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.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

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.