Manager | Accounts Payable

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Manager – Accounts Payable

What this job involves:

Providing a roadmap for success

Working with a team, you'll set the vision for every Accounts Payable project and enforce a process that helps everyone get to the finish line. This entails exploring stakeholders' needs through conducting meetings with relevant parties (clients, & stakeholders), as well as doing the necessary follow-through research and analysis. Afterward, you'll get down to the task's nitty gritty. And then you'll proceed to creating the execution plan that ensures delivery of outputs to the stakeholders' expectations and meets pre-defined objectives.

While formulating strategies that will lead to the tasks's success, you'll also closely manage the team and keep track of all the deliverables. You'll need to collaborate effectively with a range of stakeholders, leading from the front while also taking the time to understand their point of view.

Of course, you'll also keep in mind the company ethics, stakeholders vision and JBS's standards— thereby, strive to achieve the best in class Ops delivery model.

Manning people and operations

You'll lead by example by showing your team that you're a confident and proactive leader. You'll need to establish a dynamic environment that promotes the sharing of ideas and employee growth, upholds the firm's values and culture, and aligns with our purpose of shaping the future of real estate for a better world.

On an agreed basis, you'll manage/perform the Operation tasks and connect with stakeholders regularly to review the performance and discuss the challenges faced. It is expected that you will remain solution centric and value add the deliverables further. You will lead by example wherein challenge the status quo, identify opportunity areas and address them stricter compliance/automation. Creating project monthly and weekly status reports as well as task risk register and. In the case of exceptions and remediations, you'll need to report them, as necessary. As needed, you—together with the stakeholders and other resources —will also prepare proposals, case studies, presentations and lessons learned. Some key expectations from the role..
• Review and plan seamless Operations delivery on defined + adhoc tasks as requested
• Position as an AP expert on floor, establish linkages both upstream and downstream support teams on their queries and align with stakeholders to initiate steps to challenge status quo and improve them
• Build strong relationships and support facilities managers by dealing with any queries/information requests
• Identify and work collaboratively to implement improvements in team processes
• Prepare/review and submit defined reporting, generate adhoc reports per requests
• Lead Governance calls, play a strategic role in defining way forward for the engagement

Sound like you? To apply you need to be:

Our successful Supervisors ...
• Engage confidently with internal and external stakeholders and see things from their perspective.
• Are driven to succeed and love achieving challenging goals.
• Bring a structured and organised approach to everything they do.
• Communicate and collaborate to achieve success.
• Thrive under pressure and deal effectively with tight deadlines and high expectations.
• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, preferably a MBA in Finance
• 12+ years of experience in PTP, exposure to RTR profile will be a value add, preferably in a similar position (working with international teams and clients is preferable)
• Ability to work independently and lead a team to build relationships and interact effectively with business partners
• Strong accounting and analytical skills
• Motivated, positive, and flexible in approach to work
• Proactive in identifying issues and potential solutions
• Self – supporting; diligent
• Good/Strong communication skills, ability to work methodically, efficiently & deliver under tight deadlines
• Process-driven approach to work, ability to learn quickly and desire to develop
• Customer Service: Commitment to solve requests and problems
• Advanced PC skills, proficient in Office tools, such as Microsoft Outlook, Powerpoint, Word & Excel

A technical and admin pro

A structured and organised approach with an eye for detail is crucial. Are you technology savvy? As the digital leader in Operations management, we use a range of technology platforms to deliver our projects.

A steadfast leader with strong business know-how

Critical in this role is the ability to inspire your team members to walk with you whatever tasks comes your way. You are resilient and can deal effectively with competing priorities and tight deadlines.

Are you a big-picture-thinking and influential manager who knows how to overcome challenges quickly and calmly with advanced problem-solving skills? Driven and ambitious by nature, you should also have a mastery of the ins and outs of business—from products and systems to processes, tools and best practices.

An excellent communicator

We achieve our biggest success when working together, so clear communication is key, as is collaboration and team work. Having a strong command of language i.e. English —both written and spoken

What we can do for you:

At JLL, our purpose is to shape the future of real estate for a better world.

We make sure that you become the best version of yourself by helping you realise your full potential in an entrepreneurial and inclusive work environment. We will empower your ambitions through our dedicated Total Rewards Program, competitive pay and benefits package