Accounts Payable Manager

Accounts Payable Manager | Permanent | West London (Hybrid) | Competitive | Retail |

An Accounts Payable Manager is required to work for a much-loved, retail brand based in West London, with the expectation of three days in the office with flexibility.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of the end-to-end Accounts Payable function for a business investing heavily in its future including store expansion and process improvements.

Reporting to the Finance Operations Manager, you will lead a small team operating across both stock and non-stock AP activity and driving automation.

Responsibilities will include:

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• Overseeing end-to-end invoice processing for both stock and non-stock suppliers
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• Leading, mentoring and developing a team
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• Setting clear KPIs and managing workload and capacity planning
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• Managing the weekly supplier payment process and employee expense processing
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• Owning the GRNI account, including daily review of aged items
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• Managing month-end AP close, control account and GRNI reconciliations
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• Providing weekly supplier payment forecasts to support daily cashflow, and supporting internal/external audits
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The successful candidate will have experience:

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• Working in an Accounts Payable leadership having managed a team of 2+
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• Working with both stock and non-stock suppliers; experience working in an environment of 2000+ monthly invoices
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• Experience within a products-based environment
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• Managing end-to-end AP processes including payment runs, supplier statement reconciliations and GRNI
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• Experience with a large ERP such as Dynamics or SAP
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• Strong Excel skills, including pivots, VLOOKUPs and data manipulation
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In return you will receive:

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• Discretionary bonus scheme up to 20%
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• 25 days holiday
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• Generous staff discount
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• Private healthcare and life assurance
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• Strong Learning & Development offering
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