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Senior Accounts Payable Manager
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Senior Accounts Payable Manager
London | Permanent | £100,000 plus benefits & bonus
We are looking for an experienced Senior Accounts Payable Manager to lead and develop a high-performing Accounts Payable function within a complex, high-volume and deadline-driven environment. This is a key leadership role with responsibility for the effective and efficient delivery of the end-to-end Accounts Payable operation. You will oversee people, processes, systems, governance and controls, ensuring transactions are processed accurately, compliantly and on time.
This is an exciting time to join this organisation as they go through a large scale transformation project. As the Senior AP Manager, you will help shape and deliver a modern operating model, so if you have experience in systems change, people management and overall process improvement, it would be beneficial.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Accounts Payable function and drive operational excellence across the end-to-end AP process.
- Lead, manage and develop a team of 8, including performance management, capability development and succession planning.
- Drive the transformation and standardisation of Accounts Payable processes, systems and controls.
- Ensure invoices and credit notes are processed accurately and within agreed timescales, delivering a high-quality service to suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Own and maintain the organisation's expense policy, including approval frameworks, spend limits and compliance oversight.
- Lead month-end, quarter-end and year-end AP activity, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
- Own AP KPIs and SLAs, using data and insight to drive performance and continuous improvement.
- Act as the key escalation point for AP queries, building effective relationships across Finance, Procurement and operational teams.
- Partner with senior Finance leadership to develop and deliver the AP strategy.
- Support finance transformation, systems upgrades, projects and wider Finance Operations initiatives.
- Ensure disciplined management of payment cycles, balancing cash-flow efficiency with supplier commitments.
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About You
- Strong leadership experience within an Accounts Payable environment.
- Experience leading teams through change and building capability for the future.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
- A highly organised, proactive and solutions-focused approach.
- Strong experience of financial controls, audit and compliance requirements.
- A strong understanding of ERP and financial systems.
- Advanced Excel capability, including financial modelling, data analysis and macros/VBA.
- Experience using Power BI or equivalent reporting tools to create effective management information and dashboards.
- Experience of system upgrades or implementations would be advantageous.
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What you'll bring
We are looking for someone who combines strategic thinking with strong execution. You will be data- and performance-led, commercially aware and comfortable managing risk in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.
You will be a collaborative and inclusive leader who can build strong relationships, challenge constructively and create a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and service excellence.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced AP professional to take a leading role in the transformation and continued development of a strategically important Finance Operations function.
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