Accounts Payable Manager

Mace; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace Construct Limited is seeking a senior Accounts Payable leader to oversee day-to-day AP across multiple entities from its Central London offices, with a focus on accuracy, compliance and continuous improvement.

In this role you will manage the AP team, ensure timely payment runs, perform reconciliations, oversee VAT treatment and collaborate with Tax, Treasury and project teams to drive KPIs and cash flow.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Accounts Payable management and people leadership in automated AP environments.
• Proven ability to design KPIs and manage multi-entity AP operations.
• Experience with Oracle AP and Basware, and data-driven process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the AP function across multiple entities.
• Lead, manage and develop the Accounts Payable team, ensuring high performance.
• Review aged creditor reports and perform monthly reconciliations against the general ledger.

Skills

Accounts Payable management

People management

Leadership

Performance management

KPI design

Multi-entity AP experience

Education

AAT or equivalent finance qualification

Tools

Oracle AP subledger

Basware

Power BI

OCR tools

Job description

About The Company

At Mace Construct, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We are innovators, trusted partners, construction experts. Founded on a belief that the built environment sector could be more efficient, innovative and responsible. We’ve built a reputation and track record for delivering projects better than ever before: safer, faster and greener. Transforming industries, supporting communities and leaving legacies.

About The Role

Mace brings deep construction expertise and a commitment to developing people and projects to their fullest potential. This role oversees the day‑to‑day operations of the Accounts Payable function across multiple entities. The role is responsible for ensuring accuracy, compliance, efficiency and continuous improvement across all AP processes. The candidate must be able to work in Central London at least three days per week.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Acts as the functional subject matter expert for Accounts Payable across multiple entities and future entities.
• Leads, manages and develops the Accounts Payable team, ensuring strong performance management and technical development.
• Reviews aged creditor reports weekly, with monthly reconciliation checks against the general ledger for all relevant entities.
• Reviews weekly payment runs, escalating issues and recommending approval to the line manager.
• Ensures payment runs are completed, posted and resolved on time by AP Assistants across all ledgers.
• Amends, reverses and reposts documents where posting errors have occurred.
• Handles escalated or urgent supplier queries; reviews supplier reconciliations and manages complex supplier accounts.
• Manages urgent or exceptional payments outside standard processes.
• Ensures all transactions have valid supporting documentation and VAT is correctly treated; liaises with the Tax team as required.
• Monitors PO and invoice hold reports, ensuring regular circulation and timely resolution of queries.
• Confirms CIS return figures align with ledger entries and signs off submissions (UK).
• Ensures invoices are processed ahead of month‑end close; prepares trial balance and sub‑ledger reports for management review; oversees account reconciliations to trial balance.
• Signs off bank payments and collaborates closely with Treasury colleagues.
• Drives performance through strong KPIs, including accuracy, timeliness, query resolution and compliance metrics.
• Provides cross‑team or cross‑department cover where required to maintain continuity.
• Supports and educates the wider business through ongoing process and system changes.
• Develops AP reporting to monitor team effectiveness, system performance and process compliance.
• Collates data for statutory reporting on supplier payment timeliness and drives improvements to enhance duty‑to‑report outcomes.
• Builds strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Leads AP systems and process development in partnership with Finance and Transformation teams.
• Acts as a business partner to roles dependent on AP outputs, including framework leads and project managers.
• Ensures the AP function operates to best‑in‑class working practices, driving high standards, consistency and continuous improvement across all entities and processes.
• Works with Treasury and AR teams to support and update cash‑flow forecasting.
• Represents AP at weekly finance team meetings.
• Other responsibilities consistent with the role.
• Demonstrates flexibility in approach when required, adjusting to changing business needs to maintain continuity and high standards.

What You’ll Bring

• Extensive Accounts Payable and people management experience within an automated AP environment.
• Strong leadership and performance management capability.
• Oracle AP subledger experience (essential), Basware experience (preferred).
• Ability to design and implement robust KPIs for team performance.
• Multi entity AP experience.
• Relevant finance qualification (AAT or equivalent).

Nice to have

• Advanced Excel capability, including Power Query, pivot modelling and data automation.
• Experience with invoice automation/OCR tools .
• Familiarity with Power BI or other reporting/visualisation tools.
• Strong understanding of construction sector processes (CVR, retentions, applications for payment, subcontractor management, CIS).
• Experience delivering training or leading change initiatives across finance and project teams.
• Experience working in fast‑paced transformation environments or large‑scale operational change.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates.

You can find more information about our culture, values, and how we reward our people here.

Primary Location

GB-London

Organization

Mace Construct Limited

Schedule

Regular

Job Type

Full-time

Job Posting

09-Oct-2026, 1:28:56 PM