Accounts Payable Manager

3 weeks ago


Northampton Northamptonshire, United Kingdom Bright Horizons Family Solutions Full time

Title Accounts Payable Manager
Salary: £doe
Hours: 37.5 per week / Monday-Friday / Hybrid
Job Type: Hybrid based role with 2-3 days per week
Location: Northampton

The Role
This role is responsible for all aspects of the Accounts Payable function at Bright Horizons, overseeing 180,000+ invoices yearly. You will manage, direct and review the work of the Accounts Payable Clerks to ensure that there is company-wide compliance with financial controls and critical deadlines are met.
There is a strong aim to continually improve processes and procedures, providing accurate and timely reporting to support the wider business.

Responsible For:
  • Effectively leading and developing the Accounts Payable Team, promoting high performance and a collaborative team environment.
  • Delivering excellent customer service to both internal and external stakeholders
  • Supporting the team with queries, providing feedback and training to enhance their individual skills.
  • Ensuring payments to suppliers and employees are made in timely manner and in accordance with internal policies and procedures.
  • Reconciliation of Accounts Payable balance sheets, ensuring all reconciling items are identified and cleared.
  • Collaborating with the Procurement team to maximise the use of the P2P system, supporting future development through routine testing.
  • Reviewing and approving weekly and ad hoc settlements
  • Overseeing company credit cards, ensuring cardholder submissions are timely and accurate.
  • Attending and hosting regular supplier meetings to build relationships.
  • Managing and signing off SOX controls
  • Assisting internal and external auditors, providing documentation as and when required
What We Can Offer You:
Our benefits include, but are not limited to:
  • Flexible working and holiday entitlements
  • Discounted childcare
  • Quarterly Employee Appreciation Weeks
  • Annual gala award evening
  • Fantastic range of discounts on high street retailers, grocery stores, cinema tickets, holidays and more
  • Wide range of wellbeing resources, supporting our teams for the ups and downs of daily life
Why Bright Horizons?
We've been voted Great Place to Work for the last 17 consecutive years, as well as being awarded the newly created Great Place for Wellbeing and Great Place for Women 2023.
Our support functions enable our nurseries to deliver the best possible care and education to over 10,000 children across the UK. Through this support, our nurseries can deliver excellence - with 98% of our 300+ portfolio being rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted.
We're on a mission to change the future for children, families, and the people we work with, and are committed to progressive working values like flexibility, work-life balance, and wellbeing.

What You Will Be Doing:
  • Day to day management of a motivated Accounts Payable team
  • Acting as an escalation point for issues, engaging with internal and external stakeholders to resolve.
  • Ensuring compliance with financial controls and SOX in relation to invoice, expense and payment processing
  • Develop and monitor KPIs on team and system performance.
  • Continuously drive process improvement
  • Mentoring and developing team members
What We Are Looking For:
  • Proven track record of managing a highly motivated Accounts Payable team
  • Well-rounded knowledge of Procure to Pay processes.
  • Transactional experience within a multi-site business
  • Good knowledge of company credit card administration
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Detail oriented with a solid understanding of general accounting procedures.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Qualifications:
  • AAT desirable
  • GCSE Maths and English
Bright Horizons are committed to creating inclusive environments where everyone has a sense of belonging and has the opportunity to contribute and thrive in meaningful and impactful ways. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants. If you share our passion, values, and have most of the skills listed, we encourage you to apply - as you may be just what we are looking for Please note, due to our sector all roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS. Some of our roles require specific qualifications by law, this will be highlighted as essential within the advert.

We look forward to receiving your application

If you experience any problems, please email europe.recruitment@brighthorizons.com and we will be happy to help. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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