Accounts Payable Manager - 6 month FTC

Unite Foundation; Bristol; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as an Accounts Payable Manager in Bristol! In this dynamic role, you'll lead a dedicated team to enhance the efficiency of the Accounts Payable process, ensuring compliance and fostering strong relationships with suppliers. With a focus on continuous improvement, you'll have the opportunity to shape best practices and create a collaborative culture within the finance team. Enjoy a generous benefits package, including a discretionary bonus, paid holidays, and a supportive work environment that values inclusion and professional growth. If you're passionate about finance and team leadership, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Discretionary Annual Bonus

25 Days Paid Holiday

Generous Pension Scheme

Healthcare Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing Platform

Gym Benefit

Enhanced Family Leave

Annual ShareSave Scheme

Employee Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills are essential.
• Experience in Accounts Payable and stakeholder management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Accounts Payable team to ensure compliance and efficiency.
• Develop strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

Stakeholder Management

Accounts Payable Best Practices

Basic Financial Treatments

Relationship Development

Education

Degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Word

ERP (preferably Oracle)

Job description

Our fantastic Accounts Payable team are looking for an Accounts Payable Manager to join us in our Bristol office for a 6 month fixed-term contract.

You will be leading the Accounts Payable team in providing an efficient and customer focused payables service, ensuring effective P2P processes and compliance are in place and ensuring both internal and external customer needs are met whilst adhering to SLAs and enabling suppliers to be paid as per the agreed terms.

As the leader within the team, the role will include supporting the team with 1-2-1`s, PDPs, appraisals, and any other line management support.

You will gain a thorough understanding of the end-to-end Purchase to Pay Process at Unite, whilst considering Accounts Payable best practice and preparing the team for the change. This role will support with the development of processes and activities to improve the creation, control and data quality across the Accounts Payable team, and what is fed into wider Finance as a whole.

The role will be responsible for encouraging the development of a strong team culture across the whole of Finance, with an open mindset to change and a determination to succeed.

What You'll Be Doing

• Improve compliance for Accounts Payable across the group on the purchase to pay process
• Enforce 'No PO No Pay' policy
• Ensure all suppliers are paid right first time
• Working closely with suppliers, purchasers and Procurement to improve straight through processing count
• Ensuring all processes are captured in up-to-date process notes
• Supporting the team during busy periods and during absences
• Support in developing strong relationships with key suppliers
• Continue to build on relationship with internal and external stakeholders to review processes and identify areas of improvement
• Working closely with the wider Financial Services team to increase compliance
• To ensure all CIS processing is kept up to date
• To reconcile all AP Control Accounts on a monthly basis and resolve any differences
• To lead the team to review all key supplier statements on monthly basis and resolve any reconciliation differences promptly

What We're Looking for in You

• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent stakeholder management - both internal and external
• Advanced knowledge of Outlook, Excel, Word
• Excellent knowledge of Accounts Payable best practice
• Ideally experience of an ERP, preferably Oracle
• Detailed understanding of basic financial treatments and accounting
• An ability to communicate at all levels and develop excellent working relationships

What You'll Get in Return

• A discretionary annual bonus so you can share in the company's success
• 25 days' paid holiday and an annual holiday buying scheme, with 5 additional days awarded for long service
• A generous pension scheme - employer contributions between 5% and 11% depending on how much you save
• Various benefits to support your health and wellbeing including a Healthcare Cash Plan, an Employee Assistance Programme, a Wellbeing platform and a Gym benefit that you can share with your family and friends
• Enhanced Family Leave including 18 weeks full pay for birthing parents and 4 weeks for non-birthing parents
• Lots of other great benefits including an annual ShareSave scheme, Employee Life Assurance, a discounts portal and more!

About Unite Students

Founded in 1991, Unite Students is a FTSE 100 business and the UK's leading provider of purpose-built student accommodation. You can find us in 25 leading university towns and cities, with 74,000 students calling US home! We are driven by our values, culture, and a commitment to develop diverse and inclusive teams, filled with positive energy and new ideas.

Instinctive inclusion. We know that to create and maintain a happy healthy organisation, we have to work hard to ensure inclusion isn't just what we do but who we are.

People make Unite Students. Employees, students and neighbours all contribute to building environments where we can all thrive.

Room for Everyone

We're proud to be an employer that embraces individuality, and we're passionate about building inclusive teams. We focus on creating a collaborative culture where you can be you, where your voice is heard, and where you can truly belong. We take great pride in being rated Gold Investors in People and are constantly striving to provide the highest standard of learning and development opportunities and professional pathways for our people. Building a home for success, for both our employees and students, requires exceptional people with a passion for creating room for everyone, doing what's right, keeping US safe, and raising the bar. Join us as we build better experiences for students that live with us.