Head of Accounts Payable

Job Description
- Group Overview
- The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure.
- Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions.
- Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions.
- The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the world’s leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform.
- The Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,300 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world’s most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist.
- Role Overview
- The role of the Head of Accounts Payable will be to oversee the Accounts Payable team and ensure all BAU duties are undertaken.
- Role Responsibilities- Responsible for the management of the Accounts Payable team of the EMEA region across the brands and legal entities-
- Responsible for performance management including objective setting, regular feedback and annual appraisals-
- Responsible for the timely processing and payment of all supplier invoices and staff expense claims-
- Responsible for the administration of the Corporate card account-
- Responsible for the month end close process-
- Recommend and implement improvements to the systems, processes and procedures-
- Ensure compliance with policies and guidelines and monitor and record any breaches-
- Responsible for delivery of regular meaningful management information-
- Ensure governance and controls are in place and monitored-
- Ensure compliance with Government reporting rules-
- Ensure correct treatment of VAT-
- Ensure adherence to payment terms and no late payments are made-
- Oversee the BACS / CHAPS payment runs ensuring compliance with delegated authorisation and signatories- Experience / Competences
- Essential- Experience managing large teams in an accounting environment, interacting with stakeholders across multiple functions and locations-
- Experience of processing a high volume of invoices on a monthly basis-
- Experience of working to strict month end close deadlines-
- Experience of dealing with multiple AP sub-ledgers and multi-currency transactions-
- Experience of payment platforms and banking software-
- Experience of VAT reporting and the data required to report accurately-
- Experience of Government reporting-
- Experience of reporting in a KPI driven environment-
- Experience of processing in a controls environment and evidence of controls process improvement-
- Experience of working in a Corporate/large firm environmentSkilled in the use of Excel and reporting packages such as Discoverer/ORBIT-
- Ability to analyse problems, propose remedies and implement a solution-
- Ability to react to changing requirements and adjust processes and approach-
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and demonstrate initiative- Desired- Experience working in the financial services sector-
- Experience of using ORACLE Financials/ORACLE E-Business Suite- Not The Perfect Fit?
- Company Statement
- We know that the best innovation happens when diverse people with different perspectives and skills work together in an inclusive atmosphere. That's why we're building a culture where everyone plays a part in making people feel welcome, ready and willing to contribute. TP ICAP Accord - our Employee Network - is a central to this. As well as representing specific groups, TP ICAP Accord helps increase awareness, collaboration, shares best practice, and holds our firm to account for driving continuous cultural improvement.
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Location

UK - City Quays - Belfast