Accounts Payable Specialist

At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. 

At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in.

Available Locations: Bengaluru, India APAC Region

About the role:

At Cloudflare, we have our eyes set on an ambitious goal: to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers approximately 25 million Internet properties, for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks.

Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us!

Role Summary

Reporting directly to the Manager, Operations Accounting - India, the Accounts Payable Specialist is a high-impact operational role serving as the primary right-hand support to leadership in driving the quality, speed, and accuracy of Cloudflare's core finance processes. In this role, you will assist in supervising and guiding the day-to-day accounts payable operations executed by our workforce in Pune, India, ensuring high team performance and strict SLA maintenance. You will directly work on weekly and ad hoc global payment runs, assist in investigating complex supplier escalations, and ensure global vendors and internal employees receive exceptional support. Additionally, you will champion modern finance innovation by leading and assisting in project-related initiatives, including Oracle Fusion enhancements, AI-driven process automation, system integrations, and continuous workflow improvements.

Role Responsibilities

• Operational Leadership & SLA Maintenance: Serve as the primary right-hand operational lead to the Manager, Operations Accounting, overseeing daily AP and employee expense processing to ensure service level agreements (SLAs) for processing speed and accuracy are consistently met or exceeded by our team in Pune.
• Global Payment Execution: Assist in executing, reviewing, and optimizing weekly and ad hoc corporate payment runs for the Global Accounts Payable department, enforcing strict controls, timeliness, and multi-currency payment accuracy.
• Supplier Escalation Support: Support the management team in investigating and resolving complex supplier escalations, payment failures, and vendor inquiries, leveraging local time zone advantages for rapid issue closure.
• Financial Close Tasks: Assist the global finance team with critical month-end and quarter-end closing tasks, including subledger reconciliations, accrual reporting, and ensuring all AP transactional data is correctly booked prior to general ledger cutoffs.
• Automation & AI Solutions: Drive and execute project-related work focused on modernizing finance operations, including designing process improvements, building scalable workflow solutions, and implementing AI-driven automation to streamline manual AP operations.
• System Integration & Testing: Support ongoing financial system projects and ERP initiatives by participating in requirement gathering, Unit and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), data validation, and post-implementation process optimization.
• Control & Audit Execution: Ensure the local operational workforce adheres strictly to Procure-to-Pay (P2P) internal controls, maintaining complete documentation to support SOX compliance and external audit reviews.

Role Requirements (Must-Have Skills)

• Oracle Fusion Proficiency: Direct, hands-on experience utilizing Oracle Fusion for enterprise accounts payable workflows, payment processing, and transaction management is strictly required.
• Vast AP & Payment Experience: 4+ years of progressive experience in corporate Accounts Payable and global payment execution within an international or high-growth technology environment.
• Project & Automation Track Record: Proven experience assisting with or leading process improvement projects, financial system integrations, or AI-driven automation initiatives.
• Escalation & Operational Management: Demonstrated ability to act as an operational anchor, supporting high-volume transaction exceptions, assisting in vendor escalations, and maintaining SLA standards.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical capabilities and attention to detail, with a proven track record of proactively identifying bottlenecks and delivering effective solutions.
• Education & Application: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. Applicants are required to submit an updated resume for consideration.

Nice-to-Have Skills

•  A CPA, Chartered Accountant (CA), or equivalent international accounting certification is highly preferred.
•  Prior experience working within or overseeing workflows across a global shared services center (SSC) or contracted workforce model (e.g., Bengaluru/Pune teams).
•  Experience with advanced OCR technology, robotic process automation (RPA), or generative AI tools applied to Procure-to-Pay processes.
•  Familiarity with SOX compliance standards and internal control frameworks in a publicly listed tech company.

What Makes Cloudflare Special?

We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.

Project Galileo: Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost.

Athenian Project: In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.

1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers.

Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you!

Please note that applicants who progress to the offer stage of the interview process may be asked to attend an in-person interview within one of the Cloudflare Offices or Cloudflare Hubs.  More details about this will be available at that stage of the interview process.

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