Description
About GBG
Enabling safe and rewarding digital lives for genuine people, everywhere
We make it our mission to ensure more genuine people have digital access to opportunities, and businesses have access to more genuine people. Our technology draws on diverse and reliable data to create a single point of truth for identity and address verification.With over 30 years of experience behind us our team and technology are focused on enabling safe and rewarding digital lives for everyone. Regardless of age, location or background, genuine people everywhere should be able to digitally prove who they are and where they live.
About the team
Our finance team is central to the success of the business. Our aim is to proactively drive business value through informed and insightful decision making. We work in partnership with the business and are agile and responsive to business needs whilst maintaining a transparent system of effective standards, processes and controls. To support this goal, we strive to have the best highly engaged finance professionals in our team. We’re on an exciting journey, and we have the strategies in place to get us to our destination.
The role
As part of a UK finance team, this role will have the opportunity to really make a mark on the future success of GBG, and your record of achievements. Working from our Chester headquarters the role will report to the Group Financial Controller within this fast paced and acquisitive organisation.
What you will do
- Manage the Accounts Payable team
- Focus on training, developing and motivating team to be their best and most engaged selves; recognising differences, strengths and wellbeing needs
- Collaboratively setting & facilitating the achievement of objectives & KPI targets
- Responsibility for and management of the Group Procurement System (Medius)
- Responsibility for and management of processing supplier invoices and obtaining necessary approvals whilst maintaining accurate and complete financial records
- Responsibility for and management of the weekly payment run process, ensuring payments are made in accordance with supplier payment terms and in compliance with the necessary controls and authorisations
- Reporting & review of aging purchase ledger, clearing of debit balances, unallocated payments & any payments on hold
- Develop and publish payment statistics, KPI and other metrics
- Responsibility for the new supplier onboarding process including credit checks & bank detail verification
- Responsibility for and management of Group Travel and Expenses system (SAP Concur), ensuring compliance with T&E policy
What are we looking for
Essential Skills:
- Extensive experience of managing an Accounts Payable team
- Extensive knowledge of accounting and management principles and accounts payable processes
- Experience of multi-currency payment runs
- Experience of modern procurement (Medius) and expenses systems (SAP Concur)
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure with good time management skills
- Confidence to suggest new ideas and listen to stakeholders' needs
To find out more
As an equal opportunity employer, we are dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered. Please inform your GBG Talent Attraction Partner if you require any reasonable adjustments to the interview process.To chat to the Talent Attraction team and find out more about our benefits and why we’re a great place to work, drop an email to behired@gbgplc.com and we’ll be in touch. You can also find out more about careers at GBG and check out our current opportunities at gbgplc.com/careers
Unleash your potential and be part of our mission to power safe and rewarding digital lives.
