Accounts Payable Senior- Professional Services- Dublin 1

Morgan McKinley; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Pension 10%

Family health insurance (VHI)

Gym

Free meals

Job summary

Morgan McKinley seeks a Senior Accounts Payable professional to join a global professional services client in Dublin. The role involves day-to-day AP workflows, stakeholder engagement on AP processes, and driving efficiency improvements.

You will balance high-volume AP activities with project work to streamline controls, systems, and automation while collaborating with senior stakeholders across the business. Hybrid work with some in-office days is offered.

Qualifications

• End-to-end payables experience in a large organisation.
• Ability to handle high transaction volumes and own key AP processes.
• Analytical mindset to reconcile data and identify improvement opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full accounts payable cycle from onboarding to payment.
• Process invoices with accurate coding and PO matching.
• Oversee supplier account reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Complete bank, supplier statement and corporate card reconciliations.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Payments processing

Vendor onboarding

Reconciliations

Month-end close

Job description

We are currently partnering with a global professional services company seeking to hire a strong Senior Accounts Payable professional on a permanent basis.

Location: Dublin 1, with easy access to Luas, bus and rail.

This is a pivotal role to the organisation, you will working closely with the Accounts Payable Manager on day to day AP work flows, supporting on projects to streamline process and systems etc, whilst engaging with senior stakeholders across the business on AP workflows.

• Strong bonus, 10% pension, VHI for you and dependants,
• gym, free meals
• Great central city centre location
• Be part of a company who value their team
• Hybrid, 4 days in office with option to choose 1 remote day per week
• Option to start at 8.00 or 8.30 AM
• Salary is DOE with a strong comensation package

Core responsibilities:

• Managing the full accounts payable cycle, from supplier onboarding and invoice processing through to payment.
• Processing invoices, ensuring accurate coding and matching against purchase orders.
• Overseeing supplier account reconciliations, investigating outstanding balances and resolving discrepancies.
• Completing bank, supplier statement and corporate credit card reconciliations.
• Preparing and posting accruals, prepayments and other relevant journals.
• Managing AP month-end activities and balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring deadlines and accuracy are maintained.
• Investigating payment and invoice queries, identifying underlying issues and working with relevant teams to implement lasting solutions.
• Acting as a key point of contact for internal and external queries, ensuring issues are followed up and resolved promptly.
• Monitoring outstanding actions, keeping stakeholders informed of progress and escalating potential issues where necessary.
• Managing daily workloads effectively, balancing payment runs, month-end requirements and other competing deadlines.
• Developing strong working relationships with suppliers, colleagues and business partners through proactive communication.
• Identifying opportunities to streamline AP processes, improve controls and reduce manual administration.
• Contributing to system enhancements and automation initiatives, including testing, providing feedback and updating procedures.
• Supporting the wider team through knowledge sharing, task rotation and guidance on more complex AP matters.

Person Specification & Experience

• Minimum of 5-10 years end to end payables experience within a large organisation,
• Strong experience managing high transaction volumes and taking ownership of key AP processes
• Ability to organise, reconcile and analyse large volumes of data, using findings to identify recurring issues and improvement opportunities
• Proven ability to balance operational delivery with improvement work, manage competing priorities and take accountability for accurate, timely outcomes
• Ability to proactively communicate progress, risks and next steps to stakeholders
• A collaborative and adaptable approach , with a willingness to learn new systems, share expertise, and take on different responsibilities
• Driving and delivering to a process improvement, system change or project, with demonstrated ownership and the resulting benefits to efficiency, accuracy or processing capacity.
• Understanding of balance sheet accounts and reconciliations