Accounts Payable Manager

Direct message the job poster from JasperRose – A Sphere Digital Recruitment Group Company

Placing Transactional & Part Qualified Accountants into Consumer & Media Brands

Accounts Payable Manager | £40,000-£50,000 + benefits | Media business | Manchester (2 days in the office) | Permanent role

A PTP Manager is required to work for a leading Media business based in Manchester (hybrid working, 2 days per week in the office). This is a newly created role with the main priority of this role is to drive efficiency and compliance throughout the Purchase To Pay processes.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will manage a team of 7 direct reports across expenses, master data and purchasing support. You will be responsible for driving change across your business areas and ensuring the business is adhering to newly created policies.

Responsibilities include:

• Build strong stakeholder relationships, work closely with internal teams, and actively seek process improvements to enhance PTP compliance.
• Lead and manage 7 team members across 3 teams (Expenses, Master Data Management, and Purchasing Support) to ensure performance goals are met, deadlines are achieved, and process compliance is improved, while supporting individual development through regular reviews and coaching.
• Design and deliver compliance training, promote company policies, and ensure alignment across teams on best practices and non-compliance consequences.
• Maintain and review Standard Operating Process notes for team processes, ensuring clarity and communication of changes to the Global Process Owner.

What they are looking for:

The successful candidate will have extensive experience working within Accounts Payable and/or PTP Team management and have significant understanding of the end-to-end requisition to pay process. You will have experience of managing a team and working for a larger, more complex business is essential. You must have experience analysing large data sets as well as driving change and implementing new processes within a P2P/accounts payable function. You will be a clear communicator with the ability to challenge senior stakeholders across the business.

In return for your hard work, you will be working for a well-known brand where you will be making an impact from day one. You will receive excellent benefits including a company bonus, pension, and healthcare as well as long-term opportunities to develop in the business.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Finance

Industries

Technology, Information and Media