Job Ref: 215207979

Date: 2021-11-19 13:30:23

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A Finance Manager for Accounts Payable Department in the Milton Keynes Head Office is required for an initial 6 month possible 12 month Fixed Term Contract.  The Accounts Payable Finance Manager will be responsible for managing the Accounts Payable team and day to day operational activities of the finance function, implementing processes and controls to ensure robust financial performance of the team and the business, producing timely and accurate financial information and ensuring compliance with all legal and statutory regulations at all times.

General overview of tasks will involve;

Responsible for setting the agenda across the AP Finance department to build a high performing and motivated team.
Lead and manage the finance team, setting relevant and stretching performance targets in order to deliver agreed customer priorities, operational targets, financial targets and budgets, KPI’s, SLA’s and any other performance measures as agreed in the organisational plans.
Provision of financial analysis and information to support the annual budget process and quarterly reforecasts.
Analyse financial performance against agreed KPIs and produce reports as required by the business, highlighting exceptions and any areas of concern with recommended solutions.
Build and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders across all areas of the business.
Ensure team compliance in across the team, invoice payment processes and any other processes as required by the business.
Ensure that the finance team are utilising the SAP system fully and accurately.
Other adhoc analysis and reports as requested by the Group Finance Director or Senior Leadership Team.  
Experience & Skills Required

Track record of success in a similar role and demonstrable career progression within a finance function
Extensive experience of leading and developing high performance Finance teams.
Excellent people management skills with the ability to influence, coach and mentor.
Good working knowledge of SAP.
Sound commercial awareness.
Excellent attention to detail and highly developed analytical skills
Demonstrable experience of providing professional and appropriate verbal and written communications with both internal and external customers at all levels.
Experienced in achieving SLA’s, identifying gaps against standards, and implementing improvement solutions.
Demonstrable experience in achieving performance targets and driving performance through utilising metrics.
 Highly resilient, responsive and proactive, able to adapt to daily changes in workload and areas of focus.
Excellent communication skills including preparing and delivering presentations.
Excellent expert working knowledge of MS products in particular Excel but also competent in Word, PowerPoint and confident in navigating and utilising IT and accountancy software.  
 
What's on Offer
Working within an international business, you will enjoy the benefits that come with this whilst still enjoying a close nit working team.  The security and benefits that also come with this are certainly generous as is the opportunity for potential further career progression within the organisation too. You will receive a great basic salary plus the opportunity to really develop your team that you will be managing and move this department forward in the business, in addition to the other benefits also that are included with the role.

Finance Manager – Accounts Payable
 
Salary :-                    Up to £55,000 Base + 15% Pro Rata Bonus 
Type:                         6 – 12 Months FTC
Location :-                 Milton Keynes
Company:-                The organisation is one of the largest Construction Materials organisations in the world with a Turnover exceeding $5B.

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