Payables Manager

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Finance team as a Payables Manager on a permanent, full time (37 hours per week) basis.

As the Accounts Payables Manager, you will ensure a high standard of Vendor/ Stakeholder relations, driving invoice payment on time with the lowest cost impact to the business. Managing the Accounts Payable Team to achieve set goals, driving efficiencies and improvements in line with business values and policies. You will be responsible for providing a professional and cooperative end-to-end service to both our internal and external suppliers/customers, promoting best practice. You will be driving and leading the Accounts Payable team. You will set and facilitate team objectives to drive improvements within the team to provide excellent customer service to the business and drive the development of finance systems to maximise efficiency of process across the department and wider business. You will be confident working with a high volume of invoices and able to have difficult conversations when necessary. Your remit will be instrumental in achieving a high level of efficiency and accuracy in the Accounts Payable process.

In order to do the role, you will need:

• AAT fully qualified (will consider part or experience)
• Level 2 English and Maths
• Experience of managing a payables team for at least 5 years
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Able to prioritise tasks and work towards deadlines
• Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word and Excel and knowledge of financial IT systems
• Customer Service skills
• Managerial skills including the ability to delegate work, set clear direction and manage workflow.
• Ability to foster teamwork among team members.
• Knowledge of P2P processes
• Strong people management skills
• Experience of financial controls and confidence with IT systems included significant experience of AP ERP Systems

LTE Group: What we do

We are a national public sector learning, training, and education organisation with a clearly defined mission to 'improve lives and economic success through learning and skills.' Our valued 4,000 colleagues drive our delivery of specialist learning to over 100,000 learners in over 120 UK locations, across our businesses.

Enabling success is what we do; whether it's a learner in a prison environment who needs up-skilling, or a 16-year-old who is starting out on their life journey - we equip, train, and teach all of our learners to reach their full potential and go onto a successful work journey.

You'll be joining a team of professionals from diverse specialisms with a common purpose - to improve the lives of thousands of individuals. We welcome thought leaders, individuals with passion and drive to achieve success in their own right; and we aim for team players who embrace a common purpose.

Our family of businesses:

• Novus/Novus Cambria/Novus Gower: Specialising in providing prison education to offenders in over 50 UK prisons.
• The Manchester College: Leading provider of Further Education in the Greater Manchester area
• UCEN Manchester: Higher Education provision
• Total People: Apprenticeships and work-based learning
• MOL: Online professional development

Why our colleagues are important to us

Our mission to improve lives is demonstrated in the way we work as a whole team, supporting and enabling our colleagues to deliver excellence to our learners - we expect this also appeals to you and is one of the reasons you want to work with us.

Our Values:

• Integrity: We are honest, trustworthy, and open
• One Team: We collaborate, respect each and other and contribute to team goals
• Forward Thinking: We are always improving, we innovate and take ownership
• Sustainable: We take a long-term view environmentally, financially, and socially
• Can do: We are positive, inclusive, flexible and proactive

As part of the LTE Group family, you will benefit from an excellent package including:

• An excellent annual leave entitlement
• in-house 'Evolve' training programme offers you the chance to upskill and further your career through a wide range of recognised qualifications
• Career development opportunities
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Discounts on your health care through Simply Health
• Free, confidential support service provided by an external organisation, PAM Assist
• Cycle to work scheme saving you 25% on your purchase
• Access to lots of offers with well-known retailers

LTE Group is an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community For more information about what we do please visit us at (url removed)/about-us. If you wish to apply for this exciting opportunity, please visit our website (url removed)/careers.

All applicants must demonstrate in their application their ability to meet the Key Responsibilities, Key Result Areas and Qualifications/Skills/Experience detailed within the role profile for shortlisting purposes.

The closing date for this job advert is 06/03/2024. However, sometimes the job advert may close early if we receive a good response!

The LTE group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be required to undergo an appropriate DBS check via the Criminal Records Bureau. Due to the educational aspect of our group some roles are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and would require an Enhanced DBS check and may be subject to additional online checks as part of our pre-screening process.