Accounts Payable Manager

Location

Bedford, Bedfordshire | United Kingdom

Job description

The Permanent Division of Robert Half is currently recruiting for an Accounts Payable Supervisor on behalf of a Packaging supplier with offices in Bedford

The Role
The Accounts Payable Supervisor is responsible for managing and supporting the Accounts Payable team, organising and monitoring workflow; ensuring continuous process improvements and productivity targets and deadlines are met on a weekly and monthly basis. Looking for someone who is AAT Level 4 qualifications or equivalent experience.


Day to day duties for the Accounts Payable Assistant will consist of:

• Providing day to day support and guidance to the Accounts Payable Assistants acting as mentor and coach in day-to-day tasks and be first point of contact
• Taking full ownership of month-end procedures to meet deadlines.
• Ensuring completeness and accuracy of information entered onto the ledgers.
• Processing multi-VAT purchase ledger invoices.
• Processing non-stock invoices ensuring these are coded according to budget.
• Reviewing supplier queries and work with departments to help reduce future non-conformances.
• Mapping new processes to find efficiencies within the team.
• Supporting the AP team to meet weekly performance KPIs.
• Supporting across all Purchase Ledger tasks as and when required.
• Facilitate own development of functional, people and leadership skills and knowledge by attending training events and all company events
  
  
  Your Profile
• Previous experience in supervising a transactional accounting team
• Good exposure to ERP systems and demonstrates good understanding of finance systems and accounting packages.
• Excellent data manipulation and Excel capabilities
• Great accuracy, attention to detail and passionate for numbers
• Prioritises and adapts to changing requirements.

• Demonstrates good organisational and customer service skills.
• Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates a willingness to identify and own a problem.
• PC literate with the ability to use MS Office software
• Demonstrates excellent people management skills
• Effectively manage a team ensuring KPI's are met
• Creates a positive culture with a can-do attitude.
• Understands and demonstrates the values and culture of the business; taking a values led, positive leadership approach
• Builds strong and effective working relationships at all levels across the business ensuring a collaborative approach.

Salary and Benefits
Role of Accounts Payable in Bedford are paying a Salary of up to £40,000 - dependant on experience. This is a hybrid role that will be required to be office based until end of probation. The working hours are 40 hours per week. 23 days holiday + Bank holidays. Free On-site parking, Life insurance and more

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Salary

£35k - £40k per annum