Senior Accounts Payable

Gleeson Recruitment Group is excited to be working with a well-known professional services business based in Birmingham, who are looking to add a Senior Accounts Payable professional to their finance team. This is a newly created role due to continued growth, offering the right candidate the chance to take on more ownership of the AP function while still being hands-on day-to-day.
You'll be joining a friendly and collaborative finance team where you'll take the lead on the purchase ledger process and be the go-to person for more complex queries and process improvements. Ideal if you're already solid in AP but want to push on and gain a bit more exposure without stepping into full management just yet.

Key Responsibilities:

• Full ownership of the purchase ledger from start to finish
• Supporting junior members of the team with queries and providing informal guidance
• Handling payment runs, supplier statement reconciliations, and resolving aged items
• Managing key supplier relationships and acting as a point of escalation
• Assisting with month-end tasks related to payables and liaising with the Management Accounts team
• Reviewing and improving existing AP processes where needed
• Ensuring internal controls are adhered to across all areas of the function
• Supporting the wider finance team with ad hoc duties as required

Candidate Attributes and Skills:

• Strong end-to-end AP experience in a high-volume environment
• Confident working independently and supporting others when needed
• Comfortable dealing with senior stakeholders and external suppliers
• Good Excel skills and experience with mainstream finance systems (SAP, Sage, Oracle etc.)
• Proactive and keen to take on a bit more responsibility without needing formal management duties

Benefits:

• Stable, growing business with clear processes
• Opportunity to take the lead in a core finance function
• Real progression potential into supervisory or specialist roles
• Central Birmingham location with excellent public transport links

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