Job summary
We are seeking a proactive, detail-oriented, and highly motivated Deputy Accounts Payable Manager to join our Finance team. This is an exciting opportunity for a driven finance professional to take on a key leadership role within Accounts Payable and contribute to the ongoing development of our finance operations.
Reporting to the Head of Accounts Payable, the successful candidate will act as a trusted deputy, supporting day-to-day management of the function while driving process improvements, strengthening controls, and enhancing stakeholder engagement across the business.
You will be responsible for leading and developing a team of three Senior Accounts Payable Analysts, providing clear guidance, coaching, and performance feedback to ensure high levels of accuracy, efficiency, and team engagement.
The role requires strong technical expertise within finance and a continuous-improvement mindset. You will play a key role in identifying opportunities to enhance processes, streamline workflows, and reinforce financial governance. Working closely with Procurement, Treasury, and the wider Finance team, you will help resolve operational issues and support cross-functional initiatives and strategic projects.
This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys problem-solving, and is ready to take the next step in their leadership career within Accounts Payable.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:o Support the Head of Accounts Payable in overseeing the end-to-end AP function, ensuring timely, accurate processing and adherence to company policies and regulatory requirements.o Lead, mentor, and manage a team of three Senior Accounts Payable Analysts, including workload planning, performance management, and ongoing development.o Ensure compliance with accounting standards, internal control frameworks, and audit requirements.o Act as a primary escalation point for complex supplier issues and internal stakeholder queries, driving effective resolution.o Support month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy and deadlines are met.o Identify, recommend, and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, strengthen controls, and increase automation.o Assist with system enhancements, user acceptance testing, and maintenance of process documentation.o Provide cover for the Head of Accounts Payable as required to ensure continuity of operations.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Required Experience & Qualifications: Minimum of 3 years proven experience in an Accounts Payable role, including supervisory or team leadership responsibility within a fast-paced environment. Strong working knowledge of end-to-end Accounts Payable processes, including VAT, P2P, invoice processing, payment cycles, and reconciliations. Demonstrated exposure to process improvement initiatives, automation, or finance system implementations. understanding of internal controls, governance, and compliance requirements. Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines. Excellent Excel skills, including VLOOKUP, PivotTables, and data analysis. Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to manage stakeholders effectively.
Desirable Experience & Qualifications: Desirable experience working with Oracle, DB capture, Alemba Previous experience in a high-volume or shared services environment.. Professional accounting qualification, or currently working towards one (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, AAT). Experience supporting internal and/or external audit processes
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledgerequired. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within ourorganization, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Required Experience & Qualifications: Minimum of 3 years proven experience in an Accounts Payable role, including supervisory or team leadership responsibility within a fast-paced environment. Strong working knowledge of end-to-end Accounts Payable processes, including VAT, P2P, invoice processing, payment cycles, and reconciliations. Demonstrated exposure to process improvement initiatives, automation, or finance system implementations. understanding of internal controls, governance, and compliance requirements. Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines. Excellent Excel skills, including VLOOKUP, PivotTables, and data analysis. Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to manage stakeholders effectively.
Desirable Experience & Qualifications: Desirable experience working with Oracle, DB capture, Alemba Previous experience in a high-volume or shared services environment.. Professional accounting qualification, or currently working towards one (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, AAT). Experience supporting internal and/or external audit processes
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledgerequired. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within ourorganization, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional accounting qualification, or currently working towards one (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, AAT).
- Knowledge of VAT, PAYE, P2P process
- Knowledge of financial systems with focus on end-to-end Account Payable
Desirable
- Knowledge of Oracle system
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of Financial Systems, Financial Control process in Accounts Payable & Purchasing
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience in an Accounts Payable role
- Supervisory or team leadership experience
- Excellent Excel skills, including VLOOKUP, PivotTables, and data analysis.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to manage stakeholders effectively.
- Strong analytical, numerical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to take leadership on personal development and identify areas for own improvement.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
- Ability to drive improvement initiatives, automation, or finance system implementations.
- Ability to work under pressure and use own initiative.
- Strong understanding of processing and reconciling variety of accounting transactions.
- Ability to follow and understand standard operating procedures and set up good practice.
Other
Essential
- Personal and People development: Ability to take leadership on personal development and identify areas for own improvement
- Communication: Ability to provide and receive routine information orally, in writing or electronically to inform and resolve work colleagues, customers, suppliers and service providers queries
- Communication:Strong communicator with the confidence to provide advice in own work area
- Specific requirements: Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional accounting qualification, or currently working towards one (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, AAT).
- Knowledge of VAT, PAYE, P2P process
- Knowledge of financial systems with focus on end-to-end Account Payable
Desirable
- Knowledge of Oracle system
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of Financial Systems, Financial Control process in Accounts Payable & Purchasing
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience in an Accounts Payable role
- Supervisory or team leadership experience
- Excellent Excel skills, including VLOOKUP, PivotTables, and data analysis.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to manage stakeholders effectively.
- Strong analytical, numerical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to take leadership on personal development and identify areas for own improvement.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
- Ability to drive improvement initiatives, automation, or finance system implementations.
- Ability to work under pressure and use own initiative.
- Strong understanding of processing and reconciling variety of accounting transactions.
- Ability to follow and understand standard operating procedures and set up good practice.
Other
Essential
- Personal and People development: Ability to take leadership on personal development and identify areas for own improvement
- Communication: Ability to provide and receive routine information orally, in writing or electronically to inform and resolve work colleagues, customers, suppliers and service providers queries
- Communication:Strong communicator with the confidence to provide advice in own work area
- Specific requirements: Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
