Senior Accountant

4 days ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Metro Full time
Take on a Pivotal Role at Metro

We are seeking an experienced Purchase Ledger Manager to join our financial operations team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for leading the accounts payable process, managing a global back-office team, building vendor relationships and delivering insightful reporting.

You will play a critical role in driving innovation, ensuring compliance and control, inspiring team leadership and strengthening stakeholder collaboration.

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Mastering Financial Operations: Lead the accounts payable process, ensuring seamless invoice processing, payments and account reconciliations.
  • Manage a global back-office team, collaborating across borders for operational excellence.
  • Building Vendor Relationships: Cultivate and maintain strong partnerships with vendors, ensuring timely resolutions to queries and fostering trust and collaboration.
  • Delivering Insightful Reporting: Produce and present financial reports that inform decision-making and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

Requirements:

  • At least 5 years in accounts payable, with 2+ years in a supervisory or managerial capacity, preferably in logistics or transportation.
  • Deep understanding of accounting principles and processes.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills to work effectively with teams, vendors and senior management.

Salary and Benefits:

  • Competitive salary including a bonus paid twice a year (£65,000).
  • Access to our benefits, discounts and wellness platform including offers on gym memberships, a wide range of restaurants, retail and much more.
  • Health cash plan.
  • Octopus Electric Vehicle car scheme.
  • Respectful working environment.
  • Plenty of opportunities for training and development.


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