Accounts Payable Manager

WHAT YOU WILL DO:
AP Leadership & Digital Team Capability

• Lead and coach the AP team as exception handlers and analysts; reshape roles and build system and data skills.
• Own end-to-end AP service delivery and SLAs for the group, incl. month-end close and creditor reconciliations.

Zycus System Ownership & Optimisation

• Business owner of Zycus eInvoicing and Merlin AI, incl. configuration, workflows, user access and Oracle integration.
• Assess system performance with IT and Zycus; own testing, change requests and the enhancement roadmap.

Automation & Exception Management

• Monitor AI invoice capture, matching and workflow exceptions; triage, resolve and fix root causes in process flows.
• Tune match tolerances, approval rules and AP Smart Desk query routing to lift touchless processing.

Group Payments & Cash Flow

• Own group payment runs: approve proposals and ensure timely payment as per agreed terms, incl. discounts.
• Own the AP cash flow forecast with Treasury, using ageing and payment data to reduce variances.

AP Data Analytics & Insights

• Own AP dashboards (Zycus, Power BI): cycle time, touchless rate, exceptions, DPO, discounts and duplicates.
• Turn data into insight for Finance, Treasury and suppliers; use spend and payment analytics to find leakage.

Governance, Risk & Controls

• Safeguard vendor master and bank detail changes; use analytics to detect duplicate or fraudulent payments.
• Maintain system controls, segregation of duties and workflow access; support internal and external audits.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE TABLE:
Key attributes and competencies

• Digital fluency in Zycus, Merlin AI, Oracle, Power BI and Copilot
• Data analytics: builds and interprets dashboards, KPIs and trends
• Systems thinking across end-to-end P2P process flows and integrations
• Assesses system performance and challenges vendors
• Leading a hybrid team of people and automation through change
• Cash flow and commercial acumen with a payment-integrity mindset
• Stakeholder management across suppliers, Treasury, IT and Finance
• Strong control, governance and fraud-risk awareness

Experience

• BCom / Accounting degree; data analytics certification a plus
• 6-8 years in AP/P2P shared services; 3-5 years managing people
• Hands-on with an automated AP/P2P platform (e.g. Zycus)
• Track record using data and automation to improve AP

Deadline:3rd November,2026