Business Process Analyst – Accounts Payable

Latham & Watkins; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Wellness programs

Employee discounts

Job summary

Latham & Watkins in Manchester seeks a Business Process Analyst – Accounts Payable to join the Global Finance team. You will drive AP performance, governance, and process improvements with a flexible hybrid work arrangement in the Manchester office.

Responsibilities include KPI/ dashboard development, end-to-end transformation, and partnering with tech and business teams to enable successful implementations. Strong English and Six Sigma are essential.

Qualifications

• Fluent English with business-level proficiency in additional languages is a plus.
• Six Sigma Green Belt with track record of process improvements.
• Experience in Accounts Payable, Finance Operations, or Procure-to-Pay.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; QBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead AP performance analysis, develop KPIs, dashboards and reporting.
• Drive end-to-end AP process improvements and governance.
• Support AP change delivery with technology partners and stakeholders.
• Contribute to AP roadmap, track actions, risks and benefits.

Skills

Fluent English

Six Sigma Green Belt

AP experience

Data analysis

KPIs & dashboards

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree

QBA or equivalent

Tools

UAT

Job description

About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s leading global law firms advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. We are the market leaders in major financial and business centers around the world. Our investment in people, commitment to innovation, and focus on the future empower you to build an incredible career and thrive as an exceptional professional in a supportive culture. If you aspire to be the best, and work with the best, this is where you belong.

About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s leading global law firms advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. We are the market leaders in major financial and business centers around the world. Our investment in people, commitment to innovation, and focus on the future empower you to build an incredible career and thrive as an exceptional professional in a supportive culture. If you aspire to be the best, and work with the best, this is where you belong.

About The Role

The Business Process Analyst – Accounts Payable is an integral part of Latham’s Global Finance team. This role will be responsible for working within the global Accounts Payable (AP) function to drive operational excellence, performance management, governance, and continuous improvement initiatives, while providing flexible AP operational coverage across roles, countries, and teams to support resource balancing and respond to changing business demands and workload fluctuations. This role will be located in our Manchester office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

• Leading AP operational analysis and performance management, developing meaningful KPIs, dashboards, and reporting to support data-driven decision-making
• Driving end-to-end AP process improvement and transformation, identifying inefficiencies, defining future-state processes, and delivering sustainable operational enhancements
• Maintaining robust AP governance, controls, and compliance by overseeing policies, procedures, documentation, audit support, and risk management activities
• Supporting AP change delivery and automation initiatives, partnering with technology and business stakeholders to define requirements, coordinate UAT, and enable successful implementation and adoption
• Contributing to AP strategic roadmap delivery, coordinating project activities, tracking actions, risks, dependencies, and benefits, and providing analysis to inform leadership decisions

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Exhibit well-developed and professional interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with people at all organisational levels of the firm
• Possess the ability to work in a team environment with a customer service focus
• Display organisational skills needed to manage time well, prioritise effectively, and handle multiple deadlines

And have:

• A high school diploma or equivalent
• A bachelor’s degree, QBA, or equivalent, preferably
• Experience within Accounts Payable, Finance Operations, Shared Services, or Procure-to-Pay environments; experience supporting testing, implementations, and operational projects, preferable
• Fluent English, with business-level proficiency in at least one of French, German, Spanish or Italian
• A Six Sigma Green Belt certification, with a proven track record of delivering process improvement initiatives using Six Sigma methodologies

Benefits & Additional Information

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Health insurance as well as group income protection and life assurance
• A pension plan
• Wellness programs
• Employee discounts
• And more!

Additionally, we have a range of programming including Global Affinity Groups, which are open to all. These groups provide a firmwide platform to share experiences and advice as well as an opportunity to participate in a supportive network with common interests to help make life at the firm even better.

Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute. #Associate