CHI

Accounts Payable Manager

CHI

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Dublin • 🇮🇪 Ireland

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

ERPOracle

About the role

  • Manage the full cycle of Accounts Payable, ensuring accurate and timely invoice processing, approval workflow, coding, and payment.
  • Oversee high-volume AP activities including contractor payments, utilities, maintenance charges, development-related invoices, and grant-funded expenditure.
  • Ensure payments are made in line with contract terms, statutory requirements, internal policies, and budgetary controls.
  • Monitor aged creditors, resolve queries, and provide regular updates to the Financial Controller.
  • Approve and oversee supplier reconciliations, payment runs, and month-end close activities.
  • Ensure compliance with the organisation’s financial controls, procurement regulations, and funding/grant conditions.
  • Develop policies and procedures Maintain adherence to AHBRA & Charity Regulators requirements, including audit trails, separation of duties, and internal control frameworks.
  • Support internal and external audits by preparing schedules, responding to queries, and implementing audit recommendations.
  • Safeguard data accuracy and integrity across finance systems.
  • Manage tax aspects relating to Accounts Payable including VAT, RCT.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop the Accounts Payable team, ensuring high performance and continuous professional development.
  • Allocate work effectively and ensure adequate resourcing for peaks of activity (e.g., month-end, year-end).
  • Devise Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to effect continuous improvement culture Promote a culture of collaboration, customer service, and continuous improvement.
  • Oversee AP modules within the organisation’s finance/ERP system and contribute to systems development.
  • Champion automation, digitalisation, and process optimisation in invoice processing, purchasing, and payments.
  • Identify and implement opportunities to reduce manual processes and enhance internal controls.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for supplier queries, disputes, and escalations.
  • Build strong working relationships with internal departments including HSCE (Housing Services), AMPS (Asset Mgmt. & Property Services), HR, Development, Corporate and Procurement.
  • Support suppliers and contractors in navigating invoicing processes and payment cycles.
  • Produce regular AP and cashflow reports, KPI dashboards, and variance analyses.

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in an Accounts Payable leadership or supervisory role in a large organisation (with annual expenditure at same or larger scale than CHI).
  • Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related discipline.
  • Demonstrated experience managing high-volume AP environments.
  • Strong knowledge of financial controls, compliance frameworks, taxation applicable to AP and procurement processes.
  • Proficiency with finance/ERP systems (e.g., Business Central, Purchase to Pay systems, SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, Sage, or other equivalents).
  • Excellent Microsoft Suite including Excel skills and confidence with data analysis.
  • Experience implementing system upgrades or digital transformation initiatives.
  • Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail, analytical thinking and focus on process improvements
Benefits
  • 22 Days Annual Leave + 3 Company Privilege Days
  • Annual leave increase to 30 days linked to length of service
  • Generous Company Pension Contributions (up to 12% employer contribution)
  • Income Protection
  • Paid Sick leave Scheme
  • Educational Assistance Program, Paid Study & Exam Leave, Paid Professional Subscription
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP Scheme)
  • Life Cover/Death in Service
  • Hybrid-Working

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
Accounts Payableinvoice processingfinancial controlscompliance frameworkstaxationdata analysisprocess improvementsKPI developmentsupplier reconciliationsmonth-end close activities
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingattention to detailanalytical thinkingcollaborationcustomer servicementoringwork allocationcontinuous improvement
Certifications
Degree in AccountingDegree in FinanceDegree in Business