Seeking an immediately available Accounts Payable Manager who is ready to roll up their sleeves and make a significant contribution to the growth and success of an exciting company within the financial services industry. This is a 6-month fixed-term contract role with the potential for extension, offering a hybrid work week.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounts payable and accounts receivable, and will be eager to advance their career within a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supervise and manage the Sales Ledger Team and Purchase Ledger Team for efficient operations.
- Develop and maintain Accounts Receivable and Payable dashboards with relevant KPIs.
- Collaborate with the Group Financial Controller to ensure compliance with company policies.
- Gain a deep understanding of our cost base and proactively engage with suppliers.
- Support cash-flow forecasting through accurate payment scheduling and identification of exceptional items.
- Oversee system upgrades and reconciliation queries on the ledgers.
- Ensure successful daily bank and system uploads, posting transactions, and clean reconciliations.
- Timely reconciliation of bank transactions and raising accounts receivable statements.
- Process customer refunds promptly and take ownership of accounts payable processes to drive efficiencies.
- Maintain a sound understanding of VAT rules and their impact on invoice coding.
- Manage cash collection, aged debt, and credit limits to minimize bad debt exposure.
- Build strong customer relationships and conduct site visits when required.
- Ensure timely and accurate processing of invoices and payment runs.
- Oversee the setup of new supplier accounts and review creditors' reports.
- Conduct weekly bank reconciliations, post cash entries, and monitor cash flow.
Skills & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
- AAT Qualified, part qualified, or QBE in accountancy, or significant accounts payable management experience.
- Minimum 8 years of total experience in finance.
- Experience managing small teams.
- Core payments experience highly preferred, ideally in the card payments, acquiring bank, issuing bank, card network, or fintech industry.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills, with proficiency in spreadsheets.
- Knowledge of Netsuite is highly beneficial.
- Proactive, collaborative, with excellent communication skills and a drive for process improvement.
- In-depth knowledge of GAAP, financial accounting, and reporting standards.
- Working knowledge of VAT regulations.
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates