Accounts Payable Manager

PD Ports; Middlesbrough; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading port business in the UK is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Manager to oversee financial processes. The role requires at least 3 years of relevant management experience and offers hybrid working arrangements. Responsibilities include ensuring accurate operations of accounts payable, overseeing KPIs, and liaising with various departments. Benefits include 25 days holiday and life insurance.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Life insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Proven ability to supervise and motivate staff with at least 3 years’ experience in a similar Accounts Payable Manager role.
• Well organized team player.
• Positive attitude to problem solving and forward thinking.
• Ability to liaise confidently with other departments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the accounts payable function is operated accurately and efficiently.
• Oversee accounts payable processes from input to payment.
• Understand procurement procedures and implement necessary changes.
• Review and monitor unmatched cash payments and report on KPIs.
• Check payment runs and compile statutory reporting.

Skills

Supervise and motivate staff

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Job description

PD Ports is a leading UK port business offering end-to-end supply chain solutions, employing over 1,400 people in the UK. With headquarters based in the Northeast of England, PD Ports owns and operates theUK’s sixth largest port by volume. Operating out of 11 key portsand logistics centres across the UK, we are committed to retaining and developing talent nationwide.

A vacancy has arisen for an experienced, dynamicfull time Accounts Payable Managerat PD Ports within the Transactional Finance team.

Location: Queens Square – Head Office, Middlesbrough.

Working Arrangements: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday (hybrid working available).

The five main things our Accounts Payable Managerwill be working on are:

• Ensuring the accounts payable function is operated accurately, efficiently and to agreed timescales.
• Overseeing of accounts payable processes from input to payment, ensuring that processes are being adhered to across the business.
• Understanding the procurement/purchase procedure. Implementing changes as required to improve the service provided by the accounts payable team to the business.
• Review and monitor unmatched cash payments. Review, monitor and report on accounts payable and procurement KPI’s.
• Checking payment runs, compiling and reporting statutoryreportingforpayment practicesand performance.

We are seeking someone who:

• Has a proven ability to supervise and motivate staff, with at least 3 years’ experience in a similar Accounts Payable Manager role.
• Is a well organised team player.
• Possess a positive attitude to problem solving as well as forward thinking.
• Has the ability to liaise confidently with all other departments at all levels.

We offer 25 days holiday, paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave, life insurance and a cycle to work scheme.

If you are interested in this opportunity please apply in writing, outlining relevant skills & experience, to [e-mail] use job reference KCAP1849.

Closing Date: Friday 5 th September 2025.