Accounts Payable Manager

We are seeking an Accounts Payable (AP) Manager to oversee a dispersed, home-based team supporting multiple entities across EMEI (Europe, Middle East, and India). This pivotal role offers the chance to drive excellence in AP and expense processes within a robust operating framework, ensuring timely payments, stakeholder satisfaction, and continuous improvement. In this role, you will be responsible for managing a motivated, remote team, optimizing processes, and maintaining strong stakeholder and supplier relationships. Your leadership will directly influence the efficiency and accuracy of our financial operations, making a real difference in our company’s success. Key Responsibilities: Lead and support a remote AP and Expense team, providing direction, motivation, and ongoing feedback Ensure accurate, valid, and timely supplier payments, meeting payment targets of less than 30 days for 95% of invoices Maintain a highly controlled process environment, tracking exceptions, reducing errors, and resolving supplier queries Improve UK P2P processes through review, updating procedures, and documenting best practices Oversee AP transactions, reconcile sub-ledgers, monitor balances, and ensure confidentiality and compliance Lead reporting efforts, producing performance statistics and assisting with month-end tasks Foster stakeholder engagement via calls and reports, resolving issues swiftly and efficiently Required Skills: Proven experience in a similar finance or AP management role Strong knowledge of VAT, tax documentation, and basic accounting principles (double entry, general ledger) Excellent interpersonal skills with the judgment to manage internal and external relationships Effective communication, negotiation, and influencing abilities Ability to lead, motivate, and develop dispersed teams Nice to Have Skills: Accounting qualification (part-qualified or qualified by experience) Demonstrable experience with accounting and reporting tools Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with analytic tools Previous experience supporting multi-entity or global finance operations Other Requirements: Location: Remote with trips into the office in either Farnborough or Whiteley  Duration: 12-month contract Security Clearance: BPSS clearance required to start Work Hours: 37.5 hours per week For more information or to apply, call Martin on [phone removed] or email [email removed]