Corporate Planning & Management Supplier Enablement Analyst Bengaluru

Description

Job Title:Corporate Planning & Management Spend Management Procure to Pay

Divisional Overview

The Corporate Planning & Management (CPM) Division unifies Finance & Planning Spend Management Operational Risk and Resilience and CPM Engineering teams to deliver business planning and analytics expense management third party risk management and governance strategies across the firm. CPM have 5 operating pillars.

Finance & Planningsupports the execution of the firms strategic objectives through the management of the planning process firmwide reporting and analytics and insights into the firms business plans and budgets. They develop consistent framework for revenue division projections creating transparency accountability and efficiency around projections. This pillar also includes the CF&O EO and Engineering divisional CFOs who are strategic finance advisors helping the firm and the non-revenue divisions achieve commercial financial opportunities.Product Finance is responsible for the overall governance and proactive management of the firms non-compensation expenses.Spend Managementencompasses the functions responsible for managing all aspects of the firms spend with third parties - advising commercial agreements and driving operating efficiency. Departments include Strategic Sourcing Procure to Pay Integrated Travel and Expense Infrastructure and Transformation and Sustainable Operations.Operational Risk & Resiliencedrives firmwide Operational Risk programs along with second line teams and implements required changes within CPM. The Corporate Insurance & Advisory team in this pillar identifies procures and manages corporate insurance needs for the firm and its investing businesses.The CPM Engineering team provides engineering solutions that enable the firm to manage third-party spend data and automation plan budgets forecast financial scenarios allocate expenses and support corporate decision making in-line with the firms strategic objectives.

Role Overview

Professionals in CPM have an analytical mindset exhibit intellectual curiosity and are from diverse academic backgrounds. This role sits in Procure To Pay within the Spend Management pillar. The objective of the Procure to Pay (P2P) group is to deliver commercial value and front-to-back cost transparency across the firm. Under the Spend Management umbrella and focused on the front-to-back theme the Procure to Pay team is divided into 3 pillars - Procurement Management Expense Management and Accounting & Tax Control.

The role requires collaboration with different functions across the firm on a regular basis an ability to work independently and ability to interact with senior professionals across the firm. It also entails in-depth analysis and reporting for senior management requiring diligence and a commercial mindset. The candidate is required to work closely with global counterparts. Should have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end Procure-to-Pay processes including invoice processing validation and posting
• Handle invoice creation exception management and discrepancy resolution
• Manage vendor lifecycle including vendor onboarding creation validation approvals and perform payment authentication checks
• Ensure accuracy of expense allocation cost booking across businesses and correctness of General Ledger through month-end close reviews and reconciliations
• Support sourcing operations and procurement workflows across the P2P lifecycle
• Ensure compliance with global tax regulations and reporting requirements
• Support tax validation within invoices and expense processes
• Partner with tax teams and manage external tax-related queries/escalations
• Collaborate with business procurement tax and finance teams to ensure alignment
• Manage and resolve queries related to invoices vendors payments and accounting
• Handle internal and external escalations with strong governance and timely closure
• Drive improvements in query resolution turnaround time and service quality
• Identify process gaps and drive continuous improvement and re-engineering initiatives
• Implement automation and workflow enhancements to improve efficiency and accuracy
• Identify and implement AI/automation use cases across P2P processes (invoice processing anomaly detection query handling)
• Partner with engineering/data teams to translate business problems into digital solutions
• Support rollout testing and adoption of AI-enabled tools and platforms
• Ensure AI/automation outputs are accurate controlled and audit-compliant

Qualifications

• Bachelors/Masters degree in Accounting Finance or related field
• 4 years of experience in Procure-to-Pay accounting or expense management
• Strong understanding of invoice processing vendor management and payment processes
• Solid knowledge of accounting principles financial controls and expense governance
• Strong understanding of global tax regulations and compliance requirements
• Hands-on experience with ERP/P2P systems (Ariba SAP S4 Fieldglass TeamConnect SLP)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Tools including Copilot
• Experience in process improvement re-engineering or automation initiatives
• Ability to work across cross-functional and global teams
• Exposure to automation AI or digital tools in finance operations
• Ability to adapt to AI-enabled workflows and support transformation initiatives
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to handle high-volume queries and manage escalations effectively

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Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1