Sr. Executive -- P2P

Designation - Senior Executive - AP
Business Unit - Finance Shared Services 
Grades - E4/E5
Location - Kochi

Role -
You will be responsible to ensure seamless service delivery of AP processes as per the 
agreed service levels. Further, you will ensure that the team is effectively resourced and 
manage relationships with business partners (internal & external) and support teams like 
HR, Admin, etc.

About the Business Unit -

Pierian's E-Commerce Business Division offers a wide array of Managed Services 
encompassing financial and accounting, Business Process, and Data Analytics solutions 
for clients operating within the E-commerce sphere, catering to both B2B and B2C 
segments. Our service scope extends to end-to-end support in various critical areas, 
including transactional processing (Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Record-to-Report, 
Taxation, and Financial Planning & Analysis), Statutory Compliance Management, and 
comprehensive Financial and Management reporting. These services are executed with 
the aid of state-of-the-art processes and technology

Our team possesses a profound understanding of the specific needs and requirements of 
the E-commerce industry, enabling us to deliver value-driven services through a 
continuous focus on process enhancements and technological interventions.

Recognizing the immense growth potential within the E-commerce sector, Pierian has 
thoughtfully forged strategic alliances with key players in India. By aligning our 
expertise with the unique challenges and opportunities inherent to Retail and Ecommerce, we empower businesses to not just survive but thrive in this rapidly 
evolving landscape, allowing our clients to dedicate their resources to their core 
operations while we adeptly manage the financial and operational intricacies.

Your key responsibilities include -

Managing and leading the functional team of AP.
● Managing coordination of the stakeholders and workgroup engaged in function.
● Recording and managing process / functional issues and escalating where 
necessary.
● Resolving cross-functional issues.
● Monitoring team progress and performance.
● Providing status reports to the respective team lead

Working closely with teams to ensure the function meets timelines and quality 
needs.
● Reviewing the work done, and process followed by executives, monitoring of SLA.
● Reviewing vendor reconciliation done by executives and submitting it to the 
sellers on a periodic basis

● Resolving any issues arising out of vendor reconciliation.
● Preparing of following reports -
○ Invoices validated and processed within SLAs.
○ Volume and value of AP documents with a breakdown.
○ Payments.
○ Vendor queries.
● Providing details of rejected invoice backlog.
● Using system functionality to report trends for duplicate invoices.
● Coordinating with cross-functional teams such as taxation, O2C, and AP for 
respective teams' requirements. 
● Preparing Audit schedules w.r.t. the AP process.

To excel in this role, you should have -
● Good hands-on experience in managing AP processes (end to end), with an 
understanding of accounting principles, reporting requirements, key controls, and 
risks of the process. 

It will be awesome if you have -
● Good people and client management skills. 
● Ability to set up, streamline processes/procedures and improve the same. 
● Good communication skills.
● Leadership skills.
● The ability to influence and motivate his/her team with a positive energy.
● Discipline and commitment to delivering assigned tasks in stipulated timelines.
● Willingness to learn.
● Ability to guide and mentor a team and the ability to implement the processes.

You should be a -
● B Com/Mcom/MBA/semi-qualified CA /CWA with 3-6 years experience with
working knowledge of Oracle Applications (desirable) in AP or in any other 
Financial ERP.

About Pierian -
Founded in 2002, Pierian Services is a leading Global Business Services company, 
providing a range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, and operations 
management.

We have helped several Fortune 500 companies and new-age start-ups work smarter and 
achieve accelerated growth through process transformation, digital technology 
enablement, and creating and managing value-generating business services. 

We are a team of 2000+ highly skilled professionals managing 300+ clients across 20 
countries with 10 key delivery centres.

We have endless opportunities for passionate finance and accounting experts who 
genuinely believe in delivering value-generating professional services. We have several 
professionals who have joined the company as freshers and have built thriving careers at
Pierian over more than a decade. 

When asked about the top reasons why people love working with Pierian, they shared the 
following –

- Truly human-centric culture.
- Empathetic leadership.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Remote working.
- Open-door approach.

You will love working at Pierian if –
- You take full ownership and pride in your work. 
- You are obsessed with attention to detail.
- You truly believe in continuous learning.
- You want to make a career, and not just do a job.