Accounts Payable Manager

Robert Half Finance and Accounting are excited to partner with a global Advertising firm in London to assist them on the recruitment of an immediate, Interim Accounts Payable Manager for 12 months.

Role:

Our client is looking to recruit an immediate, interim Accounts Payable Manager for 12 months.

In this role you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Review and improve the vendor set up process to simplify and reduce set up time. Use best practice whilst keeping in line with compliance requirements.
• Lead Finance on boarding for all new employee's joining the business, ensuring they are aware of expense and travel polices. Ensure policies and expense/travel processes are consistently communicated to the business.
• Create a supplier database and further initiatives to reduce the volume of new suppliers being created.
• Manage the expense process ensuring all queries are resolved within an agreed time frame.
• Oversee both trade and inter company unprocessed supplier invoice listing, ensure volume of invoices are constantly being lowered.
• Oversee payment approval requests.
• Constantly review the payment approve listing.
• Bring all Vendor & Payment Team processes into line and standardise and document procedures.
• Act as cover for other team members as required.
• Work closely with the Compliance Manager to ensure all compliance requirements are met and consistently review and challenge AP policies.
• Work closely and develop ties with wider company to ensure good communication so that issues are resolved in a timely manner.
• Line manage 5 members of the Vendor & Payments team, including performance appraisal, setting targets etc

Profile:

The successful interim Accounts Payable Manager will be responsible for leading and developing a team of 5 AP clerks, writing process notes and process / system improvement. You must have managed a team of no less than 2 members of staff previously, have strong process and system experience using a large ERP.

Client:

Our client is an Advertising firm based in Central London who are looking to recruit an immediate, interim Accounts Payable Manager for a 12 month Fixed Term Contract. This role offers hybrid working of 2 days per week in the office.

Salary & Benefits:

This interim Accounts Payable Manager role ole will be paying £50,000 - £55,000 per annum (dependant on experience)

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