Accounts Payable Lead

Why apply for this role?

• Hybrid working, 2 days work from home
• 34 days annual leave including public holidays
• Enhanced maternity and paternity packages
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Training and professional development opportunities

“An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Accounts Payable professional to join a global organisation in Belfast as an Accounts Payable Lead. This is a key role within the Finance function, providing leadership to the Accounts Payable team while driving performance, process improvement and service delivery across the Purchase to Pay function.”

About the Job

Reporting to the Head of Order to Cash and Procure to Pay, you will lead and support a team of Accounts Payable Administrators, providing day-to-day guidance alongside line management, coaching and performance responsibilities.

You will oversee the end-to-end Purchase to Pay process, ensuring invoices and credit notes are processed accurately and efficiently, queries are resolved, reconciliations are completed and agreed KPIs and SLAs are achieved.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead, support and coordinate the day-to-day activities of the Accounts Payable team.
• Allocate workloads and monitor team performance to ensure deadlines and service levels are achieved.
• Oversee the accurate and timely processing, coding and approval of supplier invoices and credit notes.
• Review payment runs and supporting documentation prior to payment authorisation.
• Monitor Accounts Payable KPIs and outstanding invoices.
• Identify process inefficiencies and implement improvements to increase accuracy, efficiency and automation.
• Provide coaching, training and ongoing support to Accounts Payable team members.
• Support performance management, development conversations and objective setting.
• Work collaboratively with Finance, Procurement and other departments to improve the end-to-end Purchase to Pay process.
• Support internal and external audit requirements by providing appropriate documentation and information.
• Contribute to the wider continuous improvement agenda across the Shared Services function.
• Ensure all activities comply with company policies and escalate concerns where appropriate.

Previous Experience

• Extensive Accounts Payable experience.
• Previous experience managing a team, including performance management and development.
• Strong communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and presenting to management.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work across multiple systems and produce accurate reports.
• Experience within an Accounts Payable Shared Services environment is desirable.
• Knowledge of the Concur expense system would be advantageous.
• Strong ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy and service levels.

For further information on this opportunity or if you are considering the next step in your career get in touch with Ollie Mairs at HireIQ in complete confidence.