Manager, European Accounts Payable, UK

Overview

In this role, you will lead the end-to-end accounts payable for Realty Income’s international business, ensuring timely multi-currency payments and strong governance. You will supervise outsourced AP delivery, partner with cross-functional teams across Europe, and drive continuous improvement in controls and processes. The position combines hands-on AP operations with stakeholder leadership to support the company’s international expansion. You will shape AP performance reporting and contribute to risk management and efficiency initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead international AP service delivery across invoice processing, vendor maintenance, payments, queries, and close activities
• Supervise and train AP staff, ensuring SOX compliance with Internal Audit
• Manage outsourced AP providers via KPIs, reviews, escalation, and continuous improvement
• Act as primary AP partner for Finance, Treasury, Legal, Property Management, Asset Management, and other teams
• Challenge stakeholders to ensure proper payment processes, approvals, and coding
• Establish and report AP KPIs on timeliness, aging, queries, workload, and risks
• Prepare weekly AP status reports and management recommendations
• Own AP control framework including policy, delegated authority, SOX, audit, and governance
• Oversee invoice processing and approvals in Yardi, provide processing cover when needed
• Oversee vendor setup, callbacks, payments, and discrepancy research
• Use Kyriba and bank portals for intercompany payments, monitor rejections and fraud queues
• Plan resource allocation and capacity for peak periods and growth; advise on future models
• Complete month-end/quarter-end close activities and assist Treasury with process improvements
• Maintain AP policies and lead system enhancements for efficiency or cost-saving initiatives
• Perform other duties as assigned

Key requirements

• At least five years of Accounts Payable experience, with treasury exposure desired
• Experience managing outsourced/offshore/shared-service AP functions with SLAs and KPIs
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence across levels
• Experience developing operational reports and presenting management recommendations
• Experience in month-end and quarter-end closes and resolving payment issues
• Ability to balance service delivery with governance in a complex international environment
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, reliability, flexibility under deadline pressure
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 2021+ and Adobe
• Numerical degree or A-Levels with emphasis in Accounting

• strong stakeholder management
• communication skills
• attention to detail
• Yardi (Elevate/Voyager)
• Kyriba
• Citibank, Santander, Caixa bank portals

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