Accounts Payable Manager

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica S.p.A; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the pharmaceutical industry is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Manager. The role involves managing the payment process and leading a small team, utilizing SAP 4 Hana. Candidates should have strong stakeholder management skills and experience in handling multi-currency accounts payable functions.

Qualifications

• Experience managing an international and multicurrency AP department.
• Experience in leading a team.
• Fluency in English and capabilities in Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Manage postings and payment of purchase invoices.
• Oversee month-end closing of the AP department.
• Lead and develop the AP team with effective delegation.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Leadership

Prioritization

Tools

SAP

Excel

Word

Job description

Job Purpose

An experienced Accounts Payable Manager to champion process excellence for the entire group. Responsible for:

• Processing and timely payment of all purchase invoices and credit notes for entities UK10, UK20, UK30, NL10, and KR10 using SAP 4 Hana and VIM.
• Assisting the finance team with goods/service receipts, accruals, and cash flow management at month-end.
• Overseeing expense processing through Concur and ensuring timely submission of all expenses.
• Serving as the primary contact for purchase invoice and payment queries, and reporting monthly status to General Managers and business partners.
• Managing two Accounts Payable Assistants, including setting monthly schedules, delegating and monitoring tasks, conducting training and appraisals, and reconciling supplier statements.
• Monitoring the AP-INVOICE inbox.
• Coordinating with SAP support to address invoice, purchase order, and receipt-related queries within SAP.
• Enhancing and updating training materials for the AP team and business, and organizing regular training sessions and workshops.

Key Responsibilities

• Management of posting and payment of purchase invoices, running reports, ensure payments.
• Month end: ensuring that AP is closed on time, liaising with key business partners and assistant finance team with forecast cashflow.
• Concur: ensure that expenses are processed monthly and there is adherance to policy.
• People management: leading the AP team, ensuring capability, delegating responsibilities, setting goals.
• SAP support and training: be the super user for AP, supporting the team and organisation to utilise the system correctly, training where necessary.

Required Education

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience in managing an international and multicurrency AP department
• Experience in Office Excel and Word
• Experience in leading a team

Technical Competencies

• Experience in SAP preferably SAP4Hana and Vendor Invoice Management

Required Behaviours and Competencies

• Excellent stakeholer management and can clearly demonstate the ability to build positive working relationships with business partners and suppliers
• Ability to work with a high pressure environment and to prioritise accordingly
• Ability to lead a team to work efficiently to meet deadlines
• Has a high attention to detail
• Ability to escalate issues to business partners and suppliers to reach a resolution

Required Languages

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