Accounts Payable Manager (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

Join our Finance team as an Accounts Payable Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract. In this key leadership role, you will oversee the Accounts Payable function across the Group, ensuring accurate and timely payments to suppliers while maintaining strong financial controls and operational excellence. You will lead a team of seven, work closely with stakeholders across Finance and the wider business, and drive process improvements and automation initiatives. This role offers the opportunity to make a visible impact across the organization and shape the future of Accounts Payable.

Oversee the Accounts Payable function across the Group, ensuring suppliers are paid accurately and on time while maintaining strong financial controls and operational excellence.

Lead, coach and develop a team of seven Accounts Payable professionals, creating a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

About Fora

You're someone who enjoys balancing people leadership with operational excellence. You take ownership, build credibility with stakeholders and are motivated by improving processes and developing high-performing teams

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy and service delivery within Accounts Payable, and support the ongoing development of purchase order, invoice approval and payment processes.
• You bring a practical, solutions-focused approach, enjoy working collaboratively across the business and are comfortable operating in an environment where continuous improvement is actively encouraged
• Ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels
• Previous experience leading and developing an Accounts Payable team
• Experience driving process improvement and operational efficiencies

Requirements

• Experience working with complex purchase order and invoice processing workflows
• Strong understanding of financial controls, reconciliations and compliance requirements
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with financial data and reporting
• Significant Accounts Payable experience within a high-volume environment
• Degree-level education or equivalent

Preferred

• ERP systems experience is essential
• Experience supporting finance transformation, automation or system enhancement initiatives
• Property sector experience
• Experience working within a multi-site organisation
• SAP Business ByDesign experience