Accounts Payable Manager

Description:

Accounts Payable Manager

Hayes / West London | £21-26 per hour | Temporary Assignment - 6 MONTHS

An established engineering and manufacturing business is looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Manager / Senior AP professional to join its Finance team on a temporary basis.

This is a hands-on assignment rather than a purely managerial role.

The immediate priority is to take ownership of a busy Accounts Payable function, help recover an existing AP backlog and bring supplier accounts, reconciliations and payment processes fully up to date.

We are therefore looking for someone who is comfortable getting directly into the ledger, investigating historic issues and resolving problems rather than simply managing the process.

The Role

Working closely with the Finance Director, Management Accountant, Purchasing team and operational departments, you will:

Take ownership of the Accounts Payable ledger
Assess and systematically clear an existing AP backlog
Investigate aged, blocked, unmatched and disputed invoices
Manage high-volume invoice processing
Manage PO compliance and three-way matching
Reconcile supplier statements and resolve historic discrepancies
Investigate missing invoices, credits, duplicate transactions and aged reconciling items
Liaise with suppliers, Purchasing, Goods In and internal stakeholders to resolve queries
Prepare and manage weekly payment runs
Support AP accruals, creditor reconciliations and month-end close
Maintain accurate AP ageing and backlog reporting
Identify recurring AP issues and improve processes and controls
Establish sustainable AP routines to prevent the backlog rebuilding

What We're Looking For

You will need strong, practical Accounts Payable experience and the confidence to take ownership of a busy ledger from the outset.

Ideally you will have experience as an:

Accounts Payable Manager / AP Supervisor / Senior Accounts Payable Specialist / AP Team Leader

You should have good experience of:

High-volume Accounts Payable
Purchase Orders and three-way matching
Supplier statement reconciliations
Aged creditor and ledger reconciliation
Payment runs
AP accruals and month-end
Resolving complex invoice and supplier queries
Excel, including lookups, pivots and analysis
ERP/accounting systems
Previous experience of AP backlog recovery, ledger clean-up or improving an underperforming AP process would be particularly valuable.

SAP experience and previous experience within manufacturing, engineering or another high-volume transactional environment would also be advantageous.

The Person

This role will suit somebody who is organised, resilient and comfortable inheriting a situation that needs sorting out.

You'll need to be able to establish priorities quickly, challenge poor process where necessary and work through historic problems whilst ensuring current invoices and payments continue to be processed correctly.

This is an excellent assignment for an experienced AP professional who enjoys problem solving, reconciliation and getting an Accounts Payable function back under control.

Location: Hayes / West London
Rate: £21–£26 per hour, depending on experience
Contract: Temporary assignment
Parking: Free onsite parking
Working arrangements: Some flexibility may be available subject to business requirements

Immediate / short-notice availability would be advantageous.

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