AP Process Automation Expert (FTC)
Posted 2 weeks ago by Stanton House
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London, UK
Summary: The AP Process & Automation Expert will collaborate with the Accounts Payable (AP) team to enhance automation, efficiency, and cultural transformation within a high-volume retail environment. This role requires a proactive problem-solver who can identify automation opportunities and implement solutions while fostering strong relationships with team members. The position is a 12-month fixed-term contract with potential for permanence, based in North London on a hybrid working model. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in AP processes and automation technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Embed yourself in the day-to-day operations of a 14-person AP team to understand and evaluate existing processes
- Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort through automation, RPA, or AI-led solutions
- Lead and deliver process improvement initiatives that genuinely improve efficiency
- Build strong, positive relationships with the AP team and bring them along the change journey
- Work closely with the AP leadership to ensure alignment on priorities
- Deliver measurable improvements that reduce workload and improve invoice throughput
Key Skills:
- Solid hands-on experience in Accounts Payable and finance process automation - experience of RPA/Automation/AI automation critical
- Background in BAU AP operations/processes ideal
- Strong communication skills a must - able to challenge and influence in a supportive, non-threatening way and bring the business along for the journey
- Background in Shared Services (SSC) environments strongly preferred
- Proven experience implementing automation, RPA or AI across business processes
- Curious mindset with a passion for continuous improvement
- Able to work daily with AP teams while taking strategic direction from leadership
- Oracle Fusion experience is ideal, but not essential
- Must be excited to roll up sleeves and work in the detail - not just map processes
Salary (Rate): £75,000 yearly
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
One of our retail clients is looking for an AP Process & Automation Expert to work with the AP team and drive automation, efficiency, and cultural change across a large, high-volume team.
Role: AP Process & Automation Expert
12 Month FTC (Potential to go permanent)
£70,000-£75,000
Hybrid: 3 days per week in North London
The Hiring Manager describes this role as:
"Someone who genuinely wants to improve things - who can look at our manual, complex AP processes and help the team do things better by assessing their options to automate. We need a curious problem-solver who can spot opportunities for automation and AI, build trust with the team, and get stuck into the detail."
Key Requirements:
- Solid hands-on experience in Accounts Payable and finance process automation - experience of RPA/Automation/AI automation critical
- Background in BAU AP operations/processes ideal
- Strong communication skills a must - able to challenge and influence in a supportive, non-threatening way and bring the business along for the journey
- Background in Shared Services (SSC) environments strongly preferred
- Proven experience implementing automation, RPA or AI across business processes
- Curious mindset with a passion for continuous improvement
- Able to work daily with AP teams while taking strategic direction from leadership
- Oracle Fusion experience is ideal, but not essential
- Must be excited to roll up sleeves and work in the detail - not just map processes
Key Responsibilities:
- Embed yourself in the day-to-day operations of a 14-person AP team to understand and evaluate existing processes
- Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort through automation, RPA, or AI-led solutions
- Lead and deliver process improvement initiatives that genuinely improve efficiency
- Build strong, positive relationships with the AP team and bring them along the change journey
- Work closely with the AP leadership to ensure alignment on priorities
- Deliver measurable improvements that reduce workload and improve invoice throughput
This role is perfect for someone passionate about process automation and ready to make a real impact in a high-volume AP environment. If you're on the way up in your career and want to be part of something transformative, we'd love to hear from you.
This is a 12 month FTC, with travel to a North London office 3 days a week.
Due to volume of applications, we may not be able to respond to all unsuccessful applicants.