Location
Jersey | United Kingdom
Job description
Are you ready to lead the charge in the fast-paced world of hedge funds? We're on the lookout for an exceptional Accounts Payable Lead to steer the ship of financial excellence.
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and managing the Accounts Payable (AP) function while maintaining focus on continuous improvement of business processes.
In return our client offers a competitive compensation package with the opportunity to work with a prestigious hedge fund.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Take the lead of the Accounts Payable function
- Operational excellence: designing workflows which minimise risk of failure
- Foster strong relationships with vendors, making sure that payment processes are efficient
- Ensure seamless and accurate processing in alignment with industry best practices
- Act as the face of AP to internal and external stakeholders optimising stakeholder experience
- Management of long-term commitments including settlement diary
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Extensive experience, including team management, within the financial services sector
- Track record in running and evolving complex continuous-delivery operational workflows
- Experience of control-focused monitoring and reporting including KPIs and proactive exceptions management
- Understanding of key financial roles including AP, financial controllers and procurement
- Basic accounting knowledge covering AP and all touchpoints
- Proven initiative and ability to cope with tight deadlines, curve balls and the unexpected
- Experience working with colleagues in different locations and time zones
- Exposure to enterprise-grade financial systems
- Familiarity with MS office applications
SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:
- Highly organised with the ability to meet deadlines and manage a varied workload
- Natural leader who steps up to own and shows initiative to resolve problems
- Detail-focused
- Mature and resilient under pressure
- Strong work ethic and focused on excellence
- Empathetic, leads from the front and naturally steps in to help the team when needed
- Collaborative, enjoys working with other teams
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, can deal effectively with colleagues at all levels
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