Accounts Payable and Process Improvement Team Leader

Bupa; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Accounts Payable & Process Improvement Team Leader. In this pivotal role, you will lead a team responsible for managing significant financial processes, ensuring timely payments, and driving operational improvements. You will have the opportunity to influence key performance indicators and enhance cash flow efficiency while fostering a culture of excellence within your team. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being and professional growth.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Bupa health insurance

Enhanced pension plan

Life insurance

Annual performance-based bonus

Onsite gyms or local discounts

Various online discounts

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of AP accounting with relevant technical skills.
• At least 3 years’ experience in a Financial control environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day activities across multiple accounts payable ledgers.
• Ensure timely processing of supplier invoices and adherence to policies.

Skills

Accounts Payable Accounting

Communication Skills

Leadership

Process Improvement

Analytical Skills

Negotiation Skills

Time Management

Education

Degree Level Education

Job description

Job Description:

Accounts Payable & Process Improvement Team Leader

Hybrid working with up to 3 days per week working from home

Salford Quays, Manchester

Permanent

Salary £38K - £43K per annum dependent upon experience

Fantastic benefits including healthcare and generous pension scheme

Full time 37.5 hours per week

Working in our UK support functions you’ll play a key part in helping our customer facing colleagues deliver exceptional standards of customer service and patient care. No matter your role, you’ll have an opportunity to do work that matters. Making a difference to the lives of our customers each and every day.

We make health happen

As our Accounts Payable and Process Improvement Team Leader you’ll be instrumental in leading a team that ensures Bupa processes over £800M annually on time and in accordance with policies and regulatory requirements. This is a pivotal role. Some details about this opportunity:

• General responsibilities – responsible for managing day to day activities across multiple accounts payable ledgers and using multiple currencies. This entails the use of a wide range of systems and processes within a global shared service environment

• P2P Policy Adherence – ensure supplier invoices are processed and paid on a timely basis and in accordance with Bupa’s Procure to Pay Policy, Regulatory requirements and internal ambition.

• Service Level Performance – to make certain that all AP operations are run efficiently and effectively, develop and deliver KPI’s to achieve SLA targets and maintain the appropriate control environment

• Change Management – responsible for financial process re-engineering within Finance and the wider business, designing end to end processes to enable improvements to cashflow, efficiency and ultimately, the bottom line. Significantly contribute to new system implementations/developments that interface/interact with the P2P Accounts Payables systems.

• Governance and Control – Providing a visual and accurate map of current processes including all interdependencies. Complete all AP controls and audit checks.

• Process Improvement - driving operational improvements and conducting root cause analysis of customer dissatisfaction, analysing staff & system processes & procedures, investigating & proposing opportunities for training, development or process

• Responsible for staff development - to manage, motivate and develop direct reports including one-to-ones, performance management, objective setting, coaching and feedback.

• Ensure all payment runs and Banking approvals are completed in a timely and effective manner.

Qualification/Skills required

• A solid understanding of AP accounting with relevant technical skills.

• Educated to degree level or other relevant qualification.

• At least 3 years’ experience within a Financial control environment.

• Quick to learn, with the ability to anticipate and respond to the needs of the business

• Excellent and proven communication, influencing and negotiation skills at all levels and across all functions.

• Strong leadership, be a skilled People Manager with well-developed coaching, mentoring and training skills.

• Ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure.

• Capable of working effectively with people at all organisational levels, including senior management.

• Track record of getting to the root of an issue

• Excellent reporting skills

• Logical in approach

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discounts

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format please email: [e-mail]

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

Finance & Accounting

Locations:

Bupa Place, Kirkstall Forge