Catalent Pharma Solutions are seeking to recruit an Accounts Payable Team Lead to lead a busy Accounts Payable team within our expanding Swindon site.

The Accounts Payable Team Lead department is responsible for managing the processing and reviewing of all global transactions between the company and its suppliers, ensuring all outstanding invoices from suppliers are approved, processed, and paid.

As the Accounts Payable Team Lead your role will see you undertake a range of volume AP activities and supervise a team of 4 who undertake a range of AP tasks to support Catalent sites throughout the UK.

The Role

• Daily management of team and workload for the AP Red team for processing invoices and payments

• Be the first point of escalation of more complex invoice processing queries.

• Develop relationships with sites in scope of the FSSC and build positive working atmosphere including setup and driving of weekly or bi-weekly site meetings for AP resolutions

• Act as a senior member of the Global Shared service team ensuring accurate processing and payments to our vendors in a timely and compliant manner.

• This individual will supervise the Financial Shared Service Center, Accounts Payable Red Team on day-to-day activities, oversee the assigned site processing, drive successful Accounts Payable KPI’s

• This person will mentor staff within Red Team, Accounts payable analysts and ensure compliance with all company policies and procedures.

• Manage payment controls and ensure all supplier payments are accurate and comply with various company policies

• Act as deputy for AP Team Manager in periods of leave/absence

The Candidate

• Minimum 5 GCSE’s (or equivalent) including Maths & English

• Previous Account payable processing and payment experience,

• Previous supervisor experience including demonstration of coaching/training less experienced team members

• Solution oriented with experience implementing and managing process improvements JD Edwards/Oracle/QAD/SAP ERP system knowledge would be an advantage

• Ability to multi-task and demonstrate diplomatic skills

• Good oral and written communication skills

• Proficient skills in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and AP software

Position Benefits

• Annual Salary

• Pension

• Site bonus

• Hybrid working

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.

Catalent is committed to the health and safety of its employees, visitors and the customers and patients we serve. As a result of the global pandemic, we have modified many of our recruitment and on-boarding processes to maintain everyone’s safety. The Human Resources teams will communicate all necessary safety processes and procedures throughout each stage.

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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any characteristic protected by local law.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com. This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.

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