Accounts Payable Manager

Your new company

Hays Accountancy & Finance are exclusively partnering with a rapidly growing and successful technology group to recruit a dynamic and driven Accounts Payable Manager. Based in their Cheltenham, Gloucestershire office with remote/office hybrid working, this is a newly created role reporting directly to the Group Financial Controller. Leading and managing the AP team across various business units located nationally, the position will ensure timely and accurate payment of supplier invoices, building relationships with vendors and internal stakeholders, along with process/system improvements and streamlining. An exciting and hands-on senior Accounts Payable opportunity offering career development within an evolving technology group where you can really take the lead in all accounts payable processes for the business.

Your new role

Your key duties will involve building, leading and mentoring a centralised accounts payable team, including performance evaluations, training sessions, providing feedback and skill set development. You will oversee the full cycle of accounts payable processes from invoice verification, coding, approval, and payments. The timely and accurate processing of supplier invoices, expense reporting, payment runs and managing month/year-end closing activities for accounts payable. You will maintain positive relationships with suppliers, negotiate payment terms, manage supplier payment schedules, and conduct supplier account reconciliations. You will prepare and analyse accounts payable reports, monitor/report of key performance indicators for accounts payable, assist with the preparation of cash flow forecasts and budgets related to accounts payable, along with streamlining processes/systems as the group grows further. You will be involved in ad-hoc projects for senior management and managing accounts payable query resolutions while remaining hands-on.

What you'll need to succeed

To be considered for this newly created Accounts Payable Manager role, you will have experience in a similar position, supervisory and management experience, a strong understanding of accounts payable practices and principles. You will have strong MS excel skills involving data manipulation, pivots and lookups, an ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines, with strong attention to detail. You will have excellent organisational and analytical skills, strong communication skills to build internal/external relationships at all levels, and you will not be afraid to challenge processes to improve accounts payable efficiencies, while remaining hands-on and proactive. Experience within the technology sector, process improvement and automation tools would be advantageous, but not essential, along with experience of NetSuite system.

What you'll get in return

This permanent Accounts Payable Manager role offers a salary between £35,000 - £42,000 per annum, dependable on experience based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Remote/office hybrid working offered, contributed pension scheme, discounted gym membership, holiday purchase scheme, on-site parking, employee referral program, health and eye care related benefits, career progression and more. A great opportunity in a newly created senior Accounts Payable role, where you will really take the lead within a growing technology group.

What you need to do now

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