Finance Operations Manager - Accounts Payable

Description

You’ll contribute to NHG’s financial health by ensuring seamless payment processes, maintaining strong vendor relationships, and identifying opportunities for greater efficiency through automation and smarter workflows.

As Finance Operations Manager – Accounts Payable, you’ll oversee all aspects of the accounts payable function, leading a team of professionals to deliver a reliable, customer-focused, and compliant service. You’ll be the key organisational contact for internal and external stakeholders, driving process improvement, safeguarding financial integrity, and promoting excellence across the Finance Operational Hub.

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• Streamline and modernise systems and processes to enhance efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations, accounting standards, and internal policies, embedding strong controls to mitigate fraud and financial risk.
• Lead, develop, and motivate your team to achieve high performance and deliver exceptional service.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, resolving complex payment issues promptly and professionally.
• Champion NHG’s Better Together strategy through collaboration, innovation, and shared success.
• Lead and manage the accounts payable function, ensuring effective, accurate, and timely processing of payments.
• Promote NHG’s values and contribute to a culture of accountability, transparency, and empowerment.
• Deliver meaningful reporting and analysis to support financial decision-making and continuous performance improvement.

Requirements

Are you a proactive finance leader passionate about driving efficiency, accuracy, and great customer service? At Notting Hill Genesis (NHG), we’re looking for a talented Finance Operations Manager – Accounts Payable to lead a dynamic team responsible for ensuring our suppliers and partners are paid accurately and on time.

We believe great service starts with great people. You’ll bring proven experience in managing an accounts payable function within a complex organisation, along with the ability to lead and develop a high-performing team. You’ll be passionate about service excellence, continuous improvement, and financial integrity.

• Proven ability to manage, motivate, and develop teams to achieve shared goals.
• Proven experience in an accounts payable management role, ideally within a customer-focused environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to influence and collaborate effectively at all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to interpret complex data and make informed recommendations.
• Dependable – delivering consistent, reliable results.
• Advanced IT and systems skills, including Microsoft Office and ERP systems.
• Part/fully qualified CCAB (ACA, ACCA, CIPFA, or equivalent), or qualified by experience.

Benefits

Salary: £53,462 – £59,403 per annum – 35 hours per week

• Excellent annual leave allowance and hybrid working (at least three days a week in the office)
• Life assurance – 4x annual salary
• Staff discounts across retailers, gyms, and restaurants
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay (qualifying period may apply)
• Interest-free loans (season ticket, tenancy deposit, training)
• Health cash plan and employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Generous pension scheme

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance