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Job Title: Assistant Manager Accounts Payable

Business Unit: Finance – Accounts Payable

About JLL:

JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. Our vision is to re-imagine the world of real estate, creating rewarding opportunities and amazing spaces where people can achieve their ambitions. In doing so, we will build a better tomorrow for our clients, our people, and our communities. JLL is a Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of $16.6 billion, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of more than 96,000 as of October 31, 2021. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated.

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What this job involves:

Responsible for handling 10 resources split across multiple teams, reports to Accounts Payable Manager

Review and approve various types of account payable transactions, due diligence, and release of funds from bank within agreed turnaround time

Ensure prioritisation & urgent payment requests are attended to promptly

Ensure team's adherence to turnaround time and accuracy of activities undertaken including any transition in / Out or ad-hoc projects

Participate / Lead governance and other stakeholder meetings as required by the Manager

Effective management of internal & external stakeholders while nurturing a good relationship and ability to get things done with positive influence

Work on standardization across teams and ensure escalations and process challenge are resolved / avoided through proactive actions and flagged to management on time

Ensure 100% compliance to RICS & ISAE guidelines. No exceptions allowed

Work with other Managers and Team Leaders in the project to create a culture of collaboration

Drive career planning and employee engagement activities for direct and indirect reports

Continuously strive to upskill team from an industry, domain and 'soft skills' perspective

Drive process improvement initiatives using Lean and Six Sigma principles to create efficiencies

Ensure relevant performance objectives for the team are defined, set up and tracked basis predetermined frequency. Ensure feedback mechanism is functioning effectively

Manage teams’ productivity, efficiency and effectiveness to complement business objectives

Regulate process controls effectively and proactively while continuously striving to improve control environment

Coach and mentor team members to ensure all round development of individuals

Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to lead and inspire the team to achieve success

Improve and drive a strong MI system to map all KPIs and critical Accounts Payable metrics e.g., paid on time, PO compliance, Accounts Payable cycle time, exception rates etc. to enable best in industry benchmark scores

Sounds like you? To apply you need to be/have:

Accounting graduate/M. Com/MBA with excellent verbal and written communication skills

8 – 10 Years of experience in F&A majorly in Accounts Payable, atleast 5 years of people management experience

Excellent stake holder management and people management skills

Experience in employee performance evaluation is a must

Must have prior experience in process migrations

Experience of real estate accounting would be an added advantage

Understands UK banking platforms and accounting codes used in Accounts Payable

Understand upstream downstream interactions of Accounts Payable with other accounting functions

Well versed with Lean and Six Sigma practices. Green Belt certification will be an added advantage

Ability to multi-task, work effectively under pressure, prioritise, and manage workload for team while meeting client needs

Engage and communicate clearly, confidently and in a concise manner with internal and external stakeholders and see things from their perspective with solution-oriented approach

Understand training needs. Ability to conduct trainings across a varied set of teams

Demonstrate consistency in values, principles, and work ethics, must be able to inspire and lead a team

Willingness to take on new challenges, responsibilities, and assignments

Understanding of and commitment to client services, maintain confidentiality of client data

A desire to work within a diverse, collaborative, and driven professional environment

Ability to conduct difficult conversations and demonstrate transparency and fairness

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Performance objectives

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Ensure agreed KPI’s (Productivity, Quality and Turn Around Time) are met

Achieve high employee and client satisfaction scores

Ensure attrition rates are below industry figures

Ensure succession planning of key resources

Monitor exceptions processes and devise plan to reduce exception rate

Minimise risk and able to show required efficiency saving, control improvement

Zero RICS / ISAE audit findings during internal and external audits

Ensure management reporting as per the pre agreed timelines

What we can do for you:

At JLL, 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.

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