Accounts Payable Lead

TN United Kingdom; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative energy consultancy that promotes sustainable change across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In this role, you will manage all aspects of Accounts Payable, leading a dedicated team to ensure efficient processing and high service levels. This position offers a market-competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and a comprehensive benefits package, including health and wellbeing support. Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your contributions are valued, and help shape the future of energy with a company committed to fostering growth and development.

Benefits

Market Competitive Salary

Company pension scheme

Training and development opportunities

Enhanced parental leave policies

Private Medical Insurance

Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Income Protection

Life Insurance

Social calendar events

Qualifications

• Experience in managing accounts payable processes.
• Ability to handle supplier queries efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of Accounts Payable in the Finance Department.
• Lead the AP team to ensure high service levels.
• Ensure timely posting of invoices and payment runs.

Skills

Good communication skills

Efficient processing of vendor invoices

Timely response to queries

Tools

Sage 200

Sicon Approvals

Job description

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Xodus Group is an international energy consultancy, founded on providing an integrated approach to meet global energy requirements.

Xodus supports clients with concept & front-end engineering studies including FEED in electrification, CCUS, hydrogen, renewables, and conventional oil and gas over the entire project life cycle.

Promoting the Energy Transition across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, Xodus drives sustainable change in the energy industry. We aim to strengthen our engineering capability.

Purpose of the Role

• To manage all aspects of Accounts Payable in the Finance Department.

Primary Duties – across various Xodus entities:

• Leading and co-ordinating the AP team to ensure high levels of service to all Xodus regions
• Maintenance of accounts payable inbox – collate invoices, coding and input
• Supporting approvers through Sicon Approvals for Invoices
• Ensuring all invoices are posted to Sage 200 / Sicon in a timely manner
• Dealing with supplier queries
• Assistance with employee expense processing and reconciliation
• Reconciling and posting of company credit card statements
• Raising and overseeing payment runs in Sage 200 and uploading payments to the bank
• Reporting to management any creditor issues
• Liaising with the business to ascertain suppliers critical for payment and prioritisation of payment runs and timing, selection of vendors for payment and prioritisation of payments to suppliers
• Monthly bank reconciliations
• Overseeing intercompany Invoicing and reconciliation
• Co-ordination of adding third-party invoices and expenses to the PSA, and save the backups for billing.

Supplemental Duties:

• Assisting the accounts team with ad-hoc duties as required
• Supporting internal and external audits
• Holiday Cover across the AP team.
• Ensure all accounts payable invoices are in line with internal authority matrix and processed correctly and promptly
• Maintain a clean and allocated Purchase Ledger.

Requirements

• Good communication skills, both internally and externally
• Efficient processing of vendor invoices
• Timely response when resolving queries.

Why you should join us:

• We are a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and welcoming place to work.
• We work flexibly at Xodus which means how you work your day is flexible with a combination of working in the office and at home.
• It goes without saying that we offer a Market Competitive Salary to ensure that you know your efforts and inputs are valued
• We offer a Company pension scheme to allow you to save for your future.
• Access to training and development opportunities.
• We have enhanced parental and shared parental leave pay policies available from day one of employment.
• We have a number of comprehensive health and wellbeing benefits available for you and your family, including, Private Medical Insurance, Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Income Protection and Life Insurance.
• We ensure there is always something fun to look forward to in the social calendar. From the summer BBQ, Christmas Party, taking part in charitable events or suggesting your own social idea, we celebrate everyone’s version of fun. We think our colleagues are the most important part of work, they are who we spend a large proportion of our time with and want to ensure everyone enjoys coming to work.

Xodus is dedicated to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace where, every voice is valued, every perspective is celebrated, and everyone can thrive.

Connect with like-minded individuals and allies through our Employee Networks, including Xodus Women's Network, X Pride, Neurodiversity Network and Wellbeing Network.

Join us at Xodus and be part of a team that is shaping the future of energy. Together, we have the power to create change and make a difference. Apply now and let us build a brighter, more sustainable future, together!

To apply for this role please complete the application form by attaching your CV and cover letter outlining your experience and what you would bring to the role. The closing date is 07 May 2025.

We look forward to receiving your application!