Head of Accounts Payable

Head of Accounts Payable required by a leading Further Education provider in the West Midlands on a permanent basis. This is an excellent opportunity to join an FE organisation at the forefront of technical and vocational training in the area.

Reporting into the Head of Finance operations, the successful candidate will be responsible for the effective management of the Accounts Payable and Purchasing systems and assisting with treasury management functions, as well as deputising for the Head of Finance Operations for the day-to-day management of the organisations financial services.This is a full time role and post holders can be required to work at any of the centres across Birmingham.




Key Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Managing accounts payable staff and day to day functions of Accounts Payable
• Monitoring and controlling specific supplier accounts and producing supplier payments
• Ensuring month end procedures are adhered to
• Reconciling overseas expenditure
• Producing purchasing and expenditure reports for statutory and management reporting
• Assist in the preparation for internal and external audits
• Leading and developing a team of staff, arranging regular team meetings to ensure good communications are in place.
• Ensure that the organisations financial regulations and procedures are adhered to.

The ideal candidate will have accounts payable experience in the further education or public sector (desirable) and hold a Minimum AAT or NVQ level 4 in financial / financial management (or equivalent qualification). They will have good knowledge and understanding of accounts payable, purchasing and treasury management. The candidate should also have experience of management and team development, excellent IT skills and be capable of working using their own initiative and under pressure to meet deadlines.




Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check to be carried out upon appointment.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.