Accounts Payable Manager - Hounslow - 3-month contract - £200 per day
The Accounts Payable Manager is responsible for overseeing the accounts' payable function and ensuring the accurate and timely processing of all payments. This role involves leading a team of accounts payable clerks, managing daily operations, and improving processes to enhance efficiency and accuracy. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, possesses strong leadership skills, and has a solid understanding of accounting principles.
Key Responsibilities
- Line management of the Accounts Payable Clerks
- Effective resource planning to ensure high levels of service are delivered
- Provide day-to-day Accounts Payable support and issue resolution related to system/people performance issues
- Lead the receiving, scanning, and recording of supplier and intercompany invoices, matching invoices to orders and posting to the appropriate supplier accounts
- Ensure the investigation of price and quantity differences
- Drive timely management of purchase invoice and payment queries, updating tickets, liaising with suppliers
- Manage the generation of payment runs and raising manual payments as required
- Perform monthly and ad-hoc supplier statement reconciliations
- Oversee the setting up and maintaining of supplier accounts
- Guarantee the recording of purchase card spend and reconciliations
Skills & Experience Required
- Computer literate, numerate, attention to detail, logical and methodical approach
- Ability to follow documented and auditable processes
- Knowledge of sage accounting system or similar
- Strong written, organisational and interpersonal skills
- Manage demanding workloads and work under pressure to meet deadlines
- Enthusiasm for working with people and a flexible approach to work
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