Accounts Payable Manager

GSMA – Finance

GSMA is a complex, diverse and global organization. The delivery of best in class finance is critical to the performance and growth of the organization. The finance team is tightly integrated into the organization, highly respected and utilized in a range of operational and strategic roles.

GSMA – The Role

This role is a key position in the finance team. This person will be responsible for managing and developing the AP function in a diverse and interesting industry.

The main duties are:

• Lead and develop the Accounts Payable team of 3 direct reports
• Manage the processing and monthly payment of supplier invoices ensuring adherence to approval rules
• Manage staff expense reclaim process through Concur to ensure compliance with company policy and process payment – fortnightly payment runs.
• Management of the Purchase Ledger close process ensuring integrity of data, timely resolution of reconciling items and adherence to monthly reporting deadlines
• Strategic supplier relationship management ensuring reconciliation to supplier records
• Continuous improvement of tools and processes. Liaising with business users to ensure the AP function continues to meet the needs of a changing organization.
• Escalation point for supplier and business payment/process queries
  

GSMA - The Person

This role would suit someone with a strong intellect, who enjoys a hands-on approach and strives to develop best practice tools and processes within a strong financial control environment.  This role will suit an individual with previous management experience who enjoys leading a successful and enthusiastic team to deliver high quality results in a busy environment. GSMA is a global organization with offices and activities in countries throughout the world and so strong multi-currency experience is essential

The ideal candidate will also demonstrate:

• Highly organized individual with excellent attention to detail and a proactive attitude
• Strong levels of customer service both internal and external
• Good communication skills. Very strong written English and professional manner.
• Excellent team-player and management skills, used to working towards shared objectives and both supporting and developing a highly motivated team