Accounts Payable Manager

Compass Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange (Top 20) and is the global market leader in providing food and a range of support services to customers in the workplace, schools and colleges, hospitals, at leisure and in remote environments. We operate in over 50 countries, employ over 600,000 people, and are a recognised top 10 employer worldwide. In Australia, Compass Group Australia (CGA) generates $2.0Bn revenue per annum, servicing over 350 clients across over 700 sites, with 16,000 employees.

Ongoing growth across our national footprint, we’re seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Manager to lead and evolve our Perth-based Accounts Payable team through the next phase of business optimisation and efficiencies.

**Join a global leader that feeds innovation, drives hospitality, and powers possibility**

We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Accounts Payable Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of our Accounts Payable function and change initiatives. This is a pivotal role, responsible for overseeing accurate and timely supplier payments, management, managing a diverse set of stakeholders, key metrics reporting, driving continuous process improvement, supporting team development, and contributing to ongoing systems integration initiatives.

You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams, procurement, operational stakeholders, IT and finance to ensure operational efficiency, system optimisation and compliance across a dynamic, multi-entity environment.

**Role responsibilities**:

- Manage and oversee the Accounts Payable team
- Responsible for team service levels and driving a customer service culture in Accounts Payable. This includes being the key escalation contact for Accounts Payable across the CGA business,
- Oversee Converga, our paperless Accounts Payable system
- Managing business expense systems, including SAP Concur and the auditing tool Appzen
- Maintain robust supplier data, including new supplier setup and variation, supplier termination, rebates, payment terms and cost center management
- Managing Supply Chain Finance platforms with the banks and suppliers
- Preparing management reports and reporting Accounts Payable metrics to management
- Challenging and upholding key metrics across Accounts Payable
- Facilitating projects to create efficiency and integration between our systems and workflow integration
- Uplifting the quality of the team to ensure timely processing
- Lead system integration and process improvement
- Lead the transition of an Offshore to Onshore operational model for Accounts Payable
- Continually improving key financial controls and related policies and processes

**People & Culture**:

- Develop good relationships with fellow team members to foster a culture of financial and operational excellence.
- Develop and maintain productive working relationships with key stakeholders - build relationships whilst analysing and challenging.
- Support the business in ensuring that the needs of the stakeholders are met
- Operate in accordance with Compass values and actively support and participate in Compass culture.

**Experience, Qualifications and Competency Requirements**
- 5 + years experience in a supervisory/managerial role leading an Accounts Payable team
- Strong verbal and written communication, plus strong analytical and influencing skills
- Attention to detail, accuracy and the ability to meet deadlines
- Proactive approach and a high level of autonomy and accountability
- Strong coordination and teamwork and a strong emphasis on striving for continuous improvements
- Demonstrated experience with system enhancements, integrations and process redesign
- Demonstrated project and change management skills plus Strong problem-solving skills
- Preferred experience in Converga, Oracle and SAP Concur
- Advanced computer skills, particularly with PowerPoint and Excel

**THE BENEFITS**

Working with a large global company means you can be assured that we have an attractive benefits program This includes comprehensive learning & development offerings, a variety of recognition programs and company discounts, an excellent salary benchmarking matrix and at this management level also includes an incentive bonus scheme You can read all about these here: Why work at Compass