Accounts Payable Manager

RD Financial Recruitment Limited; Bracknell; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working hours

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for a Procure to Pay (P2P) Europe Department Manager to lead and optimize finance operations across Europe. This high-impact role involves managing P2P processes and payment operations while ensuring compliance and efficiency across teams. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and experience in multinational environments, and familiarity with tools like SAP S/4HANA is a plus. This position offers a salary of £75k to £85k, a company car, and a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Procure to Pay (P2P) Europe Department Manager.
• Experience managing geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong control and compliance mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead end to end P2P processes across Europe.
• Drive automation, digitisation and best practice process design.
• Ensure compliance with governance and audit readiness.

Skills

Leadership

Process Optimization

Compliance Mindset

Effective Communication

P2P Experience

Experience with Shared Services/BPO

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Coupa

Concur

VIM

Job description

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Experienced CIMA Qualified Accountancy Recruiter at RD Financial Recruitment – Helping you find the right role and the right people

Procure to Pay (P2P) Europe Department Manager

Salary: £75k - £85k plus benefits and company car

Location: Bracknell, hybrid working with up to 2 days from home

Intro

A globally recognised, highly innovative mobility and technology brand is undergoing a major finance transformation across Europe and is seeking an experienced Procure to Pay (P2P) Europe Department Manager to take ownership of end to end P2P and payment operations.

This is a high impact leadership opportunity for a Procure to Pay (P2P) Europe Department Manager to drive standardisation, automation and strategic change across a multi country environment within a forward thinking, market leading organisation.

The Role

As Procure to Pay (P2P) Europe Department Manager, you will be a key member of the Finance Operations leadership team with accountability for the performance, optimisation and future direction of the Procure to Pay function across Europe.

The Procure to Pay (P2P) Europe Department Manager will lead end to end P2P processes, ensuring consistency, efficiency and compliance across countries, functions and systems. You will provide strategic and operational leadership to pan European P2P teams and outsourced Shared Services partners, define and deliver the P2P strategic roadmap aligned to a wider finance transformation programme, and act as the senior P2P representative on major systems, digitalisation and business led change initiatives.

You will also hold ownership of end to end Payment Operations, including supplier payments, cash disbursements and operational cash collections, while driving automation, digitisation and best practice process design across P2P and payments. Strong governance, SOX compliance and audit readiness will form a key part of the role.

About You

This role will suit a senior P2P professional with experience operating at European level within a large multinational organisation.

You will bring proven experience as a Procure to Pay (P2P) Europe Department Manager or senior P2P Process Owner, strong people leadership capability with experience managing geographically dispersed teams, and a background working with Shared Services or BPO environments. You will have a strong control and compliance mindset, experience delivering process optimisation and transformation initiatives, and the ability to communicate effectively across Finance, Procurement, IT and senior stakeholder groups.

Experience with systems such as SAP S/4HANA, Coupa, Concur or VIM and an additional European language would be advantageous.

The Offer

This opportunity offers a salary of £75,000 to £85,000, a company car and a competitive benefits package. The role operates on a hybrid basis with up to two days working from home, flexible working hours and the chance to join a globally admired, innovation driven organisation where you can make a genuine impact on European finance operations.

Apply Now

If you are ready to step into a senior leadership role or continue your management progression as a Procure to Pay (P2P) Europe Department Manager, apply now or get in touch for a confidential discussion.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Accounting/Auditing

Industries

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing and Financial Services

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