# Head of Procure-to-Pay (P2P)

**Company**: Quantexa
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

## Head of Procure-to-Pay (P2P)

We are looking for a highly capable and strategic Head of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) to lead our Accounts Payable (AP), Travel and other expense control operations, while working closely with Procurement to ensure alignment across the end-to-end P2P process.

### Leadership & Strategy

- Lead and manage the AP team, ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices and payments.

- Define and implement the P2P strategy, aligning with broader finance and operational goals, while building strong relationships across the wider finance function to foster collaboration and shared accountability.

- Provide leadership and oversight for travel operations, including policy compliance, expense management, and vendor relationships.

- Collaborate closely with Procurement to ensure purchasing processes and controls are well-integrated and support business needs.

- Build strong relationships across the wider organisation to promote awareness and adherence to P2P-related policies and procedures.

- Play a key role in shaping the company’s ESG roadmap by ensuring P2P processes evolve in line with emerging reporting and compliance requirements.

### Operational Excellence

- Oversee daily AP operations including invoice processing, payment runs, vendor management, and reconciliations.

- Drive continuous improvement and automation across AP, travel, and procurement touchpoints.

- Ensure robust internal controls and compliance with financial policies and regulatory requirements.

- Ensure accurate coding of invoices and expenses to support project-level financial reporting and analysis.

- Collaborate with Finance and FP&A teams to maintain data integrity for cube-based reporting structures.

- Continuously improve coding practices and controls to enable reliable and insightful reporting across business units.

- Proactively consider evolving Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting requirements in P2P processes.

- Work with relevant teams to ensure data captured through AP, travel, and procurement supports future ESG disclosures.

- Identify opportunities to align operational practices with sustainability and governance objectives.

### Stakeholder Engagement

- Act as the primary point of contact for travel-related matters, working with internal teams and external providers.

- Maintain a strong dotted-line relationship with Procurement to support sourcing, purchasing, and supplier management.

- Partner with Finance, Procurement, and business units to resolve issues and enhance service delivery.

- Proactively identify and manage operational risks within procurement-related processes, ensuring controls are in place and aligned with company policies and governance standards.

### Systems & Technology

- Lead system enhancements and support ERP upgrades or transitions related to P2P.

- Promote the use of digital tools and automation to improve efficiency and accuracy across AP and travel.

### Requirements

- Proven experience leading an Accounts Payable department within a shared services or large corporate environment.

- Strong understanding of travel operations, expense management, and procurement processes.

- Experience with ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite and Tipalti) and AP automation tools.

- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

- Strong analytical mindset with a focus on process improvement and controls.

- Professional accounting or finance qualification (e.g., ACCA, CIMA) is desirable but not essential.

### Benefits

- Competitive salary & company bonus

- Private healthcare, life insurance & income protection

- CycleScheme & TechScheme

- Free Calm app subscription

- Pension scheme with 6% company contribution (when you contribute 3%)

- 25 days annual leave (plus the option to buy up to 5 extra days) + your birthday off!

- Ongoing personal development opportunities

- WeWork office space & company-wide socials

## Skills

### Required
- ERP systems
- AP automation tools
- leadership
- communication
- stakeholder engagement
- analytical mindset
- process improvement
- controls

### Nice to have
- digital tools
- automation
- travel operations
- expense management
- procurement processes