Accounts Payable and Receivables Manager

An experienced Accounts Payable and Receivables Manager is required for a multi site business based in Central London. Candidates will be able to demonstrate excellent people management skills and a strong work ethic.

The purpose of this position is to manage a team of people to ensure cash is collected and debt driven down. Ensuring that suppliers are paid to terms by using the resource available as you see fit depending on department workloads and priorities.

As AP & AR Manageryou will be responsible for:

• Setting cash collection targets for the team and ensure they are met
• Deal with more complex customers and resolve outstanding queries
• Ensure all sales ledger invoices are raised in a timely manner
• Ensure all supplier recs are completed to agreed schedule
• Resolve outstanding issues with complicated supplier recs
• All prepaid invoices are matched to VAT invoices afterwards, chase up VAT invoices
• Ensure payment runs are completed on time and are accurate, adhering to terms
• Ensure expenses are paid on time and adhere to company policy, raising exceptions with senior management where necessary
• Ensure rent payments are sent per the schedule and queries resolved with Property/Accounts in a timely manner
• Ensure month-end process is adhered to, on time and following the businesses close procedures
• Complete cash-flow forecast and assisting Reporting team with queries
• Complete month-end Aged and Bad Debt reporting
• Work with Property and Operations to drive down aged and bad debt
• Work with other senior finance team to drive efficiencies within team and processes by implementing new systems and ideas
• Work with procurement to build a seamless and efficient purchase to pay process

Candidates will possess a minimum of 4 years experience within A/P and A/R and must have previously managed an A/P team.