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Accounts Payable Manager | Teesside | Excellent Benefits

Are you an experienced Accounts Payable leader who enjoys improving processes, developing teams and driving change?

We’re partnering with a large, complex organisation in Teesside that is entering a significant period of transformation. With a major ERP implementation on the horizon and a strong focus on process improvement and automation, this is an opportunity to take ownership of a well-established Accounts Payable function and play a key role in shaping its future.

The Role
As the Accounts Payable Manager, you will lead an Accounts Payable team, ensuring the smooth running of the end-to-end purchase-to-pay process across a multi-entity environment. You’ll be responsible for maintaining strong financial controls, supporting operational improvements and helping the business navigate a period of significant systems and organisational change.

This is far more than a transactional leadership role. You’ll work closely with finance, procurement and operational stakeholders while supporting a major ERP implementation, including testing, go-live preparation and post-implementation stabilisation.

Key Responsibilities*Lead, motivate and develop the Accounts Payable team.
*Oversee the end-to-end purchase-to-pay process.
*Manage AP operations, controls and governance across a multi-entity environment.
*Review reconciliations, payment runs, KPIs and reporting.
*Drive process improvements and support automation initiatives.
*Build strong relationships with procurement and wider business stakeholders.
*Support ERP testing, implementation and transition activities.
*Ensure the team is prepared for new processes and ways of working.

About You
We’re keen to speak with candidates who have:*Previous Accounts Payable management or leadership experience.
*Strong knowledge of end-to-end purchase-to-pay processes.
*Experience managing and developing teams.
*A good understanding of financial controls and segregation of duties.
*Experience working with ERP systems.
*The confidence to operate in a fast-paced, changing environment.
*Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

What’s on Offer
*Hybrid working.
*35-hour working week.
*25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
*Enhanced pension scheme.
*The opportunity to make a genuine impact within a business undergoing significant transformation.

If you’re looking for a role where you can combine operational leadership with business change and systems improvement, we’d love to hear from you.