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Accounts Payable Manager

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Job Introduction

We are currently recruiting for 2 experienced Accounts Payable Managers based at our Salford Offices. You will be responsible for the overseeing & controlling of quality Accounts payable services to the wider UK & ROI business segment, and as part of the senior team within the Accounts payable function you will play an active role in the development of robust & detailed operating procedures to ensure the optimum service delivery at all times.

The role’s will require highly skilled, well-organised and competent individual’s with excellent people skills leading one of two teams within the accounts payable structure, with an overall team responsibility of up to fifteen members of staff. Hands on experience with SAP or other ERP applications are essential.

 

Role Responsibility

  • Managing a section of the accounts Payable function, with an overall team responsibility of up to 15 members of staff
  • Develop both professionally and personally the Accounts payable team under your control.
  • As part of the AP Management team you will work on the development of processes, maintain performance levels, improve engagement & manage poor Performance
  • Manage, maintain and measure all aspects of Accounts Payable activity within your areas of responsibility, through the production and analysis of key performance metrics
  • Work closely with all segments to ensure that the business has full visibility of areas of concern and business non-compliance, through weekly KPI reporting and to work with the segments & Head of Accounts payable to formulate a strategy and approach to resolve process issues
  • As part of the management team within the Accounts Payable department you will support the design, develop, implement and manage standards, templates, training documentation and staff training on all necessary areas of Accounts Payable activity.
  • Play an active role in the accounts payable ad-hoc projects to deliver process improvements ensuring that these are completed within agreed timescales
  • Recognise and celebrate success within your direct report & team but also take an active role in highlighting wider Accounts Payable successes
  • Ensure the Month End Close is completed within the allocated deadline

 

The Ideal Candidate

  • Hands on experience with SAP or other ERP applications are essential.
  • Demonstrable experience in a previous AP Manager role
  • Excellent staff management skills/experience
  • Excellent Excel skills at advanced level
  • Ability to work in a constantly changing process environment
  • Ability to work with & Influence all stakeholders
  • Ability to plan, manage & prioritise own and others workload.
  • Pro-active, responsive and action orientated
  • Ability to collate, interrogate and manage data and to create strategic direction based on data analysis
 

 

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.

 

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