Just Group plc
Accounts Payable and Cash Manager
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Accounts Payable and Cash Manager
Location: London - hybrid 50%
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 35 hours
Purpose of the Role
The Accounts Payable and Cash Manager is responsible for overseeing cash management and accounts payable operations across Just Group, ensuring effective liquidity management, timely and accurate payments, and adherence to financial controls.
The role leads day-to-day operational activities, providing oversight and guidance to team administrators while maintaining a strong control environment and operational resilience. Working closely with the Head of Accounts Payable and Cash Management, the role also supports process improvements, system enhancements, and business change initiatives to increase efficiency, control, and service delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage daily cash positions, funding, and liquidity across Group bank accounts.
- Oversee cash forecasting and identify funding or surplus cash requirements.
- Ensure supplier and employee payments are processed accurately, promptly, and in line with policy.
- Maintain controls for payment approvals, payee verification, and financial governance.
- Monitor accounts payable performance, payment risks, and key operational metrics.
- Ensure compliance with SOX requirements and internal control standards.
- Build effective relationships with internal stakeholders, banks, and suppliers.
- Investigate and resolve payment, cash management, and process issues.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, controls, and service delivery.
- Support the Head of Accounts Payable and Cash Management and act as deputy when required.
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Examples of Key Activities
- Review and approve daily cash management activities and funding decisions.
- Review and approve external payment runs.
- Oversee weekly supplier and employee expense payment cycles.
- Prepare, review, and approve General Ledger journal entries in Oracle.
- Manage month-end accounts payable close activities.
- Review and approve monthly bank reconciliations.
- Complete and document User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for system and process changes.
- Monitor workflow queues, payment ageing, and service levels.
- Prepare, maintain, and review process and control documentation.
- Support banking administration activities, including mandates, account maintenance, and related documentation.
What We're Looking For
- Proven experience in cash management, accounts payable, or wider finance operations.
- Accountancy qualification (qualified, part-qualified, or qualified by experience) is desirable.
- Strong understanding of financial controls, governance, and risk management.
- Confident using Excel for analysis, reporting, and problem-solving.
- Experience with Oracle or similar finance systems is desirable.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify issues and implement effective solutions.
- High attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
- Ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines, and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships.
- Experience leading, coaching, or supporting team members and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Our behaviours
At Just you’ll have the opportunity to develop your career, whilst making a difference to the lives of those around you. You’ll be part of a company with a strong and distinctive culture - we’re ambitious, curious and collaborative – and every decision we make centres around being Just and delivering the best outcomes for our customers.
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What’s in it for you
- A competitive salary, pension scheme and life assurance
- 25 days annual leave plus an additional day on us for your birthday
- Private medical cover and income protection, just in case
- A generous and highly achievable bonus scheme
- Opportunities to progress your career in-role and within the company
- Free access to the Headspace app, 24/7 employee assistance helpline and trained physical and mental health first aiders
- A variety of employee funded benefits available via our online benefits portal
- Plus, several additional purchase options available for you and your loved ones
Explore our full range of benefits on our dedicated benefits page.
Belonging at Just
Valuing diversity of thought and fostering a sense of belonging is critical to our business success, driving innovation and balanced decision making. Our work on DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) aims to deliver a brilliant employee experience underpinned by a sense of belonging, where our people feel proud to work at Just.
We remain committed to our publicly disclosed HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter and Race at Work Charter targets and support a wide range of employee network and events, championing issues including intergenerational working, social mobility and neurodiversity.
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