Accounts Payable Manager

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) is an Executive Agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and is responsible for ensuring the safety, quality, and efficacy of veterinary medicines in the UK. Find out more about the daily tasks, overall responsibilities, and required experience for this opportunity by scrolling down now. We have a vacancy for an Accounts Payable Manager The Accounts Payable Manager plays a key role in ensuring the accurate and timely processing and payment of purchase invoices, completion of month end-processes, and providing support during interim and final audit of VMD Annual Report and Accounts. The role will report to the Financial Operations Manager. Experience required: • Experience of leading and working in an Account payable team, with a good understanding of purchase ledger processes and procedures. • Team player, customer focussed and able to effectively communicate with both internal and external stakeholders, offering advice and resolving queries. • Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and work accurately under pressure. • Excellent attention to detail and good analytical and problem-solving skills. • Good communication skills and ability to work as part of a team to ensure delivery of outputs • Microsoft packages - Excel, Word, Outlook • Understanding of accounts software although training will be provided for VMD accounting software, Sage X3 You must make your application via the Civil Service Jobs website by clicking apply where you will find a full job description including salary details. The closing date for applications is 9 October 2024. The Veterinary Medicines Directorate is an Equal Opportunity employer. No Recruitment Agency, Newspaper or Publication calls please. Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Pay: £30,827.00-£32,074.00 per year Benefits: * Company pension Work Location: In person Reference ID: 364370