Tata Consumer Products | AE-Practitioner ,PTP,GCC

Responsibilities

• Perform the accounts payable to ensure timely and accurate processing of invoices and payments.
• Oversee daily operations including invoice verification, coding, approvals, and payment runs.
• Maintain vendor relationships and resolve payment-related queries and discrepancies.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, accounting standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor and improve AP metrics such as aging reports, payment cycles, and error rates.
• Perform month-end and year-end closing activities related to accounts payable.
• Collaborate with procurement, finance, and other departments to streamline processes.
• Support audits by providing necessary documentation and explanations.
• Implement and maintain internal controls to safeguard company assets.
• Drive automation and process improvement initiatives within the AP function.

Requirements

• Experience in a shared services or global finance environment.
• Familiarity with electronic invoicing and payment platforms.
• Knowledge of tax regulations related to vendor payments (e.g., TDS, GST in India).
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and AP best practices.
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite).
• Proficiency in MS Excel and other financial tools.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Tata Consumer Products Limited

Tata Consumer Products Limited holds the Tata Group's main food and beverage businesses. The company in its present form dates from 2020, when the consumer products business of Tata Chemicals was merged into Tata Global Beverages and the combined company was renamed. Its brands include Tata Tea, Tetley, Eight O'Clock Coffee, Himalayan natural mineral water, Tata Salt, Tata Sampann and Tata Soulfull, sold in India and more than 40 countries. Capital Foods and Organic India are also part of the group, and their openings are posted on the same careers site.

Finance roles at Tata Consumer Products cover business and category finance, sales and supply-chain finance, plant finance, corporate finance and controllership, group reporting and finance transformation, many of them in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Gurugram. Its postings often ask for a CA, CMA (ICWA) or MBA (Finance), and some are open to CA Inter, M.Com or B.Com candidates with relevant experience.

• Industry: FMCG: tea, coffee and other beverages, salt, staples and packaged foods
• In India: Finance teams in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Gurugram, with plants, depots and sales offices across India