Accounts Payable Manager

Job Introduction

We’re excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an Accounts Payable Manager to join our Finance team! In this role, you'll oversee 2 AP team leaders, leading the Accounts Payable UK & ROI team to ensure timely and accurate payments to suppliers and efficient processing of colleague expenses.

Your key responsibilities will include driving continuous improvement, streamlining processes through automation, and strengthening controls to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and timeliness. Success in this role also depends on effective collaboration with key stakeholders, including buyers, merchandise planners, suppliers, and the treasury team.

We're looking for a candidate who is collaborative, motivating, and goal-oriented, with a strong focus on innovation and improvement. Equally important is demonstratable experience from with in a similar role, a hands-on approach and a practical, grounded mindset. If you're ready to make an impact in this essential role, apply today!

Based at Junction 41 in Wakefield, with free parking and a flexible, hybrid way of working, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact in our team. Colleagues are required to work in the office for a minimum of 1-2 days per week, with the expectation of additional attendance when needed.

Main Responsibilities

• Leads the development of a Team Leader and direct reports, and managing resourcing and succession
• Continually develops, automates, and improves processes
• Resolves queries from suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Creation and monitoring of creditor reporting, KPI’s and SLA’s
• Ensures the timely and accurate processing and payment of supplier invoices and staff expenses
• Builds and maintain effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders, with the ability to flex style to suit audience
• Develops and strengthens policies and procedures, ensuring controls and policies are adhered to with key processes documented
• Ensure clear SMART objectives are in place that are part of 121’s and reviews

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience in leading AP teams, especially through periods of significant change
• Strong IT and analytical skills; ability to interpret and present data
• Excellent verbal and written communication, with the ability to flex style to suit audience
• Demonstrable record of process improvement and development of others
• Personable, engaging, highly motivated, resilient, organised, and able to manage differing (sometimes competing) priorities

About The Company

Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greeting cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland.  In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true Omni-channel retailer.  This strategy sees significant investment into our colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our exciting journey.  

In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial well-being.

Benefits

• 25% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online
• Save As You Earn scheme
• Financial Wellbeing Support       
  • Financial Education Tools
  • Salary Advance
• Seasonal incentive schemes
• Opportunity to apply for Retail Apprenticeships
• Access to blended learning and development content
• Discounted mobile phone contracts
• Discounts across 100’s of UK retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme – access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing

This is an exciting role with genuine prospects for the right candidate. If this role describes you and your career aspirations, click apply now.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly. 

No agencies, please.