My client requires an interim Accounts Payable Manager, initially to start as temp.
The key objectives for this role are:
Review current processes and documented procedures
Responsibilities:
• Manage the weekly and monthly payment runs
• Posting and clearing manually, invoices received from our suppliers
• Expenses payments & corporate card reconciliation
• Closing of the monthly ledgers
• Periodic reporting: Creditors Reports, Creditor to Balance Sheet Reconciliation
• Resolve escalated issues
• Review processes to improve efficiency and provide a better service to our suppliers, including statement reconciliations
• Regular meetings with the procurement team to build relationships and solve supplier queries • Lead and manage the accounts payable team
Education Requirements / Skills
• Previous experience of managing an Accounts Payable Team, ideally within a large monthly invoice environment
• Microsoft Office skills with excellent Excel
• Good judgement, decision making skills and able to prioritise tasks
• Excellent communication skills - able to give accurate information, both verbally and in writing
• Able to work as part of a team and support colleagues to achieve team goals
• Self-motivated with a ’can do’ attitude
• Commercially aware
• A clear thinker, adopting logic and structured approaches
• Attention to detail with good analytical skills
• Able to work accurately to prevent losses