To manage the supplier and colleague payment process for the Group, ensuring the business, suppliers and colleagues receive an efficient service. Provide actual/budget/forecast reporting to the business as required and provide ad-hoc analysis of payment trends and supplier analysis.

Client Details

Our client, a FTSE 100 business, is a well known retailer in Manchester city centre. They are a responsible business who put a big emphasis on reducing their carbon footprint. The client looks after their employees and have been named in the 2019 top 25 companies to work for in the UK. A fantastic company to join to grow your career as well as a great name to add to your CV.

Description

• Ensure accurate and timely payments per week across 6000 suppliers
• Management of the AP balance sheet reconciliation process for the Group.
• Ensure all controls are adhered to when creating payments within Oracle
• Execute payroll payments to ensure accurate and timely payments to 160,000 colleagues.
• Prepare balance sheet budgeting and forecasting for nominated AP balance sheet accounts with particular emphasis on trade creditors (£1.9 billion per period on average) and net debt impacts.
• Ensuring the periodic KPIs are accurately updated, highlighting any key achievements/issues in the department.
• Management of 7 FTE, including recruitment, coaching and performance. Ensuring 121s are held regularly and colleagues have a development plan in place
• Develop strong business relationships with key suppliers and key colleagues in the business
• Identify all resource risks; produce succession plan and training plans for the area to identify risks.
• Responsible for ensuring the continuity plans are in place for high risk processes and relevant accesses are managed effectively.

Profile

• Qualified (CIMA/ACCA) or qualified by experience
• Strong experience of financial accounting processes including risk and control
• Excellent communication skills including Stakeholder Management both orally and written
• Advanced Excel Skills
• Wide range use of Oracle Financials would be an advantage
• Excellent forward planning and organisational skills
• Network and partnering skills, impact and influence
• Ability to interrogate data, spotting trends, patterns and anomalies and advise accordingly
• Experience of large scale payment processing and financial accounting operations.
• Good knowledge of controls

Job Offer

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Progression opportunities