Contract: 6 Month Fixed Term
Are you an Accounts Payable expert, looking to use your skills to help address the biggest health issue in the UK today?
Following the recent implementation of a new finance system (Unit4/ Agresso), we are looking for a P2P Lead to support the Financial Transactions Manager to further embed those enhanced processes in the organisation and ensure a high quality P2P experience for all.
The P2P Lead will manage the end-to-end P2P process, ensuring efficiency, accuracy and compliance with policies and building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The role will provide training and hands on support to colleagues across the organisation (from onboarding a supplier all the way through to a goods receipt on the purchase order and payment of supplier invoice) and lead on the resolution of escalated queries.
The ideal candidate will have managed a transactional team and have significant demonstrable experience of the whole Purchase to Pay cycle. Lived experience of significant finance system and process change is essential. They will also be a team player possessing excellent people skills to support the successful transfer of that knowledge.
You will be responsible for:
- Delivering training to departments or individuals on the end-to-end P2P process
- Actively monitoring progress of transactions through workflow and hands on management of urgent issues through to resolution
- Working closely with colleagues in all directorates to successfully embed and improve the P2P process
The role is remote. You may be required to travel to attend some meetings , so you must reside in the UK, have the correct right to work documents to work in the UK and be comfortable/willing to travel to our flagship offices.
About you
- Extensive experience in an Accounts Payable manager role or similar with in-depth knowledge of P2P procedures
- Industry experience in an organisation of similar size, scale, and complexity
- Experience delivering training to a wide range of audiences
- Experience and knowledge of Unit4 ERPx or equivalent system
- IT literate with strong Microsoft Excel skills
Person Specification
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to liaise with a diverse range of stakeholders, providing outstanding customer service
- Works collaboratively and able to prioritise your workload effectively and remain solutions focused
- Self-motivated and capable of handling multiple tasks
- Consistently displays close attention to detail