Procure to Pay Manager

Job description / Role

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Procure to Pay is accountable for the leadership and effective operation of the Procure to Pay team.

Overseeing the Accounts Payable function from hiring staff and managing performance including,
• Motivating staff and making reward decisions
• Key decision maker of the Accounts Payable function
• Setting departmental objectives
• Prepares the Accounts Payable team budget as part of the annual budget cycle and performs
• Ongoing reviews of the adherence to the budget providing explanations for variances
• Routine activities such as the review and approval for disbursements including processing payroll
• Managing the maintenance of the GL – AP accounts ensuring accuracy and timeliness of recordings.
• Manages the month end close of financial records (e.g. posting of month-end journals)
• Monitors adherence of the Accounts Payable function to company policy and procedures
• Embedding and maintaining a strong control environment across the Accounts Payable team
• Building and maintaining external relationships with clients and suppliers
• Reviewing Accounts Payable related MI for board reporting
• Acts as the business contact for all external Accounts Payable related queries required for statutory
• Reporting purposes and as the contact for the business to provide accounting assistance to project teams
• As required to meet the needs of the business
• Liaises with the external auditor for all Accounts Payable related queries

Functional Competencies
• Financial Accounting
• Analytical thinking
• Problem Solving
• Influence & impact
• End to End process standardisation, optimisation and automation
• Integrity and business continuity

Requirements

• Experience in working as a people manager of a Finance Shared Services team
• Experience in working across multiple global entities and time zones
• Significant experience in Accounts Payables management
• Knowledgeable in Finance Shared Services best practices and governance procedures
• Experience in setting up a new shared services centre (desirable)

Required Flexibility
Mon- Fri work week
Work timings- 11.00am to 8.00pm
Travel to Africa and other countries

About the Company

IHS Towers is one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world by tower count and is the only towerco solely focused on the emerging markets. The Company has more than 30,500 towers across its nine markets, including Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Kuwait, Nigeria, Peru, Rwanda and Zambia.

IHS has made significant investments in hybrid energy solutions including solar and the remote monitoring of networks through cutting edge network operating centers which monitor tower site performance.