier constraints, AP errors, etc.)
• Coordinate with Procurement, Finance, & Business stakeholders to resolve issues
• Maintain tracking of exceptions, actions, owners, and resolution timelines
• Support escalation tracking and governance forums to ensure closure of critical issues
• Support development of a standardized governance framework for payment terms adherence along with audit-ready documentation and compliance tracking
• Ensure alignment with contractual terms, procurement policies, and financial controls
• Drive adoption of standard payment terms policies across suppliers and BUs
• Leverage analytics and automation tools to streamline reporting and monitoring
• Drive process improvements to reduce data gaps and manual intervention
• Identify opportunities for touchless compliance tracking and real-time dashboards
• Establish a centralized governance framework for monitoring and enforcing payment terms adherence across BUs
• Enhance visibility and transparency of payment performance through standardized, enterprise-wide reporting
• Drive compliance with contractual payment terms by identifying deviations and enabling corrective actions
• Enable working capital optimization through disciplined payment behavior and data-backed insights for supplier negotiations
• Implement structured exception tracking and analytics to support root cause resolution, cross-functional alignment, and continuous improvement
• Manage and support Global Services operations, with a specific focus on end-to-end Invoicing and Payment Reporting processes
• Payment terms adherence is fully governed, visible, and controlled across BUs with a reliable single source of truth
• High confidence in data and reporting, enabling leadership to track compliance and working capital performance
• Reduced non-compliant payments (early/late), with strong adherence to contractual terms
• Proactive exception management and standardized processes, ensuring timely resolution and scalability across geographies
• Sustained behavioral change across AP, Procurement, and Business teams in adhering to defined payment terms
• Standardized and scalable processes for payment terms monitoring across geographies and systems
• Proven expertise in service delivery, particularly regarding the oversight and analysis of Invoicing and Payment Reporting frameworks
• CLM / ERP systems: SAP, Ariba, Coupa, Icertis etc.
• Analytics tools: Excel, Power BI, Tableau
• Data handling: Large dataset processing, data transformation tools
• Exposure to workflow automation tools and digital reporting
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems (SAP/Ariba/Coupa preferred)
• Ability to translate data into actionable insights

Key skills required

• Education: Any Graduation
•      5 years of relevant experience in analytics, procurement operations, or Finance/AP reporting
•      Exposure to procurement contracting, P2P processes, or working capital analytics
•      Experience in data-driven roles combining finance and operations (preferred)
•      Proficiency in MS Office suite and enterprise procurement systems

• Experience working across global stakeholders, multiple BUs, and cross-functional teams (Legal, Finance, Procurement), GCC / Procurement CoE environments supporting BUs
• Proven stakeholder management and coordination skills
• Experience working across global stakeholders, multiple BUs, and cross-functional teams (Legal, Finance, Procurement)
• Automation: Basic familiarity with automation / AI-enabled contract analysis tools

• Exposure to workflow automation tools and digital reporting