**Date Posted:** 2025-04-24 **Country:** United Kingdom **Location:** Grove Park, 7 Barton Close Grove Park, LE19 1SJ, Leicester, United kingdom Accounts Payable Lead Role Overview: The Accounts Payable Lead is a pivotal role within the UK & Nordics Operating Unit (OU), responsible for managing the Accounts Payable function and ensuring seamless integration with the Source to Pay (S2P) process. This role acts as a business partner to the OU, facilitating actions across departments to achieve financial results. The Accounts Payable Lead will also supervise the AP specialist team and drive continuous improvement initiatives aligned with our organizational strategy. The role reports to the Chief Accountant. On a typical day you will: • **OU Business Partner & Process Owner:** Serve as the business partner and process owner for S2P, ensuring effective departmental connections and achieving financial targets. • **Key Contact for GBS/EMEA Operations:** Act as the primary point of contact for Global Business Services (GBS)/EMEA S2P and OU operations, leading and supporting initiatives to meet expectations. • **Team Supervision:** Supervise the OU AP specialist team, providing leadership and development to ensure high performance and consistency. • **Continuous Improvement:** Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the OU, driving consistency in line with our organizational strategy. • **AP Activities Leadership:** Lead and develop all AP-related activities within the OU, ensuring effective management and execution. • **Escalation Management:** Serve as the point of contact for escalations within the OU and GBS/GPO, investigating accounts payable issues as needed. • **Performance Monitoring:** Monitor on-time delivery (OTD) and quality standards to enhance customer experience and satisfaction. • **Improvement & Automation Initiatives:** Drive local continuous improvement and automation initiatives to streamline processes. • **Compliance:** Ensure adherence to local tax requirements and support change management efforts. • **Business Partnership:** Act as a business partner for operations within the OU, facilitating effective collaboration and communication. • **Account Reconciliation:** Ensure 100% account reconciliation completion to maintain accuracy and reliability. What You Will Need to be Successful: **Qualifications:** •Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. •Proven experience in accounts payable or a similar finance role, with a track record of managing teams. •Strong understanding of accounting principles and S2P processes. •Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and work collaboratively across departments. •Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel. •Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. •Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. **Preferred Qualifications:** •Experience within an Operating Unit or similar business structure. •Knowledge of ERP systems and CIS. •Certification in Accounts Payable or related field **Local Benefits or Selling Statement:** **We offer a competitive salary versus market. The role is eligible to a bonus target of 10% of annual base pay.** Apply today to join us and build what’s next!. If you live in a city, chances are we will give you a lift or play a role in keeping you moving every day. Otis is the world’s leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. We move 2 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.2 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio. You may recognize our products in some of the world’s most famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa and the Petronas Twin Towers! We are 69,000 people strong, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. 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