Exchequer Purchase to Pay Manager

Enfield Council is a dynamic local authority driven by a clear vision of how we will transform the borough, address inequality, and create a lifetime of opportunities for everyone who lives, works, and learns in Enfield.
The Purchase to Pay Manager role is based in Exchequer Services.  The position will be responsible for managing the Councils purchase to pay process, ensuring accurate and timely processing of invoices and payments within robust controls and ensure compliance with the Councils Financial Regulations. The includes managing an array of other Exchequer related services like Direct Payments, Purchase Cards, and other payment methods.
The position is also responsible for the recovery of sundry debt ensuring debt recovery strategies are in place to maximise income collection.
This role requires excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, a thorough understanding of financial processes and principles, and a proven track record of successfully managing teams. The Council offers hybrid working arrangements which are subject to change based on service requirement.
Reporting to the Head of Exchequer Services, the key responsibilities of the position will include:

- Management of the Council’s centralised Purchasing Support, Accounts Payable & Receivable Teams, ensuring payments to the Council’s suppliers and residents are made on time.
- Ensuring that the Council’s sundry debt is collected in a timely manner.
- Day to day management and continual development of the team ensuring work is allocated effectively.
- Collaborate with other members of the finance team and non-finance stakeholders throughout the Council to ensure financial procedures are effective and there is compliance with Financial Regulations

The successful candidate must adequately satisfy the following essential criteria:

- Experience of managing an Accounts Payable function within a large company with demanding and challenging performance targets. Including knowledge of the associated processes, requisites, systems, and regulations.
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills, including the ability to analyse and interpret detailed and complex financial and other information.
- Experience of successfully managing staff including performance management, personal and professional development
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to present a range of complex and detailed information.
- A thorough understanding of the Council’s financial regulations, and associated Government legislation relating to the accounts payable function
- A natural drive for excellence and to strive to become the Council’s expert in this field, taking responsibility and ownership.

If you're ready for your next challenge and feel you fit our criteria, apply today.
Contact Details - 
If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Jeanne Harkins Jeanne.Harkins@enfield.gov.uk
If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Rebecca Spyrou at rebecca.spyrou@enfield.gov.uk or at 020 8132 0008
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We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.
Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:

- An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
- A blend of remote and office based working for most roles. 
- Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods. 
- Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
- Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
- 1 month paid sabbatical for Children’s Social Workers 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.