At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage payment processes and ensure timely supplier payments and account reconciliations.
- Company: GBS is a higher education provider with campuses in London, Birmingham, Leeds, and Manchester.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays and a discretionary performance bonus.
- Other info: Position based at Greenford Campus, West London; no sponsorship available.
- Why this job: Join a diverse academic community that values growth, innovation, and wellbeing.
- Qualifications: Requires demonstrable accounts payable experience and a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Location: Greenford Campus (West London)
Type of Contract: Permanent
Our Vision: Changing lives through education. GBS is a higher education provider offering a range of sector-relevant courses across ten campuses in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. Working in partnership with several of the UK’s leading higher education providers, we deliver vocational, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in finance, accounting, business, construction, tourism, healthcare, and more.
About the Role: The Accounts Payable Assistant Manager will manage the payment processes, to ensure the efficiency of the payments function with prompt, accurate and timely payments of suppliers and other payments and to reconcile management accounts on time. You will also manage and develop the team by ensuring processing are accurate with zero tolerance for errors. Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure supplier payment terms are aligned and set accurately in Unit4, with our standard payment terms.
- Run weekly payment runs.
- Manage and monitor invoices in the system and resolve queries with suppliers.
- Ensure effective controls developed and maintained around accounts payable process.
- Process journals and maintain supporting documentation as an audit trail.
- Ensure Bank reconciliations are completed in a timely manner.
- Provide excellent services to internal and external stakeholders.
- Support with bringing new entities on board by testing all AP tasks are set up correctly on Unit4.
- Ensure intercompany balances are reconciled monthly.
- Perform top 100 supplier statement reconciliations monthly.
What We’re Looking For:
- Demonstrable accounts payable experience, with supervisory or managerial experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Strong understanding of accounts payable principles and accounting standards (e.g., accruals, prepayments, VAT handling).
- Experience with ERP systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Unit 4, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamic etc).
- Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, reconciliation work) and high level of computer literacy in Microsoft Office applications.
- Familiarity with financial controls and audit requirements.
- Experience building strong relationships with vendors and internal stakeholders.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Problem-solving and analytical thinking.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Managerial experience in Accounts Payable function at group level.
- Accounting professional qualifications beneficial but not required.
- Use of accounting software (Unit4).
Why Join GBS?
At GBS (Global Banking School), we invest in people who inspire success. When you join us, you become part of a diverse, forward-thinking academic community that values growth, innovation, and wellbeing. Here’s what makes working with us rewarding:
- 25 days annual leave, plus 8 public holidays.
- 1-day extra leave per year of service, up to a maximum of 5 days.
- Discretionary annual performance bonus.
- £500 award employee referral scheme.
- Flexible Benefits: Cycle to Work, Workplace Nursery, Techscheme and much more.
- Perks@Work discounts platform, wellbeing centre and much more.
- Reward and recognition programme.
Accounts Payable Assistant Manager employer: Description This
At GBS, we invest in our people with flexible benefits like Cycle to Work and a wellbeing centre. Located in West London, we offer a supportive environment for professional growth. Join a team dedicated to changing lives through education.
