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The role provides day-to-day leadership to the Accounts Payable team, supports stakeholder management, drives process improvements, and ensures service delivery standards and key performance indicators are consistently achieved. The role acts as the primary escalation point for operational issues and works closely with internal stakeholders, vendors, finance teams (onshore and offshore) to maintain a high-performing and customer focused AP function.\nMain duties include:\nAccounts Payable Operations\nLead and oversee the end-to-end accounts payable process, including invoice receipt, validation, \ncoding, approval workflows, and payment processing. \nEnsure accurate and timely processing of supplier invoices, employee expense claims, and corporate \ncredit card transactions. \nReview and approve payment runs in accordance with delegated authorities and internal controls. \nMonitor invoice ageing, payment schedules, and outstanding liabilities, and keep them reasonable and \nup-to-date. \nManage urgent payment requests and ensure appropriate approvals are obtained. \nOversee reconciliation activities including supplier statements, Concur-to-SAP reconciliations, and \npayment exception management. \nEnsure all 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