Accounts Payable - 9 Months FTC at Skyscanner · Edinburgh

About Skyscanner

Everyone loves travelling, but planning is not without its challenges ✈️. That's why we've spent 20 years building tools that turn travel-planning chaos into a breeze. Today, around 160 million travellers count on us every month to skip the whole “47 browser tabs open”

About the role

We’re looking for a Senior Accounts Payable Analyst to join us on a 6-month fixed-term contract. This is a pivotal time for the AP function; we’re actively transforming how we operate through automation, AI and process redesign, and we need someone who can deliver day-to-day excellence while helping drive that change.

You’ll play a key role in keeping AP operations running smoothly in a fast-moving, multi-entity environment while identifying and implementing practical improvements that make the function more efficient and scalable.

We’re looking for someone who is proactive, adaptable and already fluent in using AI tools in their daily workflows, not just open to it, but actively doing it.

What you’ll be doing

• Delivering excellence: Processing accounts payable transactions accurately and on time across a multi-entity, multi-currency setup.
• Month-end delivery: Assisting with month-end activities, including accruals, prepayments, reconciliations and reporting.
• Managing supplier data: Maintaining supplier master data with strong controls, approvals and audit trails in place.
• Partnering across the business: Working closely with teams like Procurement, Product, Engineering and Commercial to resolve queries and support smooth supplier onboarding.
• Driving automation and improvement: Building and refining automated workflows, leveraging AI tools and system capabilities to eliminate manual effort, and identifying process and system enhancements that improve scalability and controls.
• Supporting change: Balancing operational delivery alongside ongoing system, automation and process transformation initiatives, including our employee expense process transformation and the introduction of a P2P orchestration layer.
• Protecting the business: Adhering to financial controls, audit requirements and policies to safeguard cash and minimise risk.

About you

• Proven AP Professional: You bring solid experience in Accounts Payable or shared services finance. You must have experience in a large, fast-moving, multi-entity, multi-currency environment.
• Accuracy First: You have a track record of processing high volumes accurately and on time, with minimal errors and rework.
• Deadline Driven: You’ve supported month-end close processes across multiple entities and know how to prioritise ruthlessly when deadlines stack up.
• AI and Tech Curious: You have experience automating repetitive manual work using AI tools such as Workato, Codex, Claude or via machine learning, RPA and similar technologies to improve processes, reduce manual work and solve problems more effectively. Experience with Workday, Kyriba and Auditoria would be beneficial.
• Confident Communicator: You're used to working across finance, engineering, product and commercial teams and are equally comfortable communicating with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Solutions Focused: You don't just flag issues, you dig into root causes, propose fixes and drive them through to implementation. You're self-directed and take full accountability for your output without needing to be chased.
• Adaptable: You thrive in environments where processes are evolving. You're comfortable with ambiguity, can juggle BAU delivery alongside transformation work, and stay organised when priorities shift.
• Data Literate: You're advanced in Excel and comfortable working with large data sets, pivot tables and lookups. You use data to diagnose process inefficiencies and inform decisions, not just report numbers.

What it’s like here

We are the real deal — no corporate gloss, no empty promises. Just a team of genuinely curious, caring humans ❤️, building things that help travellers explore the world a little easier 🧭.

Skyscanner is made up of brilliant humans from every corner of the world. We believe travel makes the world better — and that the same is true of our diverse teams. We're proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and products that are accessible to all ✨.

Sound like your kind of adventure? 🚀 Apply now and help us shape the future of travel.

We're committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to everyone. If you require any reasonable adjustments or accommodations for interviews, and/or wish to apply under the Disability Confident scheme, please let your recruiter know. If you’d like more information on any of our policies, such as hybrid working or Parental Leave policies (typically we pay a minimum of 24 weeks birth parent/maternity leave globally), our recruitment team can provide more information on these.