Group Finance Manager - Accounts Payable

DFL; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading team in a dynamic environment as a Group Finance Manager, where you'll oversee the Accounts Payable function, ensuring operational excellence and driving process improvements. You'll foster strong stakeholder relationships, mentor your team, and enjoy outstanding perks in a workplace that values diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

On-site gym

Free daily food allowance

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing and developing a high-performing Accounts Payable function.
• Strong track record of efficiency, accuracy, and timeliness in AP operations.
• Ability to lead process improvements and optimise financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily AP operations and ensure compliance with policies.
• Lead process improvements and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Train and mentor AP staff for professional growth.

Skills

Accounts Payable Management

Process Improvement

Stakeholder Relationship Building

Job description

Behind every race-winning team is a world-class support network. Our business functions drive efficiency, innovation, and performance, ensuring success on and off the track. If you’re motivated, skilled, and ready to be part of something extraordinary, we want to hear from you!

We are looking for a proactive and experienced Group Finance Manager to lead and develop a high-performing AP function. This role is critical in ensuring smooth, efficient, and accurate operations that support both internal teams and external partners.

You'll play a key role in driving process improvements, building strong stakeholder relationships, and mentoring a dedicated AP team to deliver best-in-class service.

Main responsibilities of the role:

• Oversee daily AP operations, ensuring compliance with internal policies, external regulations, and timely, accurate processing of payments.
• Manage complex invoices, vendor setups, payment runs, and OCR inboxes, ensuring adherence to agreed terms.
• Lead and support process improvement initiatives in collaboration with the AP Project Manager, leveraging automation to enhance efficiency and control costs.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Procurement, Finance, and Tax teams to resolve discrepancies and improve Procure-to-Pay workflows.
• Train, mentor, and develop AP staff, maintaining up-to-date training materials and supporting professional growth.
• Monitor KPIs, contribute to cash flow forecasting, engage with audits, and ensure strong internal controls and policy adherence across all entities.

Essential attributes for success:

• Proven experience managing and developing a high-performing Accounts Payable function.
• Strong track record of ensuring efficient, accurate, and timely processing of AP operations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead process improvements and optimise financial systems.
• Skilled in building effective cross-functional relationships and mentoring finance teams.

Keen to be part of the team that keeps everything ticking behind the scenes at Red Bull Racing? Join our Support Functions and you won’t just get a great role—you’ll enjoy some seriously good perks too including:

• Bonus scheme
• Private healthcare
• A pension scheme
• On-site gym
• Free daily food allowance
• And many more!

Like the sound of it? Come be part of something exciting. Let’s make amazing things happen—together.

At Red Bull Racing & Technology, we believe our greatest strength is our people. We celebrate every success — together — and know that trust and collaboration are what drive us forward as one team.

We’re committed to building a workplace where everyone can thrive, no matter their background or identity. Diversity fuels creativity, and inclusion unlocks potential. That’s why we actively foster a culture where you can bring your full self to work, feel you belong, and be part of something extraordinary.