Accounts Payable Manager

Morgan McKinley Northern Home Counties are proud to be working in partnership with a large and well-established retail business to recruit an experienced and commercially focused Accounts Payable Manager. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional to take ownership of a high-volume Accounts Payable function, lead a team and play a key role in ensuring the smooth and efficient delivery of the purchase-to-pay process.

Role

Working as part of a large finance function, you will take responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Accounts Payable operation, ensuring high volumes of supplier invoices and payments are processed accurately, efficiently and within agreed timescales.

Responsibilities for the Accounts Payable Manager include:

- Manage the day-to-day operation of a high-volume Accounts Payable function within a busy retail environment.

- Lead, support and develop the Accounts Payable team, ensuring workloads are effectively managed and service levels are maintained.

- Oversee the processing and matching of high volumes of supplier invoices against purchase orders and goods received.

- Monitor invoice discrepancies and work closely with suppliers, buying teams, stores, warehouses and other internal departments to resolve issues.

- Review supplier statements, aged creditor balances and outstanding invoices, ensuring accounts are accurate and fully reconciled.

- Oversee regular supplier payment runs, ensuring payments are accurate, timely and in line with agreed terms.

- Manage escalated supplier queries and maintain strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

- Monitor Accounts Payable performance, producing regular reporting and analysis around invoices, payments, discrepancies and outstanding balances.

- Ensure appropriate financial controls and processes are maintained across the Accounts Payable function.

- Support month-end and year-end activities, including reconciliations, accruals and other relevant accounting requirements.

- Identify opportunities to improve Accounts Payable processes, systems and controls, with a focus on efficiency and accuracy.

- Work closely with wider finance teams to resolve issues and ensure accurate financial reporting.

- Support internal and external audit requirements and provide information as required.

- Assist with finance projects and other ad-hoc activities as required.

Profile

- Previous experience within an Accounts Payable, Purchase Ledger or transactional finance environment, ideally gained within a high-volume retail, FMCG, wholesale or similarly fast-paced organisation.

- Previous experience managing or supervising an Accounts Payable team would be highly desirable.

- Strong understanding of the end-to-end Accounts Payable process, including invoice processing, supplier reconciliations, payment runs and query resolution.

- Experience managing high volumes of invoices and transactions across a large supplier base.

- Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy when working with financial information.

- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines.

- Strong Excel skills and confidence working with large volumes of financial data.

- Excellent communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships across finance, procurement, buying, operations and external suppliers.

- A proactive and solutions-focused approach, with the ability to investigate discrepancies and resolve complex queries.

- Experience working with large-scale finance or ERP systems would be advantageous.

Salary & Benefits

The role of Accounts Payable Manager offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package, alongside the opportunity to join a large and established retail organisation and develop your career within a substantial finance function.