Overview
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The role leads the Accounts Payable team, working across multiple subsidiaries, currencies and jurisdictions. The Accounts Payable team focuses on performance, morale and continuous improvement of processes and systems.
Base pay range
This range is provided by edyn. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
The role will directly line manage 7 individuals and will act as the second step in the escalation process for the function.
Edyn is a dynamic and expanding lifestyle accommodation company, currently operating in 6 countries, growing to 8 by the end of 2025.
Responsibilities
* Line management of 6 Finance Assistants and 1 Supervisor.
* Completion of weekly 1-2-1s, annual objectives, appraisals, team strategy and approach.
* Provide close day-to-day management and ensure individuals have the right development opportunities and feedback.
* Review and complete the initial sign-off of weekly payment runs, including sense checks against the entity’s cash flow forecast and open payables report.
* Respond to second tier escalation for any Accounts Payable disputes, engaging with internal and external stakeholders to close down and resolve the issue in a timely and efficient manner.
* Provide root cause analysis and insight on any escalations received.
* Complete in-system approvals of bank posting journals and manual bills and month-end journals.
* Identify ‘Process to Pay’ efficiencies and automation, developing a deep understanding of the end-to-end process.
* Be the process owner for Accounts Payable in quarterly risk / process maturity reviews.
* Ensure Edyn’s policies (Expenses, No PO no Pay and Supplier Onboarding) are adhered to across the group.
* Full management and oversight of team’s workload and prioritisation, across all operational jurisdictions, assessing and feeding back performance and improvement areas.
* Deputise in the absence of the Accounts Payable Supervisor during any annual leave or sickness.
* Build relationships with external suppliers and internal department leads to enable influence and change.
Qualifications and skills
* Powerful and engaging leadership and management skills.
* Strong end-to-end Accounts Payable knowledge, with a strong understanding of accounting principles.
* Ability to think quickly and apply initiative and commercial mindset to solve problems.
* Engaging communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to identify gaps in processes against best practice, perform root cause analysis and drive end-to-end process improvement.
* Intermediate to Advanced MS Office skills.
* Confident manner and ability to work well under pressure.
* Great attention to detail and accuracy — consistently high standard.
* Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills with ability to manage team’s workload.
* Able to work to tight deadlines.
* AAT level 4 (desired but not essential).
Experience
* Experience leading a fast-paced and high-volume Accounts Payable team for at least 3 years.
* Knowledge or experience within the hospitality or property industry (highly desirable).
* Previous experience working across multiple legal entities, currencies and jurisdictions (highly desirable).
* Previous experience using ERP Systems (e.g. NetSuite, Oracle, SAP).
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