Senior Accounts Payable Specialist

At URW, we’re looking for an experienced Accounts Payable professional to play a key role in supporting our UK portfolio. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys solving complex financial challenges, and wants to contribute to the ongoing evolution of our finance operations and systems.

As a Senior Accounts Payable & Procure-to-Pay Specialist, you will be responsible for ensuring the accurate, timely, and efficient delivery of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) activities across our UK assets. Acting as a senior point of contact for suppliers and internal stakeholders, you will take ownership of complex AP processes, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and contribute to the development of our SAP S/4

HANA environment.

• Managing complex Procure-to-Pay activities, including invoice processing, coding, posting, reconciliations, exception handling, and month-end close activities.
• Ensuring the accuracy and completeness of Accounts Payable transactions across the UK portfolio.
• Delivering timely and accurate AP support for month-end and year-end financial reporting.
• Acting as a senior escalation point for suppliers, resolving payment queries and driving issues through to completion.
• Supporting the continuous improvement and harmonisation of P2P processes across the region.
• Contributing to the ongoing development and optimisation of SAP S/4
  
  HANA.
• Building strong relationships with key internal stakeholders to ensure efficient end-to-end financial operations.
• Providing financial and operational support to URW centres when required.

• 5+ years' experience within Accounts Payable, Shared Services or Procure-to-Pay functions.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end P2P processes.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large volumes of transactional data.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Experience working within a large, complex, international organisation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with in the real estate, property, or retail sectors.
• Knowledge of SAP S/4
  
  HANA.
• Experience supporting process transformation or systems improvement projects.

We offer a fantastic pension plan, bonus scheme, medical and dental insurance, gym discounts, health check-ups, and other incentives. We also prioritise your health and wellbeing, training employees as mental health ambassadors to support and educate our team.

We evaluate each application with fairness and without discrimination based on disability, age, gender, origin, religion, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristics. Our commitment is to provide equal access to our services for everyone. If you require any adjustments for your interview, please let us know in advance, so we can support you accordingly.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and trustworthy working environment, we conduct comprehensive security checks on all employees prior to their start date. These checks may include identity verification, employment history, and criminal record screening, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.