Accounts Payable Manager
- Recruiter
- Halliday Marx
- Location
- England, Kent
- Salary
- £40000 - £45000 per annum
- Posted
- 28 Apr 2021
- Closes
- 05 May 2021
- Ref
- BJK7
- Contact
- Halliday Marx
- Job Title
- Accounts Payable
- Category
- Accountancy Practice
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Accounts Payable Manager
Kent
£40k - £45k
18 month contract
My client, a Chemical company, are looking for a AP Manager for 18 months to cover maternity.
Duties include:
Manage Accounts Payable team, ensuring service level meets all KPI's
- Responsible and managing processing of supplier invoices and obtaining necessary approvals. Supplier statement reconciliations as appropriate.
- Responsible and managing payment run approvals, ensuring payments are made in accordance with supplier payment terms and in compliance with the necessary controls and authorisations
- Knowledgeable on BACS payments, SAP2Bank interfaces and PGP keys (secure file transmissions) and internet banking payment systems
- Responsible and managing of T&E processing and payments, ensuring compliance with T&E policies
- Managing bank administrators amongst the team and payment initiators and approvers
- Responsible for delivery of process automisation and standardisation projects and initiatives
- Update, implement and maintain Accounts Payable processes and manuals
- Resolve all queries, identifying root causes, proposing and implementing the necessary changes to prevent recurring issues
- Provide Cash Management Analyst with forecast of payables position of each legal entity
- Develop and publish payment statistics, KPI and other metrics
- Ad hoc projects as required
Requirements:
- Experience of high volume invoice processing and automated approval workflow
- Experience managing an AP team
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure with good time management skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong problem solver who applies novel techniques to solve issues; challenges long hold beliefs when necessary
- Software & computer skills: experience with SAP is desirable
- Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Office proficient user
- Calm and confident manner
- Strong communication skills; uses constructive language orally and in writing
- Reliable Team player with, who can work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders
- Motivated to excel and perform the role to the best of their ability
- Confidence to suggest new ideas and listen to customers' needs
- Thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment