Accounts Payable Manager

Your new company
You will be working for an educational institution based in Liverpool.

Your new role

Oversee the Accounts Payable function, ensuring suppliers are paid promptly and in line with agreed payment terms, while optimising processes to support effective cash flow management.
Manage the Purchase Invoice Processing (PIP) team, including conducting annual performance reviews, regular 1:1 meetings, delivering staff training, setting and monitoring performance targets, and organising team workflows to ensure timely completion of tasks.
Build and maintain professional networks internally and externally to facilitate collaboration, support timely accounts payable processes, share best practices, and influence policies, procedures, or service improvements.
Act as a key point of contact for internal and external auditors, committees, and regulatory bodies regarding accounts payable matters.
Produce monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc accounts payable reports and analysis for management.
Create and maintain up-to-date process documentation to ensure consistency, accuracy, and clarity in workflows.
Work closely with Payment Processing and Procurement teams to ensure supplier records are accurate and regularly reconciled.
Undertake other duties as required by the line manager, commensurate with the role.
Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and collaboration across the team and wider organisation, approaching complex and sensitive operational issues with creativity, sound judgment, and a strong understanding of organisational priorities and systems.

What you'll need to succeed

Experience as an Accounts Payable Manager
Used to processing up to 1000 invoices a week

What you'll get in return

Hybrid working

What you need to do now
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