Accounts Payable Manager

Job Purpose

Are you an experienced Accounts Payable leader who thrives on driving operational excellence, building high-performing teams, and delivering exceptional service?

As our Accounts Payable Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth running of the Group's Accounts Payable function. Leading a dedicated team, you'll oversee the end-to-end AP process, ensuring supplier payments are made accurately and on time while maintaining robust financial controls and governance.

Working closely with Finance, Procurement, Cash & Banking teams, suppliers, and key business stakeholders, you'll combine strong operational leadership with a continuous improvement mindset to deliver a reliable, efficient, and well-controlled Accounts Payable service across the Group.

Please note this is an initial 6-month Fixed-term Contract.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and motivate the Accounts Payable team, ensuring a high-performing and customer-focused service.
• Oversee the end-to-end Accounts Payable process, ensuring invoices, expenses and supplier payments are processed accurately and on time.
• Manage supplier relationships, resolve escalated queries and work closely with stakeholders across Finance, Procurement and the wider business.
• Ensure strong financial controls, compliance with policies and successful delivery of audit requirements.
• Monitor key performance indicators, using data and insights to improve service levels and team performance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase efficiency, reduce risk and enhance the supplier experience.
• Lead month-end Accounts Payable activities, including reconciliations, reporting and cash management support.

• Proven experience leading an Accounts Payable or Purchase-to-Pay function, including people management responsibilities.
• Strong understanding of invoice processing, supplier payments, reconciliations, financial controls and audit requirements.
• Experience managing high-volume AP operations while maintaining service quality and meeting deadlines.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to influence and challenge where appropriate.
• Experience using finance systems and reporting tools;
  Dynamics 365 experience would be an advantage.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented and committed to delivering continuous improvement.
• A Finance, Accounting or Accounts Payable qualification is desirable, though relevant operational leadership experience is equally valued.