Accounts Payable Manager

The Team

Our finance team is central to the success of the business. Our aim is to proactively drive business value through informed and insightful decision making. We work in partnership with the business and are agile and responsive to business needs whilst maintaining a transparent system of effective standards, processes and controls. To support this goal, we strive to have the best highly engaged finance professionals in our team. We're on an exciting journey, and we have the strategies in place to get us to our destination.

The role

As part of a UK finance team, this role will have the opportunity to really make a mark on the future success of GBG, and your record of achievements. Working from our Chester headquarters the role will report to the Finance Manager within this fast paced and acquisitive organisation.

What you will do

• Management of Accounts Payable team including but not limited to:
• Training, developing and motivating team to be their best and most engaged selves; recognising differences, strengths and wellbeing needs
• Collaboratively setting & facilitating the achievement of objectives & KPI targets
• Responsibility for and management of processing supplier invoices and obtaining necessary approvals whilst maintaining accurate and complete financial records
• Responsibility for and management of the weekly payment run process, ensuring payments are made in accordance with supplier payment terms and in compliance with the necessary controls and authorisations
• Reporting & review of aging purchase ledger, clearing of debit balances, unallocated payments & any payments on hold
• Develop and publish payment statistics, KPI and other metrics
• Responsibility for the new supplier onboarding process including credit checks & bank detail verification
• Responsibility for and management of T&E system (SAP Concur), ensuring compliance with T&E policy

To be successful, we are looing for:

Skills

• Demonstrable experience in a fast paced, service industry purchase ledger role and experience of processing large payment runs to tight deadlines
• Extensive experience of managing an Accounts Payable team
• Extensive knowledge of accounting and management principles and accounts payable processes
• Experience of multi-currency transactions & reconciliations
• AAT Qualified (desirable)
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure with good time management skills
• Confidence to suggest new ideas and listen to stakeholders' needs

Behaviours

• A highly motivated, organised individual, that brings energy and confidence, that is target driven and able to work as part of a team
• You will be able to demonstrate a positive, engaging, hard-working approach and exhibit the company values of Quickly, Differently & Together.
• Motivated to excel and perform the role to the best of their ability
• Strong problem solver who applies novel techniques to solve issues; challenging the norms where appropriate
• Strong communication skills and uses constructive language
• Thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with team members, vendors and customers

Additionally

GBG have a flexible approach to working and are happy for our team members to work around what suits them. However, with team management responsibility, there will be a requirement to be visible and available to your team and so working from our Chester office may be necessary.(2/3 times a week)