Acounts Payable Team Lead

Please note: We are a hybrid working company and this role will require to attend the office 3 days a week based in Liverpool St. London. 

About Us

At Kerv, we leverage the power of technology to help our customers stay ahead. We do this through our brilliant people who focus relentlessly on the customer and their needs, delivering world-class cloud solutions and digital transformation. 

Launched in July 2020, Kerv is a next-generation ‘customer-first, cloud-first’ provider, created to help customers achieve successful business outcomes in a new digital era. 

The Finance team is central to partnering with business leaders to provide accurate, timely and quality information to support their growth plans. 

About the Role

• Working in a fast-moving environment for a PE backed company with a philosophy of building exceptional excellent customer and employee experience

• Working simultaneously on a number of legal entities and ensuring that each are accurate a key and visible team member

Your part to play

This position will play a crucial role in the daily upkeep of accounts payable, inter-company settlement and analysis, credit card settlement and follow up, and other duties as assigned.

Core responsibilities: 

• Oversight of invoice entry, coding and keying of invoices

• Review of accounts payable journals and monthly Aging Analysis

• Monitoring of PO matching and investigation of discrepancies

• Assist Accounts Payable team with the necessary research to resolve issues

• Preparation of weekly payment run

• Monthly reconciliations and reporting in line with the month end timetable

• Dealing with audit queries for both internal and external auditors

• Effectively communicate and partner with other finance teams

• Development and implementation of standard operations procedures for accounts payable

• Drive continuous improvement ideas with a view to being best in class

Cash Reporting 

• Monitor and review the reconciliation of all bank accounts identifying and resolving any discrepancies.

• Assist with weekly cashflow forecasting

General 

• Provide cover assist for other Finance personnel as required

All About You

• Significant experience in multi-site / location accounts payable support

• Good understanding of the GL, bookkeeping, and accounting payable principles.

• Demonstrable experience in strict adherence to SOP & internal controls and a commitment to accuracy and quality while meeting goals and tight deadlines; high attention to detail and thorough self-review.

• Ideally have previous experience of overseeing a team, motivating them and ensuring workloads and proprieties are succesfully managed.

• Ability to communicate effectively in a consistent and positive manner

• Highly organised, dynamic and self-motivated, with a good eye for detail but with the ability to step back and appreciate the wider picture.

• Effective prioritisation skills, and the ability to influence and direct operations

• Demonstrated problem resolution skills / Proactive attitude

• Excellent analytical skills and working knowledge of cash / banking processes

• Involvement in systems implementation projects. Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience preferable along with excellent excel skills

• Confident in providing financial feedback to managers.

• Strong commercial awareness.

• Excellent communications skills, both orally and written.

• Excellent attention to detail

 You will live the Kerv values … 

• Think Customer First
• Team is everything
• Do the Right Thing
• Build Future
• Spread good vibes

At Kerv, we’re building something special and we’re building it to last. We want everybody to feel valued, included and love working together. With an uncompromising pursuit of amazing employee experience, we always strive to do the right thing. We believe and will relentlessly promote and support the power of diversity, equality and belonging, through collaboration and creating exceptional solutions together.