Satish Nataraj

• Lead and manage a team of Accounts Payable professionals, ensuring effective workload distribution and adherence to daily, weekly, and monthly targets.
• Plan and monitor team attendance, leaves, and backups to ensure uninterrupted business operations.
• Set clear expectations for quality, productivity, SLA, and TAT, and regularly track individual and team performance.
• Act as the first-level escalation point for operational, payment, invoice, and supplier-related issues.
• Conduct regular team meetings and performance reviews to address challenges, provide guidance, and share process updates.
• Coach and mentor team members on SAP processing, payment execution, compliance requirements, and internal controls.
• Drive cross-training and knowledge transfer initiatives to build multi-skilled resources and operational backups.
• Review team output for accuracy, duplicate checks, and audit compliance before payment execution.
• Support team development by identifying training needs and improvement areas, and implementing corrective actions.
• Motivate the team to maintain high service quality and stakeholder satisfaction, especially during peak periods and critical deadlines.
• Ensure timely update of trackers and reports by the team and validate data accuracy before management submission.
• Foster a collaborative and accountable team environment, promoting ownership, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Executed write-offs for unclaimed invoices aged over two years in compliance with company policy.
• Maintained and updated Accounts Payable process and internal control documentation in line with company standards and regulatory requirements.
• Performed quality and duplicate invoice checks to ensure accurate and risk-free payments.