Accounts Payable Team Leader

We’re looking for a hard-working, ambitious, and skilled Accounts Payable Lead to join our Operations Finance team based at our manufacturing & fulfilment site near Doncaster.

The main focus of the Operations Finance team is to manage day-to-day operating cost inputs of the facility such as raw materials & packaging, production utilisation and factory overheads. As the Accounts Payable lead you will form an integral part of the Core Finance team, primarily focussed on managing the Accounts Payable function end to end whilst bringing incremental improvements and working collaboratively with internal stakeholders.

Reporting into the Group Head of Finance, and managing the accounts payable function:

In this role, you can expect to:

• Lead & co-ordinate the wider AP team (4 direct reports, onsite + remote)
• Take ownership of the COGS invoicing function inclusive of invoices, goods received documentation & purchase orders using 3-way match principles
• Price/volume/invoice variance management with Supply Chain and Procurement stakeholders
• Drive process improvement, striving for best in class purchase to pay process/controls
• Establish and report on AP related performance metrics (invoice cycle time, days payable etc)
• Reconciling supplier statements
• Periodic ageing analysis of creditors
• Leading & preparing weekly supplier payment runs & automated remittance advice data
• Become the inhouse expert and lead on invoice processing software, Kefron, to improve and enhance system output
• Cohesively review the GRNI/GINR accounts with the Operations Finance team
• Take ownership of the Supplier Master Data, enforcing controls around the process
• Partake in the site Non Conformance Report process and manage the supplier credit notes

• AAT Level 3 or equivalent would be desirable
• Highly experienced in a fast paced accounts payable function
• Experience within a Manufacturing, Retail or FMCG environment will be hugely beneficial
• ERP software experience such asAP/SAP B1 & invoice approval system (Kefron) experience would advantageous
• Strong communication and cross departmental collaboration skills
• Entrepreneurial 'can do’ attitude with exceptional attention to detail – our volumes are on a trajectory of doubling each year so an agile mindset will be key.
• AI curious, work in collaboration with the wider team enabling AI in BAU finance functions
• Obsessed with dogs!

🐶 A bit about us.

At Butternut, the mission is to deliver health and happiness to dogs and their humans all over the world. In order to do just that, we need a squad of forward-thinking, driven people who love dogs as much as we do. And we need quite a big kitchen too. Which is precisely why we have built one.

Located in Doncaster, Rudie’s Kitchen & Ace’s Pantry is the place where all the magic happens, so to speak. It's where the tasty Butternut meals are gently cooked, using human-quality ingredients because, the way we see it, they wouldn't serve food to dogs that they wouldn't be happy to eat themselves. At Butternut, we believe dogs deserve better, and if that's something you think too, we want to hear from you.

Butternut has come a long way since Kev & Dave (co-founders) hand-delivered the first Butternut Box, and we are now looking for brilliant people to join the team for this next part of the story.

Are you up for the challenge?

• There is no specific date this role will go down but we normally experience a high volume of applications so if you are interested we suggest applying as soon as possible.
• We aim to respond to all applicants personally. Our recruitment team is small so do bear with us.
• Butternut Box is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome people of different nationalities, backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.
• We don’t use external recruitment agencies for assistance on roles.