Interim Accounts Payable Manager

The Role

Contract Role//Based in Leeds or Manchester//£350 -£400 per day

To ensure the Accounts Payable department meets the operational needs of the business and vendors in the delivery of a robust and controlled P2P process, whilst ensuring working capital is pro-actively managed.

Key Responsibilities
* To ensure all transactions - including invoice processing/payments, expenses and corporate charge cards, managed within the department are processed in such a manner that is compliant with all relevant policies and procedures
* To ensure all members within the team fully understand the requirements and expectations of the team and the policies to be abided by
* To ensure all departmental processes are fully documented and trained with in the team and that the documentation is located for all to view
* To continually review departmental processes always striving for best practice and efficiency.
* To work closely with the Purchasing team and embed the P2P process.
* To ensure month end close procedures are completed on time and in accordance with financial control requirements
* To ensure team resourcing and capabilities always meets business needs
* To lead the team by example with respect to customer service and key Accounts Payable relationships
* To actively manage working capital within the business as required by key stakeholders

Key Requirements

Skills:
* Good planning and organizing skills as this is a rapidly changing environment
* Ability to communicate at all levels within the organisation
* Strong leadership skills as the team continues to change and develop
* Good understanding of P2P best practice
* Ability to undertake widespread business process design

Experience:
* Experienced and proven pro-active Accounts Payable Manager
* Accounting experience in a multi -ledger, multi-currency environment preferred.
* Proven experience of working within a changing environment
* Reporting systems knowledge.
* Proven ability to work to deadlines and ability to work on own initiative.
* Flexibility and adaptability in dealing with the demands of changing business and Group Reporting requirements, whilst maintaining deadlines and standards of quality.
* Proven ability to gather and link relevant information to develop a better understanding of issues and communicate this to Finance Managers.
* Strong communication skills with the ability to break down problems into component parts/symptoms and link information to make sense of a problem, issue or situation.
* Able to plan, prioritise and manage own workload

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