Accounts Payable Risk, Control and Governance Manager

Job title: Accounts Payable Risk, Control and Governance Manager Location: Norwich, Bristol, York, Perth Salary: circa £45,000 (depending on experience & qualifications) This is a great job for someone who is experienced in Accounts Payable operations processing and passionate about ensuring processes operate within a robust control environment and risks are mitigate appropriately. Ideal for someone with a strong background in understanding and designing effective finance controls within Accounts Payable and creating an environment for AP team processes to operate in a controlled manor. A bit about the job: This role exists to oversee the Accounts Payable processes, ensuring payment processing risks are assessed and controls designed and implemented effectively and that controls are in place to ensure compliance with governance standards. You will join a dynamic team focused on maintaining robust financial controls and improving payment processes. Your responsibilities will include monitoring team performance, managing payment risks, risk and control documentation, ongoing quality assurance and leading deep-dive reviews of the offshore team processes. You will be expected to identify assess areas of process risk and control enhancements and be responsible for implementing those controls within the team. There is likely to be an opportunity to be involved in transformation projects, ensuring that AP processes continue to operate in a controlled manor, despite significant transformation. Skills and experience we’re looking for: Strong understanding of P2P and AP processes, systems, and best practice. Background in finance risk assessment and controls implementation within operational processes. Qualified or part-qualified accountant preferable, but not essential. Strong analytical skills – ability to review E2E processes and assess risks and where required redesign existing controls or implement new controls. Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and an ability to motivate and inspire team members. Proficiency in Oracle Financials, Ariba, and the MS Office suite. What you’ll get for this role: Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague. Starting salary around £45,000 - (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications) Bonus opportunity 10% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva. Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in. 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer leave Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools Take a look to learn more. Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be. Aviva is for everyone: We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares. We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues. To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you. We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please send an email to Ashley.dean@aviva.com We help our 19.5 million customers to save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life. To give these customers the best possible products and service we know we must make Aviva the most attractive choice for talented, entrepreneurial people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight. So, we’re passionate about helping our 23,000 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers.