Accounts Payable Lead

HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

About you:

Do you want to spend your working time making a difference in the world around you? Are you motivated by impactful work? Do you have a passion for x and x, leading a team, and participating in process improvement projects? If so, then a career with STERIS in our Finance team could be a great fit for you.

About Us:

At STERIS we are a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. Our mission is to help our customers create a healthier and safer world. Working at STERIS, you GROW, LEARN and MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

We are currently recruiting for an Accounts Payable Lead vacancy. This is an excellent opportunity to join us at a skilled level in a division that drives the business forwards.

Duties

The Accounts Payable Lead will assist in the management and co-ordination of all processes within the Accounts Payable function, including administration.

To work together with the AAPM to make improvements in the department.

Facilitating payments of invoices from suppliers, maintaining end to end process in place. Supports the full procure to pay process operated by the business and maintaining the optimum aged trade creditor balances and accurate ledgers within Oracle. Working to agreed STERIS risk policies and procedures with sign off from SMAPCR.

Duties - cont'd

Management of a minimum of 8 team members directly.

•            Support the setting of and delivery of the 3-year rolling plan for the assigned Accounts Payable function within the geography in conjunction with the AAPM and SMAPCR.

•            Supporting to deliver yearly team targets and objectives in line with defined KPI’s and strategy through ledger and objective reviews with direct reports as well as the wider department.

•            Ensure compliance with Corporate polices, Accounts Payable policy, SOX principles and procedures within the Accounts Payable function.

•            Establish professional working relationships and collaboration with business partners in geography through regular communication flows and visits as well as team members and peers within the team.

•            Continually strive to improve the Accounts Payable procedures and processes through setting and leading projects within the department.

•            Monthly execution of GPS Check in discussions and 1-2-1 performance reviews with direct reports to maximize potential.

•            Delegate team tasks to enable all tasks and processing activities are done so in a timely manner and to attain objectives.

•            Update team through the team board and regular team meetings with support of the AAPM.

Duties cont,

Recruitment of direct reports in conjunction with AAPM and or SMAPCR.

•            Support the creation of, and distribute regular KPI reporting files to allocated business partners and stakeholders for all ledgers in remit as well as any ad-hock KPI requests.

•            Ensure all invoices, regardless of their type (PO, Pre-payment, etc) are correctly coded and processed in line with procedures in a timely manner including resolution of invoice queries.

•            Working with entity stakeholders to ensure all query resolution and other relevant information to process invoices is received and processed on time to ensure payment deadlines are met.

•            Reconciliation of the Accounts Payable ledger in remit to the GRNI register.

•            Process the full expense claims cycle from STERIS Associates within region.

•            Assist with the running the regular payment cycles, consistent of but not limited to, manual, standard,  and currency payments including cashflow forecasting.

•            Ensure non-posted and unallocated outgoing payments are minimal and completed files are to treasury requirements.

•            Support any wider finance projects such as acquisitions related to the Accounts Payable function when required.

•            Update AAPM and or SMAPCR on team, ledger, and project progress.

•            Support implementation of appropriate technology/software/ entities to improve process or functionality of current systems.

Duties cont.

Stay updated on industry and legislative changes.

•            Regular production of analytical KPI data for internal and external stakeholders.

Lead and participate in any site reporting meetings.

•            Look for ways of improving the processes within the department in line with wider finance group objectives.

•            Participate in Kaizen requests and requirements.

•            Highlight any training needs.

•            Direct the efficiency within the team daily.

•            Work collaboratively with the wider finance team and local entities.

•            Ensure that you have a full understanding of each area within the department.

•            Highlight to your manager where you have any training needs.

•            Provide any information requested from Finance and Operational Management in a timely manner.

•            Be aware of the responsibilities placed on them under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) to ensure that the agreed health and safety training shall be mandatory for all members of staff.

Education Degree

Required Experience

Proven experience of Accounts Payable.

· Some proven experience of People management.

· Initiative-taking and enthusiastic.

· Communicator and customer service skills.

· Ability to work under pressure.

· Mathematical and analytical mindset.

· Results focused.

· Questions the status quo.

· Team worker.

· Diligence.

· Planning and organisational skills.

· Oracle.

· Microsoft package.

· Working towards or willing to undertake APA, ILM or AAT qualification

Preferred Experience

Skills