Venesky-Brown's client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Head of Accounts Payable for an initial 6 month contract - with the potential to extend - on a rate of £500-£600/day (inside of IR35). Due to the current circumstances this role will be remote based for the foreseeable future.

Responsibilities:
- Management of the organisation's Accounts Payable branch and coordination of its work with internal and external partners.
- Provision of advice on all accounts payable and vendor maintenance functions with a keen focus on fraud prevention.
- Form part of the Financial Services Divisional Senior Management Team.
- Lead on the organisation's 10 day payment performance commitment, including reporting, seeking continuous improvement in payment performance through digital solutions and liaison with other organisations and sharing of best practice.
- Reconciliation of various accounts for which the branch is responsible, ensuring that they are reconciled each month and any discrepancies promptly investigated and resolved.
- Participate in quarterly update meetings with internal and external audit representatives
- Regular systems access reviews and other ad hoc reviews as required

Essential Skills:

- Experience of the Accounts Payable function within Oracle Financials accounting system, or a similar large scale enterprise accounting system.
- People management skills with an effective leadership style, creating conditions to build confident and effective teams that empower, value, develop and motivate people.
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with a proven ability to explain financial information effectively to both finance and non-finance professionals.

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