Sayyam Sethi
New Delhi
Summary
Seeking Investment Banking and Finance Operation assignments in an organization of repute which provides me with avenues for professional learning and makes good use of my skills and encourages individual growth
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
Work History
I2P Team Lead (Invoice Processing Team)
British Telecom
01.2023 - Current
- Leading Accounts Payable operations, including E-Invoicing and UK Channels management. Responsible for allocating and managing work within the team, ensuring compliance, and driving process improvements.
- Oversee electronic invoicing processes for all regions (UK, EE, ROW) ensuring compliance with local tax and regulatory requirements.
- Manage invoice submission through platforms like Tungsten Network, EDI interfaces, and other regional e-invoicing portals.
- Validate invoice data for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to PO and contract terms.
- Monitor and maintain EDI interfaces between ERP systems (SAP, Oracle) and e-invoicing platforms.
- Troubleshoot integration errors and coordinate with technical teams for resolution.
- Ensure seamless data flow for invoice processing and payment runs.
- Collaborate with Procurement and Vendor Data Management (VDM) teams for vendor creation and PO validation.
- Ensure all invoices are linked to valid vendor records and PO numbers as per AP process standards.
- Ensure SOX compliance and adherence to internal controls for invoice processing.
- Maintain accurate documentation for audits and regulatory reviews.
- Support internal and external audits by providing required reports and reconciliations.
- Prepare and execute payment runs (CHAPS, BACS, International Transfers) for approved invoices.
- Perform vendor account reconciliations and resolve discrepancies promptly.
- Handle month-end accruals, liability reporting, and cost allocations.
- Act as point of contact for resolving invoice-related queries from vendors and internal teams.
- Coordinate with Digital/Technical teams to resolve Tungsten or EDI errors.
- Conduct regular calls from stakeholders to review pending issues and process improvements.
- Drive automation initiatives for invoice indexing, data loading, and reconciliation.
- Implement best practices to reduce manual intervention and improve processing timelines.
- Monitor KPIs and SLAs for invoice processing and take corrective actions to meet targets.
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly reports on invoice processing status, aging, and compliance metrics.
- Provide dashboards and insights into management for decision-making.
- Major Project Involvements – E-Invoicing & P2P Automation
- Implemented auto-return to vendor functionality for invoices on closed POs and for confirmed duplicate invoices, reducing manual intervention and improving accuracy.
- Developed automated notifications to suppliers and PO requestors for duplicate, rejected, and cancelled invoices, enhancing transparency and turnaround time.
- Introduced advanced duplicate invoice detection using multi-parameter matching, minimizing payment errors.
- Led Ariba Enterprise Business Network implementation for streamlined e-invoicing and supplier collaboration.
- Corrected VAT code mapping with commodity codes, resulting in £78k savings on PR fees input VAT claims.
- Enforced mandatory VAT number validation for Ariba invoice submissions and enabled handling of multiple VAT registration numbers for suppliers.
- Fixed baseline date issues for ASC and Ariba-to-SAP interfaced invoices to ensure accurate due date calculations.
- Designed solution to send invoice status data to Tungsten from ASC and OCR systems for better visibility.
- Enhanced VIM system with new RTV codes for improved tracking and KPI reporting.
- Automated RTV of e-invoice flagged supplier invoices sent via OCR channel, reducing processing delays.
- Built custom screen for PO re-send to Tungsten and rebuilt PO interface for improved reliability, eliminating legacy middleware.
- Developed auto-reconciliation of PO and invoice interface data with failure reporting to Digital team.
- Introduced Return to Vendor functionality in OCR environment and developed OCR reporting capability for better data extraction.
- Created P2P Digital Dashboard to auto-populate volume, value, and Payment on Time (POT) performance at CFU level.
- Implemented auto-escalation for delayed GR approvals, improving approval timelines and BT’s payment performance.
Inventory Analyst
INSTYTUT INTL
01.2011 - 07.2012
- Work was related to Supply Chain Management.
- Tracking and maintaining stock.
- Worked on invoice rejections and coordinated with account payable and receivable departments to close the issue.
- Co-ordination with the customer, manufacturing site and hub.
- Rejection of Material Handling and Inventory Control.
- Handling and solving logistics problems and monitoring all logistical activities such as tracking goods in transit, tackling any problem arising out of any transit hazard, time- bound distribution coordinating on a real time basis with sites on all logistical issues.
- Adapting and implementing systems and procedures with a view to ensure maximum efficiency in the overall process operations; spearheading business process efficiency in the overall process operations; spearheading business process improvement initiatives.
- Institute of innovation and Technology in Logistics (INTL) is a dynamically developing consulting company which specializes in the improvement and optimization of logistics processes in enterprises. Instytut INTL helps companies take proper decisions concerning production, warehouse and distribution logistics. INTL deals into two phase’s hub to hub and direct shipment.
Sr. Account Officer
WIPRO
06.2010 - 09.2010
- Worked on SAP ERP for all the process related activities.
- Interacting with PO (Purchase Order) team to modify the PO.
- Validating and Processing PO & Non-PO based invoices by using 2 way and 3-way match methodology.
- Updation of Master Data on daily basis as per update from client & other team members.
- Handling Reimbursements Claims (Expense Notes) for AB-InBev employees.
- Maintaining master data for different vendors.
- Maintaining report of the credit notes issued by the vendors & sending it to client on monthly basis.
- Handling billing related queries of the client and solving them within given TAT.
- Recognizing problematic areas and acting quickly & efficiently to meet SLA.
- Preparing weekly report for overdue invoices in SAP ERP workflow and sending it to client with proper solution to avoid escalations.
- Organizing and attending calls with clients to review different reports.
- I worked in Procurement to Pay (P2P) operations for a European client AB-Inbev. AB-Inbev is among top 2 companies of the world who manufacture beer. It headquarters is in Belgium and they started manufacturing beer in 1847.
Education
MBA - Finance
Skarbek University
Poland01.2012
B.B.A - undefined
JIMS - Guru Jambeshwar University
01.2007
Senior Secondary - undefined
C.B.S.E.
01.2004
Secondary - undefined
C.B.S.E.
01.2002
Skills
Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and Internet Applications
Accomplishments
- Recognized with “Star of the Month” award by senior management for successfully launching multiple process improvement initiatives at Ignite and Valt portal.
PROFILE
Finance and Procurement professional with 18+ years of experience in Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Treasury Operations, E-Invoicing, UK Channels, Tungsten, and EDI Interface Management. Proven expertise in managing end-to-end Accounts Payable, manual payments, and vendor management processes. I am skilled in process improvement, compliance, and cross-functional collaboration.
OPERATIONAL EXPERTISE
- Accounts Payable (P2P) Settlements
- Reconciliation
- International Payments
- Reporting
- Funding
- Banking
Use of Applications in Treasury Operations / P2P
- SAP
- People Soft
- Bank Websites (HSBC, Citi, Citizen, Ulster Bank and Barclays) Citrix
- Oracle
- JD Edwards
- Epicor
Timeline
I2P Team Lead (Invoice Processing Team)
British Telecom
01.2023 - Current
Inventory Analyst
INSTYTUT INTL
01.2011 - 07.2012
Sr. Account Officer
WIPRO
06.2010 - 09.2010
MBA - Finance
Skarbek University
B.B.A - undefined
JIMS - Guru Jambeshwar University
Senior Secondary - undefined
C.B.S.E.
Secondary - undefined
C.B.S.E.