Accounts Payable Officer

Your Opportunity:

You'll be joining a thriving global business on a 12-month maternity leave contract, with a strong chance of extension. Flexibility is a big focus, offering two days WFH as well as flexible start and finish times supporting a genuine work-life balance.

You'll be part of a close-knit AP team of five, within a wider finance team of 20. It's a collaborative environment where building relationships across the business is key, and you'll be supported by experienced and approachable leaders.

We're looking for someone with strong attention to detail, excellent organisational skills, and the ability to communicate confidently with both internal teams and external stakeholders.

This is a true end-to-end AP role, going beyond transactional processing. You'll take ownership of your ledgers, build strong relationships, and ensure payments are processed accurately and on time.

Key Responsibilities

End-to-End Accounts Payable

• Manage the full AP process for assigned entities/ledgers, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders across multiple entities
• Process a low volume but highly complex of invoices across multiple currencies
• Review, code, and match invoices, ensuring appropriate approvals are obtained
• Take ownership of weekly payment runs (Friday), including preparation and execution
• Manage supplier queries and maintain strong vendor relationships
• Contribute to weekly and ongoing cash flow forecasting and provide visibility on upcoming payments
• Manage a high-volume AP inbox, responding to queries and requests efficiently within 24 hours
• Support employee expense queries and claims
• Provide guidance on AP processes and policies

Month-End Close

• Support end-of-month processes including:
• AP ledger close
• Expense claim processing
• Prepayments and accruals (including interest accruals)
• Credit card reconciliations
• Bank reconciliations

Experience required:

• Proven experience in a complex end-to-end Accounts Payable role (minimum 2+ years)
• Exceptional communicator with the ability to challenge and influence stakeholders
• High attention to detail
• Strong ERP systems experience with intermediate Excel (Pivot tables and V look ups)

Highly desirable:

• Experience with multi-currency environments
• Exposure to global businesses or multiple entities

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Submit your CV directly via email to Maria Saavedra on [email protected], or by pressing the Apply button.

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