Financial Controller Purchase to Pay

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HEINEKEN is looking for a PtP Financial Controller on a 12‑month fixed term in Edinburgh, hybrid split between St Andrews Square and home. Salary circa £62,920 plus full benefits. You’ll lead a 3‑person PtP team, partner with UK purchasing, ensure robust payables controls and ageing reporting, and coordinate with Krakow and India SSCs while supporting the Head of Reporting & Accounting on Liabilities across SAP and Star Pubs ERP. The role requires strong people management, clear communication, stakeholder collaboration, advanced Excel, and a bias for process improvement. Beneficial experience includes ERP/SSC exposure, system migrations, and FMCG familiarity. To apply, tailor your CV to highlight PtP impact, cash flow, SLAs, and cross‑functional collaboration; apply early.

Financial Controller Purchase to Pay

Function: Finance
Location: St Andrews Square based – hybrid home & office working
Salary:  circa £62,920 base depending on experience, plus full benefits listed below.

Contract: 12 mnth Fixed Term Contract
Closing Date: 31st July 2026. Please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications.

As the UK’s leading pub, cider, and beer business, we’re home to some of the world’s best-loved ciders and beers, and a leading player in the international drinks industry. We’re looking for someone that is as ready to evolve for the future as we are. If you’re ready to get involved, apply for our fixed term Purchase to Pay (“PtP”) Financial Controller role in the Finance function! 

About the role
We’ve an excellent opportunity for a PtP Controller to join the wider Reporting and Accounting team in our head office in Edinburgh. The role involves:

• leading the day-to-day operations of the UK PtP team (managing 3 people),
• business partnering the Heineken UK purchasing population across all functions,
• ensuring appropriate PtP risk controls are in place to deliver ongoing performance and liability quality relating to Heineken UK’s trade payables   
• acting as a key point of contact for PtP colleagues in our shared service centres in Krakow and India.

The PtP Financial Controller will:  

• support the Head of Reporting & Accounting – overseeing financial reporting of the PtP Sub-Ledger liabilities from Aged Creditors, GRIR & Invoice Management across both the HUK (SAP) ERP and Star Pubs ERP.
• provide the Head of Reporting & Accounting with assurances on the quality and in the particular the ageing of the company’s liabilities within Payables to assist with proper accounting and good cash flow management
• be responsible for the direct line management, development and coaching of 3 x Finance Analysts
• ensure all day to day and routine PtP team tasks are completed within SLAs
• business partner any section of the business that requires the ability to purchase goods or services. This will range to all levels, locations and functions within the business
• product meaningful and insightful management reporting to inform commercial performance and working capital decision-making
• make informed decisions around payment for example: exercise delegated payment authorisation, prompt payment ahead of contractual terms, and cash management in conjunction with the Treasury Control
• operate as a point of escalation for issues with internal /external stakeholders
• ensure all operational activities are carried out in line with HUK Procurement Policy.
• provide guidance/support to own team and Team Leaders in HGSS to drive the of quality of PtP in line with procurement policy and procedures, protecting Heineken’s assets and within the aim of Making Cash Count to improve Heineken’s productivity.

Who we’re looking for?
A strong people and process manager who is:

• an effective communicator
• enjoys working as part of a team and managing people
• can develop strong working relationships and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders
• have advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, large data manipulation).
• has excellent analytical skills with an enquiring mindset
• are motivated by continuous process and control improvement and efficiency.

Other skills that would be beneficial although not required:
Experience working:

• • in PTP, Accounts Payable or a similar function
  • with a major ERP system (i.e. SAP, Oracle, Business Central etc) or with other sub ledger system
  • with processing teams based in remote share service centres
• Involvement in a prior system migration, implementation, or major upgrade, this would be advantageous and familiarity with data governance and data integrity principles are also beneficial
• Experience within FMCG or a large organisation would be preferable.

Our Ways of Working
Our office sites operate a hybrid model. You’ll spend Tuesdays, Thursdays and one other day in the office and two days from home, although but you’re more than welcome to come and work from the office on those days too. 

The Good Stuff!
In addition to your base salary, you’ll also receive:

• Discretionary Annual bonus
• Benefits Allowance (15% of base salary)
• Company funded Private Medical Healthcare
• Double matched pension contributions (up to 10%)
• 35 days holiday (with the opportunity to buy/sell)
• A quarterly allowance towards purchasing our delicious ciders and beers!
• Exciting opportunities to develop your career

You’ll also get the opportunity to join our colleague networks, in which people from across the business connect to help champion diversity, equity and inclusion, ensuring we’re continuing to give people a voice.

The application
If you like what you’ve read and are ready to brew a better career with us, let’s get going! We may close vacancies early where we receive lots of applications, so don’t delay!

If you need any adjustments made to support your application, for example if you require information in different formats, or if you have any accessibility issues, then we’re more than happy to review our processes – please feel free to get in touch with us at [email protected].

You might feel that you don’t meet every single requirement for this role, and that’s okay – we all need the opportunity to develop and untap our full potential. If this advert’s piqued your interest, we’d encourage you to submit an application rather than ruling yourself out. You never know – you may be exactly what we’re looking for!

Who we are
We’re the world’s most international brewer and the name behind a host of brilliant beers and ciders, from Birra Moretti, to Strongbow, to Cruzcampo and many more.

It’s a fantastic time to join us. We’re leading the way in low and no alcohol innovation, pioneering new technologies to meet our ambitious environmental goals and investing in our pubs to keep them at the centre of their communities.

When you join us, we’ll back you to reach your full potential. You’ll enjoy unique development opportunities, unforgettable experiences and a reward package that goes far beyond the salary you receive.

If you want to hear more about life at HEINEKEN from our colleagues, head over to LinkedIn and check out the hashtag #LifeatHEINEKENUK.

There’s no better place to untap your future. Join us and brew a better career.