Assistant Manager, Accounts Payable

The Assistant Manager, Accounts Payable is responsible for managing end-to-end vendor disbursements, operational expense processing, and statutory tax compliance for Aspire Lifestyles India. The role manages high-volume supplier payouts to hotels, airlines, global destination management companies (DMCs), and aggregators, drives process automation across the AP function, and ensures strict adherence to Indian financial and tax regulations. The incumbent partners closely with Tax, Treasury, Operations and Procurement to safeguard cash flow, protect margins on travel bookings, and support timely period-end close.

Oversee end-to-end processing of vendor bills, purchase orders and travel service invoices, ensuring 3-way match, correct GL coding and cost-centre allocation.

Match booking inventories, GDS (Global Distribution System) feeds and supplier statements against invoices before payment release.

Execute timely payment runs via NEFT, RTGS, wire transfers and corporate credit cards, and maintain payment calendars for critical suppliers (airlines, hotel chains, DMCs).

Manage travel agent commissions, refunds, chargebacks and B2B vendor ledger entries; ensure accurate accrual of unbilled costs at period end

Administer employee expense reimbursements and corporate card settlements in line with policy

Ensure timely and accurate TDS deduction, deposit and quarterly return filings, including issuance of Form 16A to vendors.

Ensure correct GST treatment on vendor invoices; perform monthly reconciliation of Input Tax Credit against GSTR-2B and follow up with vendors on mismatches.

Coordinate TCS and foreign-remittance compliance for overseas supplier payments, working with the Tax Assistant and under the review of the Senior Finance Manager.