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Join us as a Accounts Payable Manager at The Dorchester Hotel, recently recognised as one of ‘The Sunday Times Top 10 Best Places to Work for’ in 2024 and ‘Hotel of the year – London’ at the 2024 AA Hospitality Awards. We continually strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is part of our DNA, reflected in our values of passion, personality, respect, working together, and creativity. We believe that a variety of perspectives enriches our culture and drives our success.
We care about your career and are known for having the absolute best people in the industry. When you join us as a Accounts Payable Manager you start a unique opportunity to become celebrated as the very best in your field. You'll learn not only from your fellow Legends, but also through our award-winning learning academy, so that you can achieve the highest standards of craft, service, and leadership and become a legend in your own story.
As an Accounts Payable Manager, you will lead and oversee the accounts payable function across The Dorchester Collection’s three UK hotels, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and stakeholder engagement.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Team Leadership: Managing and motivating the Accounts Payable team, setting clear KPIs to drive business efficiencies and stakeholder engagement.
- Process Management: Ensuring accounts payable processes are robust, efficient, and well-communicated across the business.
- Financial Oversight: Reviewing open purchase orders on ADACO and reconciling vendor statements on a monthly basis.
- KPI Reporting: Developing financial reports to track performance and ensure payment processes are operating at peak efficiency.
- Supplier & Vendor Relations: Maintaining strong relationships with vendors and ensuring prompt resolution of queries.
- Problem-Solving: Using flexibility and creativity to improve payment processing times and enhance financial operations.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Accounts Payable Leadership: Experience managing an accounts payable function, including setting and tracking KPIs.
- Financial Software Expertise: Strong understanding of IT and accounting software packages, including GP Dynamics, Docuware, and Docusign.
- Vendor & Stakeholder Management: Ability to liaise effectively with vendors and internal teams to ensure financial accuracy and prompt payments.
- Process Improvement: Experience refining financial processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and communication across departments.
- Strong Communication Skills: Ability to clearly communicate financial information and ensure effective team collaboration.
- Fluency in English: Required to communicate with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
Preferred Skills and Experiences
- Hospitality Finance Experience: Previous experience in luxury hospitality or hotel financial operations.
- Advanced Analytical Skills: Ability to develop and interpret KPI reports for business decision-making.
- Problem-Solving Mindset: Creative approach to overcoming financial processing challenges and improving turnaround times.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. If you need us to do anything to support you during the recruitment process (such as adjustments to how you apply, alternative formats of information, or adjustments to the assessment process itself), please call People & Culture
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