Accounts Payable Manager for 6 Month FTC in London - SAP Concur Skills Required

Are you looking to start your career as a Accounts Payable Manager for 6 Month FTC in London - SAP Concur Skills Required in London? crownagentsbank is currently hiring local talent for this position!

Summary

Manage Accounts Payable and Travel & Expenses, oversee related systems, ensure risk and control, monitor performance, and lead transformation projects for a growing UK bank.

Company Description

Crown Agents Bank is a vastly growing and regulated UK bank that connects emerging and frontier markets to the rest of the world, using FX and payments technology. We are transforming the way payments and FX move through emerging markets, reducing friction so that more money gets to those who need it. Emerging markets payments are usually challenging, expensive, unreliable and opaque. Our solutions help fix these pain points. Ultimately, we connect traditionally hard-to-reach regions to global financial infrastructure, giving access to the best prices and the fastest, most reliable settlement.

FX and cross-border payments are often complex and expensive, especially when operating in emerging markets. Crown Agents Bank (CAB) wraps its deep and trusted relationships and strength of network around innovative digital capabilities, and cross-border transaction banking solutions to enable fintech, corporates, governments, development organisations and banks to move money to, from, and across often hard-to-reach markets.

Job Description

Role Purpose:

  • Accounts Payable (AP): ensure CABPH Group pays suppliers for each entity in all jurisdictions, accurately and on a timely basis, in line with contractually agreed payment terms.
  • Travel & Expenses (T&E): manage the T&E process and ensure the consistent application of policy across the group.
  • System Accounting: lead the investigation and resolution of issues relating to the platforms for AP (SoftCo), T&E (SAP Concur) and Corporate Cards (Natwest ClearSpend & Amex).
  • Risk & Control: Continuously review the processes and policies that govern AP and T&E to ensure that all risks are identified and that sufficient controls are in place to minimise the impact of those risks.
  • Performance Monitoring: Monitor and uipdate a suite of KPI’s to enable you to manage objectives and targets including productivity measures. Present the information to senior managers highlighting successes and areas for future focus
  • Projects & Transformation: ongoing development of finance infrastructure to support the high growth ambitions of the business. Review and critically evaluate the existing platforms and ways of working. Evaluate other software options and internal processes. Lead and support ongoing transformation process.
  • Processing: process transactions across multiple entities and jurisdictions to minimise the risk of back-logs across AP or T&E.

Role Responsibilities:

  • To provide subject matter expertise and guidance to the territory teams on best practices and procedures, as well being an agent for change to ensure consistent implementation
  • Lead relationship management for the AP function across the group notably with counterparts in Procurement, Legal, Tax and HR.
  • Support Financial Control in routine accounting, tax and related matters pertaining to AP and T&E across to all group entities (UK and overseas) including processing, approvals and settlement.
  • Support the timely delivery of month end results to the Board including the preparation of journals, audit schedules and reconciliations.
  • Manage the resource levels to ensure that the department provides a first-class AP service to all stakeholders, ensuring KPI’s are met, and that costs are in line with agreed budgets.
  • Accountable for issues relating to Business Continuity, Levels of Authority, Expense Policy, Records Retention Management, Information Security, Operational Losses & Near Misses.
  • Focus on team development and communication, ensuring regular one to ones, PDP’s, training and appraisals take place.

Qualifications

  • AAT Qualified, PQ or Qualified Accountant (ACCA / ACA / CIMA)
  • 10+ years’ Accounts Payable experience
  • Financial Services experience essential
  • Experience of managing an AP function across multiple jurisdictions and currencies is essential
  • Recent processing experience is essential
  • Experience of SoftCo, SAP Concur and Infor SunSystems preferred but not essential

Additional Information

  • 6 month FTC
  • Hybrid working (3 days on-site)
  • Contributory personal pension plan: - Minimum: Employee 2% and Employer 7%. Employer matches contributions in 1% increments to a maximum of: Employee 5% and Employer 10%
  • Life Assurance – 4 times annual salary
  • Group Income Protection
  • Private Medical Insurance – this may include cover for partner and or children at company cost. Cover includes Optical, Dental and Audiology
  • Discretionary Bonus
  • Competitive Annual Leave
  • 2 Volunteering Days
  • Benefit Hub

Benefits

  • Flexible Hours
  • Training Budget
  • Performance Bonus

Responsibilities

Manage Accounts Payable (AP) and Travel & Expenses (T&E) processes for all CABPH Group entities, ensuring timely and accurate payments and consistent policy application. Lead investigations and resolutions for AP, T&E, and corporate card platforms (SoftCo, SAP Concur, Natwest ClearSpend & Amex). Continuously review and improve AP and T&E processes and policies to identify and mitigate risks. Monitor and report on KPIs, productivity, and performance for AP and T&E. Drive projects and transformation initiatives to enhance finance infrastructure and evaluate software options and internal processes. Process transactions across multiple entities and jurisdictions to prevent backlogs. Provide subject matter expertise and guidance to territory teams, acting as an agent for change. Lead relationship management for AP with Procurement, Legal, Tax, and HR. Support Financial Control with accounting, tax, and related matters for AP and T&E. Assist in month-end closing, including journal preparation, audit schedules, and reconciliations. Manage departmental resources to ensure a first-class AP service, meeting KPIs and staying within budget. Oversee Business Continuity, Levels of Authority, Expense Policy, Records Retention, Information Security, and Operational Losses. Focus on team development through one-to-ones, PDPs, training, and appraisals.

Key Aspects

Accounts Payable, Travel & Expenses, System Accounting, Risk & Control, Performance Monitoring, Projects & Transformation, Financial Services Experience.

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