Accounts Payable Manager
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Accounts Payable Manager
- Permanent
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
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Start your job searchMarks Sattin are currently working exclusively with one of the UK's largest multi-site retailers for the role of Accounts Payable Manager in Wakefield. The role will oversee the day to day running of the AP team of 15, with 2 direct reports.
The position holder be pivotal in delivering continuous improvement, automation of processes, and strengthening of controls to improve the efficiency, quality, accuracy, and timeliness of outputs.
The Ideal candidate will have extensive experience in developing large AP teams, experience in significant system improvements/implementations and will possess an innovative mindset which is always looking at ways to improve!
For this role, they are looking to pay up to £48,000 and can also offer hybrid working (2/3 days from home).
Main Responsibilities of the role include:
- Leads the development of 2 Team Leaders and direct reports, and managing resourcing and succession
- Continually develops, automates, and improves processes
- Resolves queries from suppliers and internal stakeholders
- Creation and monitoring of creditor reporting, KPI's and SLA's
- Ensures the timely and accurate processing and payment of supplier invoices and staff expenses
- Builds and maintain effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders, with the ability to flex style to suit audience
- Develops and strengthens policies and procedures, ensuring controls and policies are adhered to with key processes documented
Qualifications/Experience required:
Essential
- Experience in leading AP teams, especially through periods of significant change
- Must be within daily commutable distance to Wakefield, West Yorkshire
- Strong IT and analytical skills; ability to interpret and present data
- Excellent verbal and written communication, with the ability to flex style to suit audience
- Demonstrable record of process improvement, automation and elimination of non-value adding activities
- Resilient, organised, and able to manage differing (sometimes competing) priorities
Preferable
- ERP implementation experience
- SAP/Concur experience
- Professional Finance Qualification e.g. AAT
If this is of interest, please apply or contact Cameron.Walsh@markssattin.com!
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