accounts payable Sevenoaks, England
Job description
Come and join the UK’s 4th largest independent provider in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.
We'd like you to join us as a Group Accounts Payable Manager in our finance team at Sevenoaks, Kent. The role is full time and hybrid, working at least 2 days per week in the Sevenoaks office, 3 days at home. Other UK travel may be required from time to time on an ad hoc basis.
The Group Accounts Payable Manager will lead the Accounts Payable and Expenses teams, delivering the service to support the Finance Team and business in paying all non-payroll expenditure for the group
What you'll be doing:
- Managing a team of approximately 8 colleagues including supervision, appraisals, training, and other line management responsibilities.
- Implementing and monitoring standard procedures and improving the internal control environment across the team.
- Managing the month end process for accounts payable, expenses, credit cards and petty cash to ensure that deadlines are met with all applicable accounts being reconciled and signed off.
- Building relationships with key suppliers and the group procurement team.
- Overseeing the purchase ledger function, ensuring all invoices are processed and payment runs are completed in an accurate and timely manner.
- Ensuring all supplier statements are fully reconciled on a monthly basis.
- Improving the purchase ledger and staff expenses function by introducing new systems and reporting processes.
- Implementation of Purchase Order to Payment process across the group.
- Approvals of bank payments in line with group policies.
- Working closely with the management accounting teams to support accurate reporting for the group.
- Supporting the Year End and interim audit processes as required.
- Using effective metrics to provide meaningful reporting to the Director of Financial Control to aid monitoring the performance of the team.
- Staying informed of changes in financial regulations and legislation as applicable to the team
Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications:
- A proven track record of managing and developing successful financial operations teams
- Good communicator with strong interpersonal skill and emotional intelligence
- Able to work autonomously and flexibly
- Positive enthusiastic approach with a can-do attitude
- Experience of using Sage X3 or a variety of accounting systems.
- Working knowledge of VAT.
- Excellent organisation skills
- Good Excel and all-round IT skills
- High level of accuracy and good attention to detail.
Experience
Able to demonstrate achieving success in a deadline driven environment and commitment to continuous improvement.- Understanding of specialist care provider is desirable
- Experience of managing a centralised function in a multi-site environment
- AAT Level 3 or ACCA / CIMA Part Qualified.
- Experience of integration and systems development a plus.
We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.
What to look forward to:
- 25 days plus bank holidays
- Birthday off
- Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
- Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
- Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
- A Nest Personal Pension account
- Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
- We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
- Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
- Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
- ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group
