Head of Accounts Payable

Responsibilities

• Full details of the role are available in the attached job description, however the overview of key responsibilities are as follows:
• Leadership & Governance
• Operational Management
• Financial Control & Cash Management
• Stakeholder & Supplier Management
• Change & Transformation
• Who we are looking for?
• Qualifications & Experience
• Significant senior-level experience leading Accounts Payable within a large, complex organisation (FTSE, PLC, or equivalent)
• Proven leadership of large teams, including remote or shared service models
• Strong understanding of P2P processes, financial controls, and audit requirements
• Working knowledge of incorporating CIS or RCT deductions into the P2P cycle
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Strong analytical mindset with a focus on process improvement and risk mitigation
• Job Benefits
• Car Allowance
• Bonus Scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Free on-site Parking
• Holiday Buy Scheme
• Volunteer Scheme
• Share Save Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption & Paternity Scheme
• Health & Wellbeing Initiatives
• Discount Scheme

Additional Information

The role is based circa 3 days a week from our offices in Derbyshire (Breedon on the Hill & Lockington), therefore applicants must reside within commutable distance of here. The Head of Accounts Payable is responsible for leading and optimising the centralised end-to-end accounts payable function across the UK and Ireland. This role ensures timely, accurate and compliant processing of supplier payments while driving continuous improvement, strong controls, and excellent stakeholder and supplier relationships in a FTSE 250, regulated environment. The role provides strategic leadership to a team of 28 (FTE), partners closely with Procurement, Tax, Treasury, Credit and Financial Control, playing a key role in cash management, governance, and transformation initiatives.

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