Head of UK Procure to Pay and Order to Cash Delivery - Band C
Do you want to work FTSE 100 company that is a market leader in the UK's drive to net zero?
We have a hugely exciting opportunityfor someone withextensive Procure to Pay (P2P) and Order to Cash (O2C) experienceto oversee ourlarge UKOperational Finance team.
As the UK Head of Procure to Pay and O2C Delivery,you’ll lead all UK P2Pand OTCdelivery across the business.This includes leadership of a large team of internal colleagues andthird-party service providers.This role provides the opportunity to support the set-up and transition to a new global P2P team along withintegration current teams.
You’ll overseetheUK control processes, payment of supplier and sundry invoices as well as wayleave agreements.You’llensure that financial processes are efficient and compliant, monitoring and reviewing all financial processes and driving change to deliver improvements, ensuring robust controls, processes and service levels are in place for key operational finance activities.
We’d hope to see you in our Warwickoffice2days per week but you’re welcome to be in the office more often if that would work best for you. We’re happy to discuss any additional flexibility in working patterns or requirements that you feel could help to make this job work for you!
Key Accountabilities:
As a member of the Global P2P leadership team, contribute to effective implementation of global service tower.
Leadership of colleagues operating across across the business.
Risk and Controls: Management and development of strong controls mindset and effectiveoperational controlsacross EBS service lines
Accountability for the control, processes and payment supplier and sundry invoices and wayleave agreements in the busines.
Directing the delivery of Transactional Procurement services within the Purchase to Pay end to end business process to internal customers and external suppliers.
Overseeing the delivery of Accounts Payable services within the Purchase to Pay end to end business process to internal customers and external suppliers. Ensuring that suppliers are paid on time in accordance with contractual T&Cs and completion of legislative Duty to Report to Department of Business, Enterprise, and Industrial Strategy
Providea comprehensive financial credit risk, security, cash collection and debt management service on behalf of the business.
Oversee the controls and their effective design and operation within the areas of accountability.
Proactively seek opportunities to enhance operational efficiency through the implementation of best practice, drawing on external sources and internal references in order to drive increased value for the business.
Build, develop, and manage a high performing and technically capable operational finance team, including the delivery from our 3rd party partners.
Support in the design and delivery of all major change programmes impacting Operational Finance
About You:
QualifiedAccountant(CIMA,ACCA,ACA,orAAT)withextensiveoperational finance experienceideallywithin a Shared Services environment.
Strong change management capabilityand project integration skills
Strongstakeholder management, influencing and facilitation skills.
Significant leadership experience of largeoperational teams
Knowledge of all aspects of P2P and O2C including process and service delivery, technology enablement and user experience/interaction.
Procurement knowledge and experience particularly of indirect categories.
Experience of continual improvement through the ability to bring creative and innovative ideas to the forefront and deliver measurable improvements in efficiency and/or costs/change management.
Leadership of controls (including SOX) environment, required to enable streamlined process delivery.
Experience of developing, scoping, and implementing end to end purchasing and financial transactions.
Experience of working as part of an integrated team to deliver system enabled changes / transformation.
Broad business experience across projects, operations, and technology