Shifa Khan
Accounts Payable ┃ PTP
Mumbai
Summary
Detail-oriented finance professional with 5+ years in Accounts Payable and PTP operations in multinational settings. Managed invoice processing, vendor onboarding, and payment operations while ensuring compliance with financial policies. Built strong stakeholder relationships, resolved escalations, and trained team members for effective knowledge transfer. Leveraged SAP Concur, Oracle, and Advanced Excel to enhance efficiency and process performance.
Overview
1
1
Certification
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
AP Analyst
WPP Media
06.2025 - 04.2026
- Processed PO and non-PO invoices across multiple WPP entities, including 2-way and 3-way matching, invoice coding, intercompany, and multi-currency transactions, while ensuring compliance with internal controls and SOPs.
- Processed employee T&E claims, P-card expenses, AMEX, and Uber transactions through SAP Concur, ensuring accurate coding, policy compliance, and timely reimbursement.
- Managed relationships with business stakeholders, vendors, procurement teams, RTR, AR, and MDM teams to ensure the timely resolution of invoice, payment, and expense-related queries.
- Supported vendor onboarding activities by reviewing supporting documentation, validating banking details, and coordinating vendor master creation and maintenance.
- Resolved vendor escalations, payment exceptions, and invoice discrepancies while maintaining SLA commitments and service quality standards.
- Applied GL coding, cost allocation, and expense classification requirements across multiple business units and entities.
- Generated Excel-based reports for invoice aging, payment tracking, expense analysis, and operational performance monitoring.
- Supported bi-weekly payment runs, AP aging reviews, and month-end close activities to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
- Performed quality checks on invoices and expense claims to ensure compliance with approval hierarchies, financial controls, and audit requirements.
Senior Advisor
Willis Towers Watson
02.2022 - 05.2025
- Reviewed ledgers to identify amounts payable to carriers, clients, and sub-brokers. Managed ACH and wire payments, including foreign currency transactions, through Oracle.
- Coordinated with AR to track customer receipts and lockbox postings, ensuring timely initiation of AP payment processes.
- Worked closely with AR on applied funds and receipt confirmations, aligning downstream payables with incoming cash flow for multi-location, or prong billings.
- Coordinated with Treasury teams for payment-related queries and fund transfers. Liaised with client managers, carriers, and WTW global offices to resolve payment issues. Reconciled carrier statements with WTW's books of accounts to ensure accuracy.
- Monitored open ledgers, and processed small balance write-offs and offsets where applicable.
- Played a key role in a B2C pilot project aimed at improving the payment process, which was later adopted across the organization. Managed Bermuda payments independently through the HSBC portal.
Finance Executive
Vaamoz Online
02.2021 - 12.2021
- Assisted with invoice processing activities, ensuring accurate documentation, verification, and timely submission of vendor invoices.
- Supported employee reimbursement and T&E claim processing for internal teams in accordance with company policies and approval workflows.
- Assisted with vendor onboarding activities, including document collection, vendor master data maintenance, and coordination with internal stakeholders.
- Managed vendor communications and resolved invoice, payment, and account-related queries to ensure smooth business operations.
- Prepared Excel-based trackers and reports while supporting reconciliations, month-end activities, and process improvement initiatives.
Assistant Accountant
Edwise International
06.2019 - 12.2020
- Audited students' offer letters and verified against university records to ensure accuracy. Calculated commission payouts for partner universities based on verified student intake.
- Processed bonus calculations for counselors based on established performance metrics to ensure timely and accurate disbursement.
- Updated and maintained university agreements and commission structures quarterly to reflect changes and ensure compliance.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Finance
St. Xavier's College
Mumbai, India 04.2001 -
Skills
AP & Finance OperationsEnd-to-End Invoice Processing (PO & Non-PO)2-Way & 3-Way Invoice MatchingSAP Concur (Travel & Expense)Campaign Job Numbers & GL CodingVendor Reconciliation & Aged Balance ResolutionPayment ProcessingP-Card ReconciliationIntercompany TransactionsStakeholder & Vendor Management
Working Knowledge of AR & RTRMedia & Operational Finance
Influencer & Vendor OnboardingSOP Compliance & Financial ControlsOracle Financial SystemsFinancial Modeling & ValuationAdvanced MS Excel & ReportingProcess Improvement & Team TrainingSLA Management & Quality Compliance
Certification
Financial Modeling and Valuation
Timeline
AP Analyst
WPP Media
06.2025 - 04.2026
Senior Advisor
Willis Towers Watson
02.2022 - 05.2025
Finance Executive
Vaamoz Online
02.2021 - 12.2021
Financial Modeling and Valuation
01-2021
Assistant Accountant
Edwise International
06.2019 - 12.2020
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Finance
St. Xavier's College
04.2001 -