Administrative Executive – Legal (Chennai)

About the role

The Administrative Executive – Legal will join Gradiant’s Group Legal, Compliance and Commercial Team in Chennai. The role focuses on end‑to‑end vendor invoice processing and provides day‑to‑day administrative support to the legal team, ensuring accurate documentation and smooth workflow.

Key responsibilities

• Own incoming invoices from external counsel, law firms and service providers, verify accuracy, code correctly and forward to Finance/Accounts Payable.
• Create Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders and Service Entry Sheets in SAP, set up new vendors and resolve billing discrepancies.
• Act as the primary liaison between the Group Legal Team and Finance/AP teams to streamline payment workflows.
• Track invoice due dates, route approvals to senior executives and prevent late‑payment penalties.
• Maintain legal trackers, repositories and confidential documents, supporting corporate secretarial activities.
• Assist with routine administrative tasks, record‑keeping and document retrieval for the legal team.

Required profile

• Detail‑oriented and highly organized.
• Ability to work effectively with senior leadership and cross‑functional teams.
• Based in Chennai, India and able to report to the Head – Legal, India and the Group Corporate Secretary.

Required skills

• SAP