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We are on a mission to make society a safer and more secure place. Our people are the ones who make that possible; a global community of talented individuals working together towards a safer future.
We aim to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential. We work together, we are brilliantly creative, we embrace difference and we want you to join in our mission, to make the world safer and more secure.
The Opportunity:
In this role, you will be responsible for the Accounts Payable service, and providing guidance, instruction, direction, and leadership of payment specialists for the purpose of ensuring compliance with payables policies and procedures related to the efficient and effective payment for goods and services received.
Key Accountabilities:
1. Takes full responsibility of the subledger under the direction of the Global Finance Service Director.
2. Oversee the day-to-day operations of the accounts payable team of 8 Accounts Payable Assistants (over a variety of locations), ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices, purchase orders, expense reports, and payments.
3. Pro-active capacity planning for the period ahead.
4. Supervises and operates daily activity, in accordance with the AP calendar of tasks and events as synchronized with the NCC accounting calendar.
5. Reviews historical performance vs metrics, creates and deploys remediation plans to improve performance.
6. Ensures invoice processing is performed within agreed targets and SLA’s.
7. Review and approve payment runs.
8. Ensures employee expenses are paid on time.
9. Reviews supplier accounts and takes the necessary remedial action where appropriate, such as maintaining accurate supplier master data.
10. Collaborate with the other finance teams to support month-end and year-end close processes by ensuring all accounts payable transactions are properly recorded and reconciled.
11. Lead, mentor and develop the AP team.
12. Conduct performance reviews and assist in professional development for team members.
13. Works closely with the Billing and Cash & Banking departments when necessary.
14. Implements new AP processes and promotes continuous improvement initiatives, ensures the function deploys industry best practices and operates optimally.
15. Organizes supplier calls to improve paid to term performance in instances of deterioration or if supplier non-compliance is evident.
16. Adheres to controls, segregation of duties and the delegation of authority workflow rules.
17. Tracks performance each day and takes appropriate action if required to ensure performance metrics are achieved.
18. Avoids the build-up with unpaid transactions and unresolved debit balances.
19. Oversight of the AP systems and applications and collaborates with the NCC Product Owner to ensure the tools are appropriately maintained.
20. Strong people manager and experienced at managing a mid-sized Accounts Payable function.
21. Has operated professionally in an organisation that has formalized compliance policies and delegated authority workflows.
22. Proven success at implementing fit for purpose processes and procedures.
23. Proficient in accounting software (ideally Workday) and Microsoft Office Suite.
24. Strong attention to detail, analytical skills and problem-solving ability.
25. Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work collaboratively with internal teams and external vendors.
Behaviours:
1. Focusing on Clients and Customers
2. Working as One NCC
3. Being Inclusive and Respectful
4. Enabling Performance
5. Delivers Brilliantly
About NCC Group
The NCC Group family has over 2,200 members located all around the world, providing a trusted advisory service to 15,000 customers. Born in the UK, we have now have offices in North America, Canada, Europe, Asia- Pacific and United Arab Emirates.
We are passionate about helping our customers to protect their brand, value and reputation against the ever-evolving threat landscape. We fuel that passion with investment in our people and our business.
Our values and code of ethics are at the heart of how we operate – we work together, we are brilliantly creative and we embrace difference. We treat everyone and everything with equal respect.
We want to create an environment where all colleagues feel psychologically, emotionally and physically safe to be authentic, sharing their personal experiences to represent the diversity of the world they live in, and have equal opportunity to achieve their best.
About your application
We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days, please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.
If you do not want us to retain your details, please email global.ta@nccgroup.com. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Policy. We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.
Please note that this role involves mandatory pre-employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process. This role being advertised will be subject to BS7858 screening as a mandatory requirement.
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