Accounts Payable Specialist

About the Company

Navari Talent is partnering with a well-established investment and property business to recruit an experienced Accounts Payable Manager. Please note this role requires full time office attendance, ie 5 days per week in the office.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a financially secure organisation with a long-term investment outlook, where you'll play a key role within a collaborative finance team. You'll oversee the Accounts Payable function while supporting payroll, employee expenses and the continuous improvement of financial processes.

The Role

As Accounts Payable Manager, you'll take ownership of the end-to-end purchase ledger, ensuring supplier payments, employee expenses and payroll administration are managed accurately and efficiently.

Working closely with the wider finance team and key stakeholders across the business, you'll help maintain robust financial controls, build strong supplier relationships and identify opportunities to improve processes and systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end Accounts Payable function.
• Lead and support the day-to-day operation of the purchase ledger.
• Process supplier invoices accurately and within agreed service levels.
• Prepare and process weekly and monthly payment runs.
• Reconcile supplier statements and resolve invoice discrepancies.
• Oversee employee expense claims, ensuring compliance with company policies.
• Support the monthly payroll process, liaising with HR and external payroll providers where required.
• Maintain supplier master data and employee records relating to expenses and payments.
• Assist with month-end close, including accruals, reconciliations and reporting.
• Build strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Monitor outstanding balances and proactively resolve aged items.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and strengthen financial controls.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, audit requirements and financial procedures.

About You

We're looking for an organised and proactive finance professional with strong Accounts Payable experience and a passion for delivering an efficient finance service.

You'll ideally have:

• Previous experience in Accounts Payable
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end purchase ledger processes.
• Experience supporting payroll and employee expenses.
• Previous experience supervising or mentoring team members is desirable.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to build relationships across the business.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables and data reconciliation.
• Experience using ERP or property finance systems such as Yardi, MRI Software, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Unit4 (Agresso), COINS, SunSystems, Workday Financials or similar.