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Accounts Payable Supervisor

  • Hybrid
    • ELLESMERE PORT, England, United Kingdom

Job description

Who are we?

Backed by Swire, Argent Energy is a leading European waste-based biodiesel producer with a vision to help decarbonise transport worldwide. We believe in using waste materials only and continuously search for new waste to be turned into higher value products. We invest in people and their development as well as R&D to drive innovation in products, technologies and operational excellence. We have sites in the UK and Amsterdam. 

Main Purpose of the Job:

To oversee and organise the recently centralised Accounts Payables (AP) team ensuring that all activities adhere to agreed processes and timescales.

Your key responsibilities will be:

  • Line management of the AP team

  • Overseeing and organising the day to day activities of the AP team to ensure they adhere to agreed processes

  • Drive process development within the AP function including:

    • Aligning processes between different business units

    • Design and implement automated workflow approvals

    • Perform Oracle master data clean-up for supplier accounts

  • Lead communications with other departments including the Trade, Procurement, Operations, Logistics, Supply Chain and Oracle teams.

  • Develop and host a series of on-site AP meetings, increasing visibility within the business and building relationships with stakeholders.

  • Continually improving the process to deliver efficiencies

  • Supporting internal and external audit requests

    What’s on offer:

    • Medicash

    • Flexible/hybrid working

    • Cycle to Work scheme

    • Enhanced pension

    • Bonus Scheme

    • Onsite car parking

    • Skills and qualification development

Job requirements

Skills and behaviours you will need to be successful:

  • Leadership

  • Attention to detail

  • Good communication skills – including written notifications and a good telephone manner

Specific qualifications/experience required:

  • Extensive accounts payable experience

  • Significant experience in the use and development of ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle

  • Team management experience

  • Use of all Microsoft Office packages

  • Experience operating in a multinational environment with different currencies and variable tax rates

  • GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent)

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